Environmental Education Week

What is National EE Week?
National Environmental Education (EE) Week (April 16 - 22) will involve thousands of educators and millions of students. It will enhance the educational impact of Earth Day and create a full week of educational preparation, learning, and activities in K-12 classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums, and
aquariums.

National EE Week 2006 will be the single largest organized environmental education event in U.S. history. It is coordinated by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) in cooperation with hundreds of outstanding schools, environmental education organizations, education associations, state and federal agencies.   http://www.eeweek.org/

How will Idaho Falls Earth Day take part?
Stoller's ESER Program (www.stoller-eser.com) and the Idaho Falls Earth Day committee will join forces  to participate in National Environmental Education Week.  Classroom and group presentations will be available, free of charge.  This year's featured presentations will be:

• Paper or Plastic - This presentation will lead students through an established format for environmental investigation, one that is used in many types of research. The process involves four basic tasks.

  • Brainstorm pros and cons

  • Research as many of the pros and cons as possible

  • Construct a balanced argument for and against either side

  • Present your findings and conclusions

By modeling this process, the students will learn how to evaluate other environmental questions and come up with their own opinions.

• Comparison of Energy Sources and INL's role in the future of nuclear power
  Students will learn to distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy and to investigate a variety of renewable energy resources and compare the benefits and drawbacks of each.
   

• Biodiversity and Endangered Species
  Endangered species occur everywhere, and although the specific creatures change from place to place, the processes and biology contributing to endangered species are universal. Students will learn about a locally threatened species, as well as universal problems threatening biodiversity.

To request a presentation, or if you have questions or comments, please contact Alana Jensen, ajensen@stoller.com, 525-9358, or http://www.stoller-eser.com/Request.htm