From conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us Wed Apr 7 10:07:21 2010 From: conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us (conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:07:21 -0400 Subject: [Conservationist_for_kids] Fwd: Fw: 2010 EE Week Photo Blog Contest Opens Today! References: Message-ID: <4BBC595C.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> FYI - from Conservationist for Kids >>> 4/2/2010 8:06 AM >>> ----- Forwarded by Teresa Ippolito/R2/USEPA/US on 04/02/2010 08:06 AM ----- From: Sarah Kozicki To: Teresa Ippolito/R2/USEPA/US at EPA Date: 04/01/2010 03:30 PM Subject: 2010 EE Week Photo Blog Contest Opens Today! (Embedded image moved to file: pic00028.gif)National Environmental Education Week April 1, 2010 www.EEWeek.org (Embedded image moved to file: pic25184.jpg)Clouds Greetings! Only 10 days left until National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), April 11-17. This e-blast provides you with a quick update on new resources and opportunities to participate, including our annual Photo Blog Contest, new lesson plans and an updated promotional toolkit. Also, be sure to download your free, interactive edition of National Geographic's recent special issue on water. It's not too late to get involved! Register your school or organization to participate in EE Week 2010, and join our network of thousands of educators dedicated to increasing the environmental literacy of K-12 students. 2010 EE Week Photo Blog Contest Submissions will be accepted through May 31 Recycle Bicycle, EE Week 2009 Photo Blog Contest winner (Embedded image moved to file: pic24778.jpg)Recycle Bicycle Do you have an inspiring story of how you and your organization are bringing environmental education to students? National Environmental Education Week would like to hear about it! Simply upload your photos and stories to the EE Week Photo Blog. Your story can be about activities either inside or outside the classroom, before, during or after EE Week. The EE Week Photo Blog Contest -- which runs from April 1 through May 31 -- is open to individuals affiliated with a school or organization providing K-12 educational programs. Photo Blog Contest applicants must be 18 years of age or older, have a valid email address and be residents of the United States. Each photo blog entry must include a photograph and accompanying text no longer than 1,500 characters that clearly describes the environmental education activity showcased in the photo. Release forms are required for each identifiable person in a photo. Entries will be judged on the quality of the photograph and blog, visual appeal, the level of success and creativity that was achieved in bringing environmental education to the students and the photo's inspirational value. First, second and third place prizes include Ultra Flip Video Camcorders, a magazine subscription to National Geographic Explorer Magazine and a gift certificate to Acorn Naturalists. And just for entering, we'll send you an environmental education poetry magnet. Learn more EE Week 2010 Promotional Toolkit Now Available Download certificates, web ads, posters, flyers, press releases and more Access EE Week's Promotional Toolkit to download the 2010 web ad and other promotional materials (Embedded image moved to file: pic07200.jpg)2010_banner_ad_square Each year National Environmental Education Week develops a promotional toolkit to help partners promote their EE Week events and activities to the community, their networks and the local and national media. Help spread the word by posting a Web ad to your site, distributing a flyer at a faculty meeting or issuing a press release about your EE Week activities. Access the EE Week 2010 Promotional Toolkit to get started. Classroom Resources on the Water-Energy Connection Lesson plans and other resources now available for download (Embedded image moved to file: pic05071.jpg)ED Logo In celebration of EE Week's 2010 theme: Be Water and Energy Wise, our friends at Earth Day Network recently developed four lesson plans on the Water-Energy Connection to help middle and high school teachers bring the topic into the classroom in support of EE Week's 2010 theme. Developed by and for educators, these interdisciplinary lessons are correlated to national content standards in science, language arts, social studies and math. Each activity may also be adapted for use with older or younger students. Download the lessons (Embedded image moved to file: pic01885.jpg)River Network LogoEE Week has teamed up with River Network's Saving Water, Saving Energy program to produce a fact sheet on the Water-Energy Connection just for students. The fact sheet contains statistics on the energy required to produce and transport fresh water, and the water required to produce the energy we use every day. It also offers suggested tips for reducing personal water and energy consumption. Download the fact sheet National Geographic Special Edition: Water Free download available through April 2 (Embedded image moved to file: pic21974.jpg)National Geographic Last week, National Geographic released a special issue titled "Water: Our Thirsty World." This single-topic issue of National Geographic magazine highlights the challenges facing our most essential natural resource. "Water: Our Thirsty World" is available for free download through April 2, 2010. This interactive edition of National Geographic magazine presents complete content from the print edition, plus extra photo galleries, rollover graphics that animate features like maps and time lines, video profiles of photographers who contributed to the issue and other interactive features. Download a free, interactive edition of "Water: Our Thirsty World" (Embedded image moved to file: pic01071.gif)National Environmental Education Foundation Logo The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) provides knowledge to trusted professionals who, with their credibility, amplify messages to national audiences to solve everyday environmental problems. Together, we generate lasting positive change. NEEF partners with professionals in health, education, media, business and public land management to promote daily actions for helping people protect and enjoy the environment. Through our primary programs - Classroom Earth, National Public Lands Day, National Environmental Education Week, Business and Environment, Earth Gauge(r) and Health & Environment - we offer Americans knowledge to live by. To learn more, call (202) 833-2933 or visit http://www.neefusa.org. twitter (Embedded image moved to file: pic11333.gif) facebook In This Issue Photo Blog Contest Promotional Toolkit Lesson Plans on the Water-Energy Connection Free Download from National Geographic Our Program National Environmental Education (EE) Week is the largest organized environmental education event in the United States. EE Week connects educators with environmental resources to promote K-12 students' understanding of the environment. 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Name: pic32168.gif Type: image/gif Size: 43 bytes Desc: not available URL: From conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us Wed Apr 14 11:33:55 2010 From: conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us (conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:33:55 -0400 Subject: [Conservationist_for_kids] Fwd: resource: NASA gives kids their own guide to climate change Message-ID: <4BC5A822.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> Forwarded from Conservationist for Kids NASA Gives Kids Their Own Guide to Climate Change NASA?s new Climate Kids Web site, targeting grades 4-6, de-mystifies global climate change science using simple illustrations, humor, interactivity, and age-appropriate language. The interactive Climate Time Machine shows how global changes affect our planet over time. Animated feature "Climate Tales" follows a quirky polar bear and monkey as they cope with climate change and humans. Games deliver fun and climate science concepts. Career role models give kids ideas to help build a greener future. http://climate.nasa.gov/kids From conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us Fri Apr 23 16:23:15 2010 From: conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us (conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:23:15 -0400 Subject: [Conservationist_for_kids] DEC New Blog - State of Green Message-ID: <4BD1C973.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> DEC has launched a new blog, State of Green, featuring commentary on a wide range of environmental issues and insight into the actions DEC is taking to improve New York?s environment and create a more sustainable future. Check out State of Green here: http://decstateofgreen.blogspot.com/ ( http://decnygov.blogspot.com/ )