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A partnership of Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University. Serving schools and communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties The Western UP Center is a member of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers Network.

Coming --------------------------------------

NEW 2008 Assembly Programs
May 12-16 Birds of Prey Assembly Program Gr. 1-12
Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Wild Woodland Assembly Program - Gr.1-12


Michigan Forests Presentations at the Portage Lake Dist. Library ---- The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale 6:30-8:00 pm, Monday, May 19, Portage Lake District Library

See 2007-08 Family Science & Math Nights schedule. Family Science Night attendance record set by Barkell Elementary in Hancock on Oct. 23, 2007!

Great Lakes Shipping Education "Chests" available to maritime museums and K-12 education centers ($150)

Great Lakes Floor Map ($200 includes shipping. Order yours today!) - flyer coming soon

2008 Western U.P. Science Fair March 4, 2008 Photos and Rresults


2008 Summer Institutes

Great Lakes Watershed Investigations

Great Lakes Watershed Investigations June 22-27, 2008 Brochure

Forest Ecology & Resources Teacher Institute
Global Change Teacher Institute

Global Change Teacher Institute July 14-18, 2008

Explore Great Lakes Maritime Transportation

Explore Great Lakes Maritime Transportation Teacher Institute July 20-25, 2008

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Science Teacher: "Thinking Like a\n Ecologist"

Jenn Carlson, a teacher participant in the 2005 Global Change Teacher Institute at Michigan Tech, has had an article about her teaching unit that focused on the FACE site published in the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)'s January 2008 issue of The Science Teacher: "Thinking Like an Ecologist" (PDF of article)
Or Download January 2008 issue of The Science Teacher FREE: http://www.nsta.org/highschool/  

Green Teacher

Linda Rulison's article on Looks Count implementation at Hancock Middle School was published in the recent issue of Green Teacher.

Linda Rulison, "Student Experts in Community Character" Green Teacher, #82, Fall 2007, 13-18

New Fact Sheet on Great Lakes

New Fact Sheet on Great Lakes ~ available online

The Great Lakes—At a Crossroads -- International Association for Great Lakes Research PDF File

Teaching Teachers about the Great Lakes

Teaching Teachers about the Great Lakes Article from the Great Lakes Seaway Review

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Lake Superior Ecology  Summer Course

Ecology of Lake Superior Course
Many photos and movie clips of Great Lakes Research Action!

Environmental education resources
New 60-page guidebook
Design Guidelines
to Enhance Community Appearance and Protect Natural Resources-a guidebook for decision-makers, planners, and citizens
Land use education resources
Looks Count!
Community Planning, Natural Resource Protection and the Visual Environment

An Interdisciplinary Middle School Curriculum Unit for Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Art

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Contacts

Shawn Oppliger, shawn@copperisd.org
Director,
Loret Roberts, loret@copperisd.org
Secretary
Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education
P.O. Box 270 / 809 Hecla St.
Hancock, MI 49930
Tel: (906) 482-0331
Fax: (906) 482-5031
Joan Chadde, jchadde@mtu.edu
K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator,
Kathy Carter, krcarter@mtu.edu
Outdoor Science Investigations Field Trip Coordinator
Michigan Technological University
105 Dillman Hall
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Tel: (906) 487-3341
Fax: (906) 487-1620
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