Programs & Resources for Teachers

Curriculum Resources

Archive of all Lesson Plans

Adopt-a-Stream Watershed Education Program

Stream Monitoring Data Forms
Water Education Materials
Watershed Education & Stream Monitoring Workshop
Stream Monitoring Kits---and more.

Community Planning & the Visual Environment:

Looks Count Interdisciplinary Middle School Unit - 15 lessons online

Hancock Middle School 2001 Pilot Program

Balancing Nature & Commerce in Community Growth: Ed McMahon, The Conservation Fund
Poster PDF 1.7MB file (March 2003)

Looks Count Introductory Slide Show: What Is Community Character? Or download powerpoint version 4.8 Mb

Ecology of the Great Lakes

Ecology of the Great Lakes Teacher Institutes
Great Lakes Lesson Plans
Great Lakes Teaching Resources
Great Lakes & Lake Superior Websites

Forestry Education

Forestry Education Materials
Websites
Resource specialists
And more

Frogs as Bioindicators

Frog Deformity Surveys
1999-2000 data collected by students/teachers
Educational Resources
Michigan Frog Calling Calendar
Michigan Frog Songs
Frog Deformity Survey Forms
Power Point Presentations

(1) Frog Malformities--How can my students help?
(2) Frogs as Bio-Indicators
(3) Wetland Threats & Wetland Education

Powerpoint Presentations: Click on name to download file

(1) Frog Malformities--How can my students help? 3 Mb downdload
(2) Frogs as Bio-Indicators 3 Mb download
(3) Wetland Threats & Wetland Education 1.8 Mb download
(4) Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour 4 Mb download
(5) Weather & Atmosphere - How Humans Affect the Atmosphere 6 Mb download

Wetlands

1) Wetland types
2) Introduction to Wetland Types (powerpoint presentation)
3) Overview of Wetland Threats & Wetland Education Programs
4) Secondary Wetland Field Study Lesson Plan
Data Forms
5) Elementary Wetland Field Study Lesson Plan
Data Forms

Funding Opportunities for Teachers & Schools

Education Grants Available PDF

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See Past Programs on Archives Page

Contacts

Shawn Oppliger, shawn@copperisd.org
Director,
Loret Roberts, loret@copperisd.org
Secretary
Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education
809 Hecla St.
Hancock, MI 49930
Tel: (906) 482-0331
Fax: (906) 482-1931

Joan Chadde, jchadde@mtu.edu
K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator,
Lloyd Wescoat, lwescoat@mtu.edu
Education Program Assistant
Michelle Miller, michellem@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

The Western UP Center offers a wide variety of K-12 outreach programs in science, mathematics and environmental education to improve K-12 science and mathematics education throughout the state of Michigan.

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