| September
2006 |
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September
20 – 6:30-8:00 pm ~ Family Forest Night at E.B. Holman School. |
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Sept. 25 - 10:00-11:00 am Extreme
Deep & Global Water Crisis lecture for middle/high school
students at Calumet HS auditorium. |
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Sept.
25 - 1:30-2:30 pm Extreme
Deep & Global Water Crisis lecture by Dr. David Gallo for
Gr. 9-12 students at Lake Linden-Hubbell High Schoo |
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Sept.
25 - 7:30-9:00 pm Extreme
Deep: Exploring the Ends of the Earth-Neptune’s Basement
public lecture by Dr. David Gallo in the Rozsa Center for Performing
Arts at Michigan Tech. Introduction by Dr. Jackie Huntoon, Dean of
MTU Graduate School. |
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Sept.
26 - Noon -1 pm Global
Water Crisis lecture by Dr. David Gallo in 135 Fisher Hall.
Introduction by Dr. Alex Mayer, Director of the MTU Center for Water
& Society. |
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Sept.
26 – 6:00-7:30 pm Family
Science Night at Baraga Elementary School |
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Sept.
27 - 9:15-11 am Extreme
Deep & Global Water Crisis lecture by Dr. David Gallo for
Gr. 8-12 students at Houghton High School. |
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Sept.
27 - 5:30-8:30 pm Dinner, lecture by Dr.
David Gallo & discussion with area science and social studies
teachers at Copper Country ISD in Hancock. Open to all CCISD &
GOISD educators. Hosted by the Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics
& Environmental Education. |
| October
2006 |
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October
4 – 6:00-7:30 pm ~
Family Forest Night at E.B. Holman School. |
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October
7-8 Noon-4 pm ~ Family
Outdoor Weekend in the Keweenaw. Visit four Michigan
Nature Association sanctuaries on your own. Michigan Tech students
on hand at each site to conduct fun hands-on science activities with
families. Drawing for fun prizes…kids add their names for each
sanctuary they visit. |
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Monday,
October 9, 2006 8:30am- 3:00pm Using
Manipulatives to Teach Algebraic Concepts Teacher Workshop PDF-
Grades 6-8 at the Copper Country ISD |
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Thursday,
October 12, 2006 8:30am-3:00pm
Making
Secondary Math More Visual Algebra 1 PDF, Activities at the Copper
Country ISD. |
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October
19 - Ecosystems & Biodiversity Teacher Workshop
(Gr. 4-6; eight lessons)
Explores how organisms interact with their environment, ecosystem
services, Michigan's environmental timeline, and concepts related
to biodiversity including "Michigan's Web of Life" and "Biodiversity
Study." 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at Copper Country ISD. FREE. Teachers
receive all teaching materials and lunch.
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October
20 - Air Quality Teacher Workshop (Gr. 7-9; eight
lessons)
Explores the sources, types and health effects of air pollutants in
Michigan and examines current Michigan issues through lessons on:
"Why Should We Be Concerned About Air Quality?" and "How
Can We Tell What the Quality of Air is Today?" Includes lessons
on global climate change and its potential effects on the Great Lakes.
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at Copper Country ISD. FREE. Teachers receive all
teaching materials and lunch.
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October
26 - Energy Resources Teacher Workshop (Gr. 7-9;
eight lessons)
Addresses Michigan energy use and sources, how electricity is generated,
renewable and non-renewable energy resources, energy conservation
and efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Students keep an
Energy Use Diary, compare Michigan and U.S. per capita energy consumption
to energy use in other countries, and calculate their energy footprint.
What is Michigan's energy future?
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at Copper Country ISD. FREE. Teachers receive all
teaching materials and lunch.
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| November
2006 |
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November
3 - Land Use Teacher Workshop (Gr. 4-5; eight lessons)
Teaches students how to analyze and understand issues regarding land
use and the impacts people have on it with lessons from "Classifying
land use" to "Solving land use conflicts."
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at Copper Country ISD. FREE. Teachers receive all
teaching materials and lunch.
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November
9 - Water Quality Teacher Workshop (Gr. 6-8; nine
lessons)
Students discover the essential role that water plays in Michigan's
economy and our lives; calculate direct and indirect water use, explore
how Michigan water-sheds are connected to the Great Lakes, identify
character-istics of healthy streams, analyze Michigan stream data,
and investigate challenges to the Great Lakes. 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at
Copper Country ISD. FREE. Teachers receive all teaching materials
and lunch.
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Monday,
November 20, 2006 12:30-3:45pm Preparing
Your Students for the Michigan Merit Exam PDF, Teacher Workshop
at the Copper Country ISD |
| December
2006 |
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Christmas
Recess Dec 25 - Jan 2 |
| January
2007 |
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Great Lakes Presentation Series at Portage District Library (Houghton) NOTE: A seies of programs: 2nd Mondays, Jan-May 2007 |
| February
2007 |
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Winter Ecology Teacher Institute February 2-4, 2007 |
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Chemical Inventory and Chemical Storage Workshop Series for Science Teachers Workshop Series Starting on Monday, February 26, 2007 |
| March
2007 |
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Western
U.P. Science Fair 2006 |
| April
2007 |
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April
2-9 Spring Recess |
| May
2007 |
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7th Biennial Lake
Superior Youth Symposium ~ May 10-13, 2007
in Big Bay, Michigan! |
| June
2007 |
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Engineering is Elementary Workshop for Gr. 1-5 Teachers
Integrating Engineering & Technology into the Elementary Curriculum June 14-15, 2007 |
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Woodland
Wildlife & Birds of Prey Assembly Programs
Michigan United Conservation Clubs Assembly Programs for Spring
2007--
May 7-11 and May 14-18, 2007 PDF Flyer |
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Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support Workshop Series ~ June 21-22, 2007 |
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Global
Change Teacher Institute June 25-29, 2007 |
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LEAVE NO TRACE
OUTDOOR ETHICS COURSE !
Saturday and Sunday June 9th and 10th
in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore PDF
ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS! June 11-15, 2007, in Munising PDF |
| July
2007 |
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Forest
Ecology & Resources Teacher Institute July 15-20, 2007 |
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Great
Lakes Maritime Transportation Teacher Institute July 30-August 3, 2007 |
| August
2007 |
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Forest
Ecology & Resources Teacher Institute July 15-20, 2007 |
