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Environmental Education

2008 Conservation Art & Writing Contest T-shirts

Now Taking Orders for Working Trees: Kentucky's Renewable Future

Order Form & Info

 

Art & Writing Contest Information

2008 District Report 

2008 Principal's Report

2008 Art & Writing Resource Material Complete Set

2008 Art & Writing Resource Material Pages 1 - 5

2008 Art & Writing Resource Material Pages 6 - 10

2008 Art & Writing Resource Material Pages 11 - 20

 

 

Envirothon Information

 

2009 Envirothon Registration Form

Download and print for registration

 

2009 Kentucky Envirothon Rules

Revised rules and regulations

 

2009 Envirothon Release Forms

 

2009 Regional Maps

 

2009 Current Event List

 

2009 Envirothon Letter

 

Soil Stewardship Week Information

 

 

Lesson Plans


Dig it!

For 2nd Graders; lesson from the Louisville Science Center about what attributes or characteristics you can find in different soil samples.

 

Grow a Plant

For 2nd Graders; lesson from the Louisville Science Center about what a plant needs in order to grow.

 

Soil Crayons

 

Painting with Soil

 

Soil Erosion Demonstration

 

A Soil Profile

Guide to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of the Southern Appalachians Poster

Kentucky Proud Lessons

Kentucky Proud Coloring Book

 

 

Other Resources

 

Agriculture

Ag Adventures Program through KY Dept of Ag

 

Kentucky Ag and Environment in the Classroom

 

Environmental Education

Backyard Conservation

 

Bluegrass PRIDE

 

Eastern Kentucky PRIDE

 

Environmental Education for Kids

An electronic magazine for kids in grades 4-8 from the Wisconsin Dept. of  Natural Resources

 

Enviroscape

 

Explorium of Lexington

 

Kentucky Environmental Education Council

 

Kentucky State University Enviro Education Center

 

Kids are Green Center for Environmental Education

Site geared toward young students to explore various environmental issues and topics.

 

Learning Science

 

Louisville Science Center

 

Soils

Conquest of the Land Through 7000 Years

 

Kids Gardening

 

Sammy Soil & Ruby Raindrop

Officially Sponsored KACDE Activity

 

Soil Tunnel

VERY Cool educational tool that you can build for your District to use in the classroom!

 

Water & Aquatic Wildlife

 

Discover a Watershed

 

Dragonfly Website

Learn about the water cycle, water conservation, and what we can do to help clean-up our water supplies.

 

Earthwater Stencils

Learn about Storm Drain Stenciling

 

EPA Office of Water

 

Healthy Water, Healthy People

 

Kentucky Water Watch

 

Newport Aquarium

 

Project Wet

 

Sally Salmon

Help Salmon Sally get back to the river where she was born and swim upstream to the home of her friend Sappy, a young tree living in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.

 

Sammy Soil & Ruby Raindrop

Officially Sponsored KACDE Activity

 

Water Education Foundation

 

Water Wiser Website

Great for homeowners

 

Wetland Resources

 

 

Wildlife & Forestry

 

A Thousand Friends of Frogs

Connecting children, parents, educators, and scientists to study and celebrate frogs and their habitats.

 

Daniel Boone Forest Environmental Education

 

EKU Natural Areas

 

E-Nature

Online field guides and info

 

Kentucky Afield for Kids

 

Kentucky Awake

 

Operation Rubythroat: Hummingbird Project

 

Project Learning Tree

 

Project Wild

 

Woodsy Owl Activities

 

Publications

The Green Frog News

Publications, Products, & Resources for Educators

 

Green Teacher Magazine

 

Land, Air, & Water Magazine

 

Master Plan for Environmental Education in Kentucky PDF of Land, Legacy, & Learning II

 

VACDE Educational Cookbook

Cooking Up Great Conservation Programs