WOW!:
The Wonders of Wetlands is
an instructional guide for educators that provides a resourceful
and creative collection of wetland activities, information,
and ideas. WOW! includes: over 50 hands-on multidisciplinary
activities in lessonplan format, extensive background information
on wetlands, ideas for student action projects, and
a wetlands resource guide.
Table
of Contents
Sample
Activity
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While
you are not required to take a workshop to purchase a copy of
WOW!, attendance at a workshop is highly recommended to build
a strong foundation in wetland ecology and confidence in utilizing
the activities.
WOW!
For Educators: The 1-day, 1/2 day or 2 hour workshop
will introduce you to the three parameters of wetlands (vegetation,
soils, hydrology), wetland functions and values as well as management
options all through fun and engaging activities. WOW! incorporates
wetlands into reading, math, social studies, art or physical
education lessons.
• Construct
a dip net with a kitchen sieve and a broom handle
• Build a watershed model using a paint pan
• Get heart rates racing with a nutrient tag game
• Explore urban planning with hydropoly and regulation rummy.
• Reinforce the concept of metaphors with a pillow case
• Dissect a cattail
• Study soil percolation rates with a coffee tin and kitty litter
• Identify wetland soil, critters and vegetation
WOW!
For Facilitators: Become a certified WOW! Facilitator
and join a national network of wetland educators eligible to
teach WOW! Workshops and the Wetland
Youth Leadership Program, receive discounts on the purchase
of WOW! books and earn points for
educational resources.
Who
Should Attend a WOW! Workshop?
Educators
of all levels from schools, outdoor education centers, wildlife refuges,
and non-traditional programs will benefit from this hands-on introduction
to WOW!: The Wonders of Wetlands. Whether you are already
familiar with wetlands or consider yourself a novice, there is much
here for you.
WOW!
Correlation with Standards
A committee of educators has correlated WOW! Activities
with the National Science Education Standards developed by the National
Academy of Sciences. In addition, the WOW! activities
have been correlated with science content standards in several states.
Copies
of these correlations with national and state standards are available
with the purchase of a new WOW! book through Envionmental Concern
Inc. or upon request by contacting the Education Department by
phone at (410) 745-9620 or by email at WOW@wetland.org.
WOW@wetland.org
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