| Start Date |
06/22/2009 |
| End Date |
06/22/2009 |
| Start Time |
10:00 am |
| End Time |
3:00 pm |
| Availability |
Open to All
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| Provider |
Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County and Ilinois-Indiana Sea Grant |
| Provider Website |
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www.ItMeansTheWorld.org
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| Location |
Indiana Dunes State Park |
| Location Detail |
Nature Center |
| Address |
1600 N 25 E
Chesterton, IN 46304 |
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| Setting |
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| Topics |
Ecology
Language Arts
Reading & Writing
Science
Social Studies
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| Short Description |
| Youth as Agents for Change: Informing Communities about proper disposal of unwanted medicines and other toxic materials. Learn how to incorporate this proven program into your own curriculum! |
| Detailed Description |
| Prescription drug use is on the rise. When medicines expire, people often flush or throw them away. This can contaminate waterways, harming fish and other aquatic wildlife. Learn about how high school-aged students are serving as important agents for change in people’s habits to improve the quality of our waters. We will describe ways you can incorporate toolkit information and work with youth to develop stewardship projects. Find out how these projects are used to inform adult members of their communities about critical action steps to protect our waterways, reduce medicine poisoning in young children, and reduce identification theft. Join us, and learn how you can get involved by adopting this model in your classroom and community.
Fun, interactive activities for your classroom will also be provided by the district staff to help students of all ages learn about Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW); which includes expired, unwanted meds. |
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| Intended Audience |
4-6 teachers
7-8 teachers
9-12 teachers
non-formal educators
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| This will help me meet what classroom standards |
Illinois academic standards
Indiana academic standards
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| Type of credit offered |
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| Sponsoring Universities |
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| Professional standards met |
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| Professional Development Series Link |
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| Registration info |
| Call or email Deanna Garner: 219-465-3694 or dgreenwood.rwrd@yahoo.com |
| Fee |
0 |
| Fee Includes |
Meals
Materials
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| Materials Included |
Yes |
| List of Materials |
| Toolkit with lesson plans, background info, standards, etc. |
| Registration Deadline |
06/15/2009 |
| Contact info |
Deanna Garner
dgreenwood.rwrd@yahoo.com
219-465-3694
www.ItMeansTheWorld.org
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| Special Notes |
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