The Clark SWCD offers a number of Environmental Education Classroom Presentations. These visits are Free of Charge, and are booked on a “first come, first served” basis. Call our office at 328-4600 to reserve a topic and time.

An Incredible Journey: A Water Cycle Experience— During this half hour presentation, each of your students will actually become a water droplet, and go on a journey through the water cycle. This trip is chronicled by making a Water Cycle (bead and pipe cleaner) bracelet that they each get to keep.

Water Flows/Soil Goes!—Teaching the concept of erosion can be difficult. This visual, half hour presentation will show your students—right before their eyes—that wind and water can indeed move soil through use of a mini landscape model and cocoa.

Our Famous “Cookie” Presentation—During this “scientific investigation” of their very own cookie “specimen”, your class will discover that all of the ingredients to make a chocolate chip cookie, directly or indirectly, come from the soil. This fun presentation even includes a rubber chicken

Water Hogs/Water Heroes—In this half hour, outdoor, water and sponge activity, your students will learn some simple things they can do to conserve water, and become a Water Hero instead of a Water Hog!

Rock Milkshakes!—Everyone loves milkshakes! During this half hour, active participation activity, your class will make some “Rock Milkshakes”, and learn about weathering and erosion in the process.

The following presentations (see descriptions above) can easily be adapted for your 4th through 8th grade classrooms: An Incredible Journey, the “Cookie”, Water Hogs/Water Heroes and Rock Milkshakes!

Enviroscape Model—Through use of a table-top model, your students will learn about water pollution, and simple ways that we can greatly reduce erosion and water contamination. They will get to add pollutants to the landscape and help with the rain storm that follows!

Groundwater Model—Although it truly looks like an ant farm, this model is great for showing groundwater principles! Your class will learn about where their drinking water comes from and ways to prevent contamination of this precious resource.

Links in the Chain—During this active, outdoor activity, your students will each become an organism in an aquatic food chain. They will also learn how both energy and chemical pollutants can be transferred through the chain.

The following presentations (see descriptions above) can easily be adapted for your High School classroom: Enviroscape Model, Groundwater Model and the “Cookie”.

Each year, Clark Soil & Water will coordinate a limited number of Fall & Spring outdoor education experiences for your class. The topics vary, depending on the your curriculum needs. Some examples of past sessions include:

A half day “Water Field Day” for 2nd grade students, featuring Water games and activities, and a hike to a nearby waterfall.

A half day trip to a local river, for middle school students, to conduct chemical and biological stream quality analysis.

A half day trip to an area Land Lab for Upper Elementary students to experience a variety of environmental topic activities.

 

We are also glad to design presentations to accommodate your individual curriculum needs! 

Call Mary Beth at 328-4600