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Teachers get Taught at Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis, MO - Teachers, do you want to learn how to do inquiry with your students, and learn how to assess inquiry-based lessons? Are you interested in learning about different energy sources and sustainability? Would you like to create an outdoor classroom at your school? Could technology help your students really get involved in their studies? If so, the Missouri Botanical Garden, along with Shaw Nature Reserve, EarthWays Center and Litzsinger Road Ecology Center are offering you that chance this summer. This summer, the Garden will offer a range of workshops in botany, biology, ecology, environmental studies, and science education. Some schools and districts count Garden professional development toward district-required professional development units. College credit is available for all summer classes. A variety of professional development workshops are available this summer, including: Sustainable Schoolyards: Turn a portion of your schoolyard into an outdoor classroom by engaging your students in the planning, development and management of a native plant habitat. This workshop is based on the Earth Partnership for Schools program developed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Arboretum, where a number of teachers have successfully restored native plant habitats on their school grounds. The workshop is open to teams of at least two teachers from a school. (2 graduate credits available) Energy Conservation Institute: A four-day training in which teachers learn about energy production and use in the bi-state region, using St. Louis, Mo. as a home base. A field trip may include the following: EarthWays Center, Calloway Nuclear Power Plant, Bagnell Dam, Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative (wind), Kirkwood Green Generation Facility (biomass) Laclede Gas, and Fred Weber’s Landfill (methane). (3 graduate credits available) No Teacher Left Inside: An experimental excursion into the wilds-exploring the Shaw Nature Reserve and a two-day float trip. Educators live and learn in nature’s classroom for three days packed with activities, including bird identification, nature journaling, and water quality monitoring. No outdoor experience is required. Canoeing, camping, and caving gear is provided. (2 graduate credits available) Inquiry: What is it and How do I do it in my classroom?: Experience practical classroom inquiry activities, while gaining a deeper understanding of scientific inquiry and how to implement it in the classrooms. (2 graduate credits available) Introduction to St. Louis Ecology: Learn more about the ecology of the St. Louis region by investigating the prairies, woodland and stream habitats at Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, located right in the middle of St. Louis. Participants will increase their understanding of local ecosystems, relate them to basic ecological concepts and gain experience in outdoor environmental investigation. (2 graduate credits available) The cost for teacher professional development workshops at the Missouri Botanical Garden range from $0 to $200. To register, or for a complete list of workshops available this summer, visit www.mobot.org/classes or contact teachertraining@mobot.org. To view Missouri Botanical Garden's web page on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, go to: http://www.zandavisitor.com/forumtopicdetail-1032-Missouri_Botanical_Garden |
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Unusual to have three snow leopard cubs
Congratulations to ABQ BioPark and the proud cat parents on the birth of three snow leopard cubs. That's fantastic news and we look forward to these three playing an important role in snow leopard survival breeding and also helping educate people about their endangered cousins in the wild.
Snow leopards live in some of the most extreme environments on earth - in high altitudes and freezing temperatures. If we don't do a lot of work with communities and governments in snow leopards 12 range countries, these beautiful cats may be extinct in the wild in our life time.
Sibylle Noras
Founder and Publisher
“Saving Snow Leopards” website. See how conservationists and zoos are working to help these rare and elusive cats avoid extinction.
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Love penguin fluffballs.
I especially liked if you go to the zoo's homepage and click on the info about naming the baby, the winner says she'd like to be able to tell her dad that a penguin was named after him for his birthday. Adorable!
If you have any interest in reading a new blog, featuring conservation of adorable animals and their habitats, please check out my website...
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World Oceans Day
For more information about World Oceans Day and a list of other events in your area you can visit www.WorldOceansDay.org
Elephants
Asome news on the new baby! I agree with everyone here on the fact that animals should not be in captivation. If you want to check out a really cool place in Thailand where you can care for elephants check out http://www.elephantstay.com this place is a sanctuary for retired working elephants, it's an amazing place and they do so much good for the animals who live there. I went a few months ago and it was amazing.
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zoo animal diet's
It's ridiculous to try extrapolate zoo animals diet to human beings, and it flies in the face of all science of the last 30 years that looked into nutrition and health research. Maybe Rudy Socha was being sarcastic? I hope so.
response to starseed
I fully agree with you when it comes to the captivity of orcas. These animals live considerably shorter, unhealthier lives than they normally would have in the wild. I am disgusted by what I have seen at Sea World. They claim to be trying to educate people on the animals when really it is all nothing but a circus with the animals being made to perform to attract customers. I am a little more on the fence however when it comes to some other species of dolphins, such as the ones they keep at Vancouver Aquarium. While I do not support the capture of wild dolphins, I do recognize the fact that there are species that actually live longer and perhaps healthier lives in captivity than in the wild. One of the neat things at the Vancouver Aquarium is that none of the dolphins were captured for the purpose of entertainment: they were all animals that were rescued after getting caught and injured in fishing nets and are unable to return to the wild due to their injuries. I have seen the shows and the aquarium are truly focused more on educating visitors than trying to entertain them at the animals' expense.
Christian's Award
I know that Christian is dedicated to her aquarium job and to the rehab of sea turtles. I am proud of her.
Dry Tortugas National Park
The seashore, our accredited Summer Learning Adventure Camps merge scientific exploration Dry Tortugas National Park with hands-on fun and learning. Campers investigate marine habitats, create ocean art projects, learn about careers in oceanography, and combine the science and sports of surfing and snorkeling, all while making new friends and memories.
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Don't support it anymore
I think we should move on from having dolphins in captivity now - we all know this isn't good for them.
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pacaya samiria national reserve
The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is a magical place. The flora, fauna, remoteness and beauty are exquisite. Another interesting aspect is how the indigenous people there live. To learn more and see photos taken by indigenous children in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, you can visit ninosdelaamazonia.org
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