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Be part of the "No Child Left Inside" movement! Learn how to create and utilize outdoor classrooms to enhance instruction in all subjects. May 7 at the Wilson County Fairgrounds.
More information coming soon!
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Offering a wealth of information, EE in Tennessee is a one-stop resource for environmental education in Tennessee. This multi-faceted Web site has something for everyone. Visit the calendar for current environmental events and programming - from Project Learning Tree to Tennessee State Parks. Another valuable asset is our searchable resource/organization database that makes it easy to find groups and resources specific to your environmental needs. Are you a group, school or organization? Make it easy for people to find you by adding your group to the database. Everyone is encouraged to subscribe to our free newsletter for recent news and announcements, job listings, teaching resources, grants and more. To subscribe, click on the "Welcome to EE in Tennessee" link. You many unsubscribe at any time. For questions related to this Web site, e-mail staff@eeintennessee.org
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The Department of Environment and Conservation is inviting Tennesseans to submit nominations for the Governor’s 2010 Environmental Stewardship Awards. The awards recognize Tennesseans who go above and beyond to protect the state’s diverse environment.
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You are invited to participate in the 2010 SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest. Entry is open to kindergarten through 8th grade students in the United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The poster contest is a fun way to reinforce sun safety education in your classroom and win cool prizes for the students, classroom and even the school.
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Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) Building Efficiency business unit, the global leader in providing energy efficiency solutions for buildings, announces its ninth annual Igniting Creative Energy (ICE) Challenge, where students throughout North America can win a trip to Washington, D.C., $1,000 for their school, or other prizes by submitting their energy ideas.
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Welch’s, in partnership with Scholastic, is offering Welch's Harvest Grants to support school garden programs. Two schools in every state will be selected to receive a grant of up to $1,000 in gardening supplies. The grant is open to K-8 classrooms in the US with a minimum of 15 students. Deadline for submission is February 6, 2010.
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Join us at the William P. Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia for the In-service Training Teacher Workshop - Outdoor Science Education. Subjects include: GPS, Team Building, Rocks/Minerals/Fossils, Weather, Wildlife. Registration is due by Friday, February 5.
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Students can help raise awareness about sun safety and win prizes by entering the 2010 SunWise with SHADE poster contest. The annual contest is a joint effort by the SHADE Foundation of America, WeatherBug Schools and the Environmental Protection Agency to teach children ways to protect their skin and eyes from excessive sun exposure. State and national winners will receive prizes, including a trip to Disney World for the 4-8 grade winner. Posters are due by April 7, 2010.
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If you want a list of all the PLT Activities correlated to standards at a particular grade level, click on that grade under the list of Attachments on the Project Learning Tree Tennessee page.
If you want to look for related PLT activities for a particular Subject in a particular Grade, click on the PLT Correlations link under Resources on the Project Learning Tree Tennessee page. Then select the subject you want and then the grade you are interested in.
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If you want a list of all the WILD Activities correlated to standards at a particular grade level, click on that grade under the list of Attachments on the Project WILD Tennessee page.
If you want to look for related WILD activities for a particular Subject in a particular Grade, click on the WILD Correlations link under Resources on the Project WILD Tennessee page. Then select the subject you want and then the grade you are interested in.
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This 14-minute video was produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discusses the loss of wetlands and the effect that the loss of natural areas closest to us has on our connection to the natural world. Urban and suburban wetlands are valuable resources to be restored, protected and enjoyed and can play a key role in improving the health of our children and our communities.
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Watersheds are a logical way to think about the connection between the land and the quality of water we enjoy. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to place unique Watershed Signs along interstate and state highway routes.
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