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Art & Writing Contest Information

 

2007 Conservation Art & Writing Contest Tabloid

2007 Principal Report (Due to District by December 1st)

2007 District Report (Due to DOC December 31st - NOT Courier Journal)


Envirothon Information

 

2008 Envirothon Information


Soil Stewardship Information

2008 Soil Stewardship Week Information

"Water is Life"


Scholarship Information

 

KACD Scholarship Information Due March 31st to Division of Conservation

 

 


 

Lesson Plans


Dig it!
For 2nd Graders; lesson from the Louisville Science Center about what attributes or characteristics you can find in different soil samples.

 

Grow a Plant For 2nd Graders; lesson from the Louisville Science Center about what a plant needs in order to grow.

 

Soil Crayons

 

Painting with Soil

 

Soil Erosion Demonstration

 

A Soil Profile

Guide to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of the Southern Appalachians Poster

Kentucky Proud Lessons

Kentucky Proud Coloring Book


 

Environmental Education Resources

 

Agriculture

Ag Adventures Program through KY Dept of Ag

 

Kentucky Ag and Environment in the Classroom

 

 

Environmental Education

Backyard Conservation

 

Bluegrass PRIDE

 

Eastern Kentucky PRIDE

 

Environmental Education for Kids

An electronic magazine for kids in grades  

4-8 from the Wisconsin Dept. of

Natural Resources

 

Enviroscape

 

Explorium of Lexington

 

Kentucky Environmental Education Council

 

Kentucky State University Enviro Education Center

 

Kids are Green Center for Environmental Education Site geared toward young students to explore various environmental issues and topics.

 

Learning Science

 

Louisville Science Center

 

Soils

Conquest of the Land Through 7000 Years

 

Kids Gardening

 

Sammy Soil & Ruby Raindrop

Officially Sponsored KACDE Activity

 

Soil Tunnel

VERY Cool educational tool that you can build for your District to use in the classroom!

 

 

 

Water & Aquatic Wildlife

Discover a Watershed

 

Dragonfly Website

Learn about the water cycle, water conservation, and what we can do to help clean-up our water supplies.

 

Earthwater Stencils

Learn about Storm Drain Stenciling

 

EPA Office of Water

 

Healthy Water, Healthy People

 

Kentucky Water Watch

 

Newport Aquarium

 

Project Wet

 

Sally Salmon

Help Salmon Sally get back to the river where she was born and swim upstream to the home of her friend Sappy, a young tree living in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.

 

Sammy Soil & Ruby Raindrop

Officially Sponsored KACDE Activity

 

Water Education Foundation

 

Water Wiser Website

Great for homeowners

 

Wetland Resources

 

 

Wildlife & Forestry

 

A Thousand Friends of Frogs

Connecting children, parents, educators, and scientists to study and celebrate frogs and their habitats.

 

Daniel Boone Forest Environmental Education

 

EKU Natural Areas

 

E-Nature

Online field guides and info

 

Kentucky Afield for Kids

 

Kentucky Awake

 

Operation Rubythroat: Hummingbird Project

 

Project Learning Tree

 

Project Wild

 

Woodsy Owl Activities

 

Publications

The Green Frog News

Publications, Products, & Resources for Educators

 

Green Teacher Magazine

 

Land, Air, & Water Magazine

 

Master Plan for Environmental Education in Kentucky PDF of Land, Legacy, & Learning II

 

VACDE Educational Cookbook

Cooking Up Great Conservation Programs