Open to any interested teachers, but especially applicable to grades 6-12
Applied Science, STEM Careers, Environmental Science and
Agriculture Connections
June 24-26, 2015, 8am – 3pm
plus a follow-up day in October 2015, TBD
Sacramento and Yolo Counties (see back for locations)
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Field trips to regional floodplain projects (Cosumnes River Preserve, Knaggs Ranch & West
Sacramento Flood Control tour)
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Learn and practice field research skills with biologists and water scientists
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Standards-based curriculum resources for teaching science in the context of current water
issues
Project WET 2.0 (Water Education for Teachers)
EEI (Environmental Education Initiative)
Each participant will receive the 500-page Project WET activity guide and a free
classroom set of a unit of the Education and the Environment (EEI) curriculum
appropriate for your grade level

Career Panel: Hear from scientists, engineers, and agriculture and natural resource
professionals about careers in these fields and what skills students need to be successful
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Planning time with peers to develop work-based learning activities and projects for your
students
FREE. Earn a $200 stipend upon completion. Materials & lunch included.
Register at http://goo.gl/forms/gpAeR8vbZh Registration closes June 10th at 5:00 pm.
Questions: Karen Swan, CREEC/Center for Land-based Learning, Karen@creec.org
Floodplain Ecology Institute
June 24-26
Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, June 24th
Cosumnes River Preserve
13501 Franklin Blvd, Galt, CA 95632
www.cosumnes.org
Meet at visitor center
Morning:
Outdoor exploration, tour, and practice field
research skills with staff from the Preserve and
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Canoeing on the Cosumnes!
Afternoon:
Hands-On Project WET and EEI Curriculum
Training
Thursday, June 25th
City of West Sacramento
City Hall Galleria Meeting Room
1110 West Capitol Avenue
Morning:
City of West Sacramento tour with Greg Fabun,
Flood Protection Manager
Lunch: Career Panel and discussion
Afternoon:
More Project WET activities for your classroom
Friday, June 26th
Yolo County Office of Education
Conference Center
1280 Santa Anita Court, Woodland
&
Knaggs Ranch
Morning:
Yolo Bypass tour highlighting Knaggs Ranch and
the Nigiri Project, which utilize rice fields for
seasonal salmon habitat) with scientists from the
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Lunch: Presentation about CA Rice
Afternoon:
Curriculum planning time
Wrap-up/Evaluation/Next Steps