Teacher WorkshopsProject WILD and Project WET workshops are approved by the State Department of Education. CEUs are provided by Mississippi College for a fee. Call 601-354-7303 or email for workshop details, fees, and to schedule a workshop anywhere in Mississippi.
ContactProject WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife that is designed for educators of kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Project WILD capitalizes on the natural interest that children and adults have in wildlife by providing hands-on activities that enhance all subject and skill areas and by addressing the need for human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet.
The program provides effective methods to teach problem solving and decision making, while teaching students how to think, not what to think. Materials include two activity guides for K-12 grade educators: the Project WILD K-12 Activity Guide focuses on wildlife and habitat, and the Project Wild Aquatic Guide emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecosystems.
Project WILD educational materials are provided to educators through practical, interactive 6-hour workshops.
ContactProject WET is a program similar to Project WILD but with its own curriculum and activity guide for kindergarten through twelfth grades. It is a collection of innovative, water related activities that are hands-on, easy-to-use and fun!
Activities incorporate a variety of formats, such as large and small group learning, whole body movement, laboratory investigations, discussion of local and global topics, and involvement in community service projects. People's relationships to water are a major theme of the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. Providing a thorough water education program, the guide also addresses water's chemical and physical properties, quantity and quality issues, aquatic wildlife, ecosystems, and management strategies.
Project WET activities promote critical thinking and problem solving skills and help provide young people with the knowledge and experience they will need to make prudent decisions regarding water resource use.
Project WET educational materials are provided to educators through 6-hour workshops.
Downloads— Make Your Mississippi Science Framework Come Alive
— Bone Up Your Mississippi Science Framework
— Teacher Guide
— 4th-6th grade scavenger hunt
— 4th-6th grade scavenger hunt key
— 7th-12th grade scavenger hunt
— 7th-12th grade scavenger hunt key
— College level scavenger hunt
— College level scavenger hunt key
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