Discovering Energy In Nature Event On April 17 In Wisconsin

Press release from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction:

Event Date

Friday, April 17, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Event Description

You’ve likely heard that bringing your classroom outdoors can be an effective way to teach. According to the Children and Nature Network, there are numerous reasons for taking students outside: Nature enhances academic achievement, improves student behavior, motivates the students to learn, promotes communication, improves cooperation, helps students focus, and of course makes them healthier and happier! You know the benefits of teaching outdoors - but doing it can be daunting. Join the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) to discover energy lessons that can effectively be taught outside. Take temperatures to investigate how shading, coloring, and other factors affect temperature; survey different environments to determine how sunlight, soil moisture, temperature, and wind affect living elements in an ecosystem; and spend time in a beautiful setting while making curriculum connections.

Recommended for educators of grades K-8, adaptable for 9-12. (Meets EE Stipulation)

Register here

Location

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Green Bay, WI

Contact

Jamie Mollica
www.uwsp.edu/wcee

This press release was produced by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The views expressed here are the author’s own.