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AEOE 2005 Statewide Spring Conference:"California's People and Places"Pre-Conference Workshops |
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn about this innovative, interdisciplinary, conservation ethics-based curriculum. During this one-day pre-conference workshop, participants will be trained in the LEP curriculum through various indoor and outdoor activities which will expand your abilities to “Read the California Landscape.”
The Leopold Education Project is an innovative, interdisciplinary, educational program based on the classic writings of the renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold. The LEP was developed to teach the public about humanity’s ties to the natural world. This educator workshop will instruct participants on how to utilize this curriculum in their various educational settings.
$35 for AEOE conference attendees ($60 for participants not attending the AEOE conference)
Includes, training, LEP Teachers Curriculum, A copy of A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, Task Cards, LEP Journal, Additional Resources, & LEP MugBring your lunch, snacks and beverages will be provided
Website: www.lep.org
Deadline for registration: April 1st, 2005
CLICK HERE for registration form (pdf - 492K)
FREE! for outdoor environmental school (AEOE) staff. FREE set of Solar Module/Pump is only for AEOE schools. Workshop attendees must also be registered for the AEOE Conference.
Solar Powered Water Fountains provide attractive interactive demonstrations of solar energy. When students walk past the solar panel the water, somewhat magically, stops flowing; when students rotate the solar panel toward the sun, the water flows faster and higher. Fountains can also create a peaceful cooling oasis at a school site.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to design and build solar powered water fountains. Elements of the workshop include selecting a water pump, sizing the solar electric panel, how to design and build the fountain structure—basin size and composition, height of fountain structure, water flow rate, materials, soldering copper pipe, and outdoor electrical wiring.
There is room for up to 16 participants in the workshop. Solar Schoolhouse will provide up to 8 solar fountain kits, which include a 30-50 watt solar electric module, a DC submersible water pump, and the copper water structure. We strongly encourage that people participate in pairs, ideally a pair being two teachers from the same school, so that you can build the fountain infrastructure in the workshop and then install it at your outdoor school.
Take Home: Participants will receive a guide to solar fountain and pond building. We will provide each participating school with a solar electric module and so that they will have the equipment to install a pond or solar fountain at their outdoor school site.
Please bring a sack lunch, clothes that you can work in, and sun protection.
Instructors: Hal Aronson, Tor Allen – Rahus-Solar Schoolhouse www.solarschoolhouse.org
Registration Required. AEOE Conference Attendees only. Space is limited.
Register online at www.solarschoolhouse.org or call Tor @ 925-370-7262
CLICK HERE for more information (pdf - 164K)
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