Who: Science
and Technology Teachers 2 - 6
When: Tuesday, April 22 at the
Environmental Outpost
Time: 4:30 P.M. – 7:40 P.M.
Where: Environmental Outpost on Big
Oak Road in Smyrna, Delaware
Hours: 3 clock hours
www.dasef.org
(302) 454-2432
Instructor: Stephanie Wright
Light supper included
Rationale: At a time when our
nation is focused on the delicate balance
between the earth's ecosystems and the
impact that humans and technology have on
those systems, classroom teachers are in
need of current instruction which focuses on
Earth and its interactions with humankind.
It is anticipated that this workshop will
allow teachers to introduce earth systems
and remote sensing through the
investigations and resources provided. The
workshop training will include the use of
Earth Walk™, a 16' X 20' floor map of the
continental United States which features a
high resolution satellite image with true
life earth colors.
It is anticipated that the Earth
System workshop will:
1. Define the
parts of the Earth's Systems - Land, Air,
Water and Life
2. Demonstrate
how the parts of the Earth's Systems work
together to make the Earth function as a
whole.
3. Illustrate
how the Earth itself is part of larger
systems.
4.
Introduce ECHO the Bat Book (grades K-4)
5.
Integrate the use of satellite imagery to
examine surface features: Focus on Earth
Walk
State
Standards:
Science as
Inquiry
Science and Technology
Science Process Skills: Observing,
measuring, communicating, collecting data,
inferring, predicting, making graphs,
hypothesizing, interpreting data,
controlling variables, investigating
Mathematics: Problem solving,
communication, reasoning, connections,
number relationships, computation and
estimation, statistics and measurement
Product
Educators will be expected to discuss how
earth systems and remote sensing knowledge
will assist them in their standards based
curriculum and in teaching science process
skills.
Directions:
From North
Take Route 1 south to Exit 114. (Second
Smyrna exit). You will exit to a light at
Route 13. Turn left onto Rt. 13 heading
south. (Pass Food Lion, Mike’s Harley) At
the next light (Ocean Pro on your left),
turn left onto Big Oak Road. Go under Route
1 Turn left into Big Oak Park - Henhar
Drive. Turn right onto Wright Way; follow to
Dino Drive through gate and to the
Environmental Outpost and Mountjoy
Observatory.
From South
Take Route 1 north to Exit 114. (Second
Smyrna exit). You will exit to a light at
Route 13. Turn left onto Rt. 13 heading
south. (Pass Food Lion, Mike’s Harley) At
the next light (Ocean Pro on your left),
turn left onto Big Oak Road. Go under Route
1 Turn left into Big Oak Park - Henhar
Drive. Turn right onto Wright Way; follow to
Dino Drive through gate and to the
Environmental Outpost and Mountjoy
Observatory. If you are coming up Route 13,
follow 13 from Dover until you get to the
Willis Dealership on your right. At the next
light, turn right onto Big Oak Road and then
follow the same directions.
