Greetings from Kitsap County Public Works Utilities Our goal is to teach students the importance of conserving resources while giving you the support and materials needed to integrate environmental education into your classroom curriculum through FREE presentations, hands-on activities, and field trips related to local utilities – Solid Waste (recycling, composting, litter), Stormwater (water pollution, salmon, water quality), and Sewer Utility (collection and treatment). S. E. E. K. S. E. E. K. Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge Grades K-8 School Program Pat Kirschbaum has been with Kitsap County Public Works Surface and Stormwater Management Program since 1995 and has a Master’s degree in education. Pat is responsible for school and youth education for stormwater programs. Pat is a Project WET curriculum instructor. Jo Meints has a BA in Environmental Conservation and a MA in Elementary Education with an emphasis in earth sciences, and brings 11 years teaching experience as a science specialist to Kitsap County Solid Waste Division. As the youth educator for the Division, she is responsible for K-12 education for solid waste programs, including waste reduction, recycling, buying recycled, litter, household hazardous waste, and composting. There’s No Point to This Pollution (Grades 6-8, 60 minutes) (From Healthy Water, Healthy People curriculum). Students interpret a topographic map to define a watershed; identify potential pollution sources; and analyze and compare water quality data to learn about the cumulative impacts of everyday activities that can pollute our waterways. Free Classroom Presentations Don’t miss this unique opportunity to have an environmental educator come to your classroom. Below are two examples of the many presentations we offer. Schedule yours today! Cautions-Warning-Dangers, Oh My (Grades 2-6, 60 minutes) An average household has up to 60 different products, from personal care, to garden and pet supplies, and household cleaners that are considered hazardous. By learning signal words and examining product labels, students understand the importance of using precaution, and how to properly store and dispose of household hazardous products. To reinforce concepts, students shine a penny using non-toxic alternatives. The lesson concludes with an interactive game of “Toxic Free Bingo”. Winter 2012 Open the Door to Environmental Education August 21, 2012 Island Lake Community Center This is your opportunity to discover free locally-based educational resources, and to collaborate with others on ways to integrate environmental education into your classroom curriculum. Don’t miss this unique opportunity! Clock hours and SPU credit is available. Contact Pat Kirschbaum: [email protected], 360-307-4278. [email protected], 360-337-4568 [email protected], 360-307-4278
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Greetings from Kitsap County Public Works UtilitiesOur goal is to teach students the importance of conserving resources while giving you the support and materials needed to integrate environmental education into your classroom curriculum through FREE presentations, hands-on activities, and field trips related to local utilities – Solid Waste (recycling, composting, litter), Stormwater (water pollution, salmon, water quality), and Sewer Utility (collection and treatment).
S. E. E. K.S. E. E. K.Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge
Grades K-8 School Program
Pat Kirschbaum has been with Kitsap County Public Works Surface and Stormwater Management Program since 1995 and has a Master’s degree in education. Pat is responsible for school and youth education for stormwater programs. Pat is a Project WET curriculum instructor.
Jo Meints has a BA in Environmental Conservation and a MA in Elementary Education with an emphasis in earth sciences, and brings 11 years teaching experience as a science specialist to Kitsap County Solid Waste Division. As the youth educator for the Division, she is responsible for K-12 education for solid waste programs, including
There’s No Point to This Pollution (Grades 6-8, 60 minutes)(From Healthy Water, Healthy People curriculum). Students interpret a topographic map to define a watershed; identify potential pollution sources; and analyze and compare water quality data to learn about the cumulative impacts of everyday activities that can pollute our waterways.
Free Classroom PresentationsDon’t miss this unique opportunity to have an environmental educator come to your classroom.
Below are two examples of the many presentations we offer. Schedule yours today!
Cautions-Warning-Dangers, Oh My (Grades 2-6, 60 minutes)An average household has up to 60 different products, from personal care, to garden and pet supplies, and household cleaners that are considered hazardous. By learning signal words and examining product labels, students understand the importance of using precaution, and how to properly store and dispose of household hazardous products. To reinforce concepts, students shine a penny using non-toxic alternatives. The lesson concludes with an interactive game of “Toxic Free Bingo”.
Winter 2012
Open the Door to Environmental EducationAugust 21, 2012 Island Lake Community Center This is your opportunity to discover free locally-based educational resources, and to collaborate with others on ways to integrate environmental education into your classroom curriculum. Don’t miss this unique opportunity! Clock hours and SPU credit is available. Contact Pat Kirschbaum: [email protected], 360-307-4278.
• Earth Day Awards: Nominate a local deserving community group or project. Nomination form available February 2012 at www.kitsapgov.com/sw/.
• Kitsap Water Festival A day of learning about water resources for 4th grade students, held at Kitsap County Fairgrounds April 17, 2012
• National Public Works Week Interactive tours for grades 3-6. May 22, 2012
America Recycles Day WinnersTen students were selected as this year’s winners for outstanding posters with the message of recycling and the importance of “Closing the Loop”. These students were honored by the Board of County Commissioners at their regularly televised meeting on November 14, 2011.
Congratulations to: • Neesa Bohman Olalla Elementary 3rd grade• Faith Adriatico Woodlands Elementary 4th grade• Lola Luna Crosspoint Academy 1st grade• Annelise Wilhite Crosspont Academy 5th grade• Abigail Rogers Crosspoint Academy 4th grade• Jasmine Dempsey South Colby Elementary 5th grade• Charlotte Halbert Gateway Christian Schools 2nd grade• Ann Cabacungan Hidden Creek Elementary 3rd grade
Posters can be viewed at the Kitsap County Solid Waste Division online photo gallery: http://www.kitsapgov.com/sw/americarecyclesday.htm
Kitsap Water Festival 2012 (NOTE: New date for festival due to MSP testing window)
The Kitsap Water Festival provides a dynamic and fun day of hands-on learning about our most precious resource — water. Presented by environmental and natural resource professionals, exhibitors, and entertainers, this educational program on local watersheds showcases the dynamics of water and demonstrates how pollutants along with water travel over land and under ground to eventually reach streams, groundwater,
and Puget Sound. The program teaches students how their actions affect water quality. Students attend three 25-minute classroom presentations, a 40-minute assembly program, and explore exhibits.
When: April 17, 2012Where: Kitsap County Fairgrounds
Check with your school district’s curriculum office for information. Contact: Debbie Engel, Kitsap PUD, 360-626-7723 or [email protected].
National Public Works Week Student Tour, May 22, 2012National Public Works Week (NPWW) is a celebration of the men and women in North America who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as public works. Here in Kitsap County, we celebrate by inviting classes
from local schools in grades 3-6 to the Public Works Annex for a tour and educational presentations. Students learn about traffic signs, road striping, intersection signals, crosswalks, stormwater management, wastewater treatment, surveying, engineering and the Geographical Information System (GIS) through hands-on activities. They also tour the Olympic View Transfer Station, where all garbage collected in Kitsap County is prepared for disposal. Contact Pat Kirschbaum: [email protected], 360-307-4278.
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