Powder Valley Nature Center
Nature Revealed is a diverse collection of learning experiences that help young students discover the relationship between nature and everyday living. Nature Revealed focuses on hands-on learning with field trip ideas and seasonal activities that will get your preschoolers outside and in nature throughout the year.
The teacher guide meets state early learning goals and both teachers and parents can use the activities to stimulate children's sense of wonder of nature.
Spend the morning at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, an educational nature oasis in the middle of Kirkwood. Teachers will learn about opportunities with MDC to further engage their students through field trips and field experiences. This workshop will allow teachers to familiarize themselves with Powder Valley and learn about additional resources from MDC.
This workshop for Science Methods students of Maryville University completing their elementary level teaching certification includes an introduction to the MDC Discover Nature Schools program and grade appropriate units, outdoor teaching techniques, use of science notebooks, and introduction to functions of the MDC Teacher Portal.
This Discover Nature School (DNS) program Bears Through the Seasons is designed specifically for kindergarten students. This curriculum is aligned to all Missouri Learning Science (MLS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) including the four strands of Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, Life Science and Engineering and Technology Science.
Spend the morning at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, an educational nature oasis in the middle of Kirkwood. Teachers will learn about opportunities with MDC to further engage their students through field trips and field experiences. This workshop will allow teachers to familiarize themselves with Powder Valley and learn about additional resources from MDC.
This workshop is for SLPS Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers who have previously been trained in the Nature Revealed or Bears curriculum units. This workshop will not provide any certifications.
The Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program, Nature Unbound, is a curriculum of 9 lessons designed for 9th-12th grade students with engaging, hands-on outdoor learning that focuses on wildlife management, ecology, adaptations, populations, interactions, and biodiversity. The curriculum supports Missouri Learning Standards (MLS) in science, particularly life science. Summative assessments follow each unit.
Presentation for staff and faculty of Carnahan STEAM Middle School and Carnahan High School of the Future (SLPS). Information was presented about the Missouri Department of Conservation, Discover Nature Schools and other MDC programs, and the importance of nature for students (and everyone!).
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Workshop for SLPS In-service teachers as part of education course through the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL). Discover Nature Schools, outdoor teaching resources and strategies was covered.