Camden
Region
This DNF-Schools Workshop is ONLY for Change Academy Staff and Volunteers due to the school is a closed campus!
Discover Nature — Fishing (DNF) engages students in conservation and aquatic education through classroom instruction and hands-on fishing opportunities.
This program helps students gain the skills and confidence to go fishing on their own. Participants learn about aquatic ecology, fish habitat, and fish identification. They also learn about fishing equipment, casting, rigging a fishing rod, baiting a hook, and proper fish handling.
Presented at DESE Interface
56. Missouri Mussel Lab (S) (6-8)
Date and time2/19/26 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Meeting room will be confirmed before the conference. Leeward 76/77
Presenter(s)Stephen McMurray, Kathi Moore
Description
Develop freshwater mussel ID skills with MDC’s malacologist (freshwater mussel biologist). Delve into characteristics and features that make each species unique. Learn how to identify five of Missouri’s most abundant Mussels through hands-on examination. Discuss how to create your own mussel shell study collection.
Presented at DESE Interface
50. Discover the Secret Life of Mussels! (S) (6-8)
Date and time2/19/26 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Meeting room will be confirmed before the conference. Leeward 76/77
Presenter(s)Stephen McMurray, Kathi Moore
Description
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.
Discover Nature — Fishing (DNF) engages students in conservation and aquatic education through classroom instruction and hands-on fishing opportunities.
This program helps students gain the skills and confidence to go fishing on their own. Participants learn about aquatic ecology, fish habitat, and fish identification. They also learn about fishing equipment, casting, rigging a fishing rod, baiting a hook, and proper fish handling.