PS3 Ecology Institute

PS³ 2006 Summer Institute

Ecology

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Brian's PPT Presentations

Interaction of Spheres (2MB)

Matter Cycle - (1.9 MB)

Energy Flow - (1.3 MB)

Handouts

Assessment Probes (Word Files)

How Many Bambis

Writing a Before Statement

Energy Pyramid

Fact or Misconception

Food Web

Mouse House

Tree Mass

Other Handouts

Campus Ecology Activity

Cartoon Strip of Carbon Cycle

Lego Photosynthesis

Root Beer Activity

Field Trip & Classroom Presentation Ideas

Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (http://www.aeoe.org/membership/eeproviders/centralcoast.html ) - This web site provides a list of many programs in Northern California

Santa Clara County Parks Environmental Education Field Trip & Classroom Programs (http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks/ then click on "For Teachers and Kids") Programs are listed on web site. All programs include interactive, hands-on activities, and question and answer sessions. Programs are tailored for ages and group size. No fees are charged. Call (408) 846-5632 to request a program.

Field Trip Foundation (http://www.fieldtripgroup.org/) - Organization dedicated to providing environmental educational field trips to low-income San Francisco Bay Area school children. Provides grants for field trips to 3rd through 5th grade.

Water Dog Lake (http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/waterdog.html) For trail maps see this web site http://www.climber.org/DrivingDirections/BelmontWaterDog.html Ecology Institute Contact: James G.

Shoreline Park (http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/citydepts/cs/shoreline.htm) For education program contact Hillary Lennard at 650/903-6392. Hillary also has copies of the books on the Stevens Creek Watershed.

Almaden "Quicksilver" Mines - (http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks/ and click on "Find a Park" then on "Almaden Quicksilver") Ecology Institute Contact: Rachel B.

Best for 4th grade or older. Steep hikes and hot weather.

Good for : effects of mining/leaching/runoff, erosion and landslides, minerals

General historical fun.

Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/desfbay/environ.htm)

Also have classroom presentations

Save the Bay Organization (http://www.savesfbay.org/) Ecology Institute Contact: Alvin W.

Salt marsh ecosystem, water quality, wildlife viewing, ecology, canoeing

Sites throughout Bay Area (Newark. Redwood City)

Also has volunteer activities (restoration trips, field work about introduced species)

Marin Headlands (http://www.nps.gov/goga/mahe/)

Rocks on the Move program highly recommended. Includes teacher workshop, classroom visit and one day field trip, kid friendly teachers, teacher friendly curricula (Contact Roxy for Rocks on the Move)

Other trips too. Ecology Institute Contact: Nancy B.

Environmental Volunteers (http://evols.org/) - field trips and classroom visits (San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties only)

Año Nuevo State Reserve (tours in mid-Dec through March; www.anonuevo.org)

Elkus Ranch (http://cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu/Custom_Program/index.htm) - Part of University of California, farm animals, hikes, native palnts, day trips and overnights
Ecology Institute Contact: Nancy B.

Hayward Interpretive Center (http://www.hard.dst.ca.us/hayshore.html) - Student hands-on activities regarding wetland (salt marsh) habitat. Outdoor and indoor labs. Docent led. Students will get wet! Cost invovlde. Call to make reservations. Ecology Institute Contact: Andrew P.

Sunol Regional Wilderness (http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol.htm) - Trail hikes (Little Yosemite

Trail is recommended for great views and an awesome waterfall/rapids at the end...but trail is steep at times

Barn animals, trail guide, various wildlife Ecology Institute Contact: Rafael R.

Monterey Bay Aquarium (http://www.mbayaq.org/) with overnight at Asilomar Conference Center (http://www.visitasilomar.com/)

Steven Webster of Monterey Bay Aquarium is good guest speaker
Ecology Institute Contact: Robin L.

Marine Science Institute (www.sfbaymsi.org) - A variety of programs including a four-hour expedition of the San Francisco Estuary aboard the 90-foot research vessel, the Robert G. Brownlee, cost involved

Hidden Villa (www.hiddenvilla.org) - Located in Los Altos, Hidden Villa is a working farm and organic garden with miles of hiking trails. Programs include milking a cow or goat, harvesting garden vegetables and hiking alongside a creek, with guidance and instruction by on-site naturalists and community educators. Activities are age-specific, focusing on ecology, natural history, and energy systems/cycles.

James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (San Mateo Coast- Half Moon Bay) - tide pools, geology (http://www.fitzgeraldreserve.org/groups.html or http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0,,5556687_12305999_12328451,00.html)

Marine Mammal Center (http://www.tmmc.org/ Note: website works better on Internet Explorer)

The Marine Mammal Center is a non-profit rescue and rehabilitation hospital for stranded marine mammals.

The Center's education programs include scheduled school groups and informal education for visitors at PIER 39 in San Francisco (home of the world-famous sea lions), and outreach to schools through the Whale Bus^TM.

Natural Bridges State Park (Santa Cruz) (http://www.santacruzstateparks.org/parks/natbridges/)

Visitors can see thousands of monarch butterflies during the peak smirgration season: usually from mid-October to late January. (Dates the butterflies arrive and leave can vary widely from year to year. Call ahead to find out if the monarchs have arrived in mid-October, and to make sure they are still in the grove in late January.)

Beach, with its famous natural bridge, is an excellent place to view shore and ocean birds, migrating whales, and seals and otters playing offshore. Further along the beach, tidepools offer a glimpse of life beneath the sea. Low tides reveal sea stars, crabs, sea anemones, and other colorful ocean life. Tide charts are available in the bookstore.

The park also includes areas of coastal scrub meadows, with native wildflowers in the spring. Moore Creek flows down to the ocean through these meadows, forming a wetlands in the sand.

Coyote Point (http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org/) A variety of programs that address California sicence standards. Programs are available at the museum or at your school.

Banana Slug String Band (http://www.bananaslugstringband.com/) - Integrates music, poetry, drama, and movement with hands-on science. Ecology Institute Contact: Robin L.

Yosemite Institute (http://www.yni.org/yi/) - Hands-on science and environmental education activities. Instruction includes outdoor activities, learning games, team-building exercises and classroom instruction in fully equipped natural science laboratories. Programs are held on the weekdays, and typically run 3-5 days. Ecology Institute Contact: Julie W.

Pinnacles National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/pinn/)

Good for 6th grade science because right on the San Andreas fault

Ranger led hikes, arrange from web site

Web site has a condor cam where you can see what one of the condors that lives in the park is doing (http://www.nps.gov/pinn/condor/condorcam.htm) Ecology Institute Contact: Erin S.

Los Trancos/Montebello Open Space (http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_los_trancos.asp)

Earthquake fault interpretive trail, docents available Ecology Institute Contact: Dana W.

Bugmobile (http://www.coevolution.org/bugmobile.html) Brings bugs to your school.

Population Connection (http://www.populationconnection.org/) Activities, newsletter, teacher training, presenters that will come to classroom Ecology Institute Contact: Rachel B.

Youth Science Institute (http://www.ysi-ca.org/) A variety of environmental programs

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Take Action

Save the Bay Organization (http://www.savesfbay.org/)

Our City Forest (http://www.ourcityforest.org/) - San Jose based urban forest advocate

Canopy (http://www.canopy.org/) - Palo Alto based advocate for urban forests

City Trees (http://www.citytrees.org/) - Redwood City based advocate for urban forests

Red Panda Project - become a Red Panda Ranger (www.redpandaproject.org)

Ride in a carpool or take public tranist (http://www.511.org/)

Reusable grocery bags (http://www.reusablebags.com/)

Recycle Works (http://www.recycleworks.org/index.html)

Center for Development of Recycling (http://www.recyclestuff.org/CDR.asp) - Note: this is a slow website but it has good information

Earth 911 Recycling (http://www.earth911.org/master.asp)

Green Citizen (http://www.greencitizen.com/) - recycle electronics

Seafood Watch (http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp) -eat sustainable seafood

Redwood City free low flush toilet + water conservation tips (http://www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/water_conservation.htm)

Energy Efficient Appliances (http://www.energystar.gov/)

PG&E rebates for energy efficient appliances and light bulbs (www.pge.com/res/rebates/)

Use compact fluorescent bulbs (http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/25_44)

Drive fuel efficient cars (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/)

Environmental Action Project ideas and links from teacher at Kennedy Middle School (http://teacherweb.com/CA/kennedymiddleschool/scharmen/links1.stm)

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Last Updated: July 1, 2007

PS³ 2006 Summer Institute Ecology
PS3 Homepage Anagnos Homepage Take ActionF ield Trips White Board Info Classroom Applications Possible Funding Sources CA Resources InstituteEarth Science Institute
	Brian's PPT Presentations Interaction of Spheres (2MB) Matter Cycle - (1.9 MB) Energy Flow - (1.3 MB)	Handouts Assessment Probes (Word Files) How Many Bambis Writing a Before Statement Energy Pyramid Fact or Misconception Food Web Mouse House Tree Mass Other Handouts Campus Ecology Activity Cartoon Strip of Carbon Cycle Lego Photosynthesis Root Beer Activity

	Field Trip & Classroom Presentation Ideas Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (http://www.aeoe.org/membership/eeproviders/centralcoast.html ) - This web site provides a list of many programs in Northern California
	Santa Clara County Parks Environmental Education Field Trip & Classroom Programs (http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks/ then click on "For Teachers and Kids") Programs are listed on web site. All programs include interactive, hands-on activities, and question and answer sessions. Programs are tailored for ages and group size. No fees are charged. Call (408) 846-5632 to request a program.
	Field Trip Foundation (http://www.fieldtripgroup.org/) - Organization dedicated to providing environmental educational field trips to low-income San Francisco Bay Area school children. Provides grants for field trips to 3rd through 5th grade.
	Water Dog Lake (http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/waterdog.html) For trail maps see this web site http://www.climber.org/DrivingDirections/BelmontWaterDog.html Ecology Institute Contact: James G.
	Shoreline Park (http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/citydepts/cs/shoreline.htm) For education program contact Hillary Lennard at 650/903-6392. Hillary also has copies of the books on the Stevens Creek Watershed.
	Almaden "Quicksilver" Mines - (http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks/ and click on "Find a Park" then on "Almaden Quicksilver") Ecology Institute Contact: Rachel B. Best for 4th grade or older. Steep hikes and hot weather. Good for : effects of mining/leaching/runoff, erosion and landslides, minerals General historical fun.
	Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/desfbay/environ.htm) Also have classroom presentations
	Save the Bay Organization (http://www.savesfbay.org/) Ecology Institute Contact: Alvin W. Salt marsh ecosystem, water quality, wildlife viewing, ecology, canoeing Sites throughout Bay Area (Newark. Redwood City) Also has volunteer activities (restoration trips, field work about introduced species)
	Marin Headlands (http://www.nps.gov/goga/mahe/) Rocks on the Move program highly recommended. Includes teacher workshop, classroom visit and one day field trip, kid friendly teachers, teacher friendly curricula (Contact Roxy for Rocks on the Move) Other trips too. Ecology Institute Contact: Nancy B.
	Environmental Volunteers (http://evols.org/) - field trips and classroom visits (San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties only)
	Año Nuevo State Reserve (tours in mid-Dec through March; www.anonuevo.org)
	Elkus Ranch (http://cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu/Custom_Program/index.htm) - Part of University of California, farm animals, hikes, native palnts, day trips and overnights Ecology Institute Contact: Nancy B.
	Hayward Interpretive Center (http://www.hard.dst.ca.us/hayshore.html) - Student hands-on activities regarding wetland (salt marsh) habitat. Outdoor and indoor labs. Docent led. Students will get wet! Cost invovlde. Call to make reservations. Ecology Institute Contact: Andrew P.
	Sunol Regional Wilderness (http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol.htm) - Trail hikes (Little Yosemite Trail is recommended for great views and an awesome waterfall/rapids at the end...but trail is steep at times Barn animals, trail guide, various wildlife Ecology Institute Contact: Rafael R.
	Monterey Bay Aquarium (http://www.mbayaq.org/) with overnight at Asilomar Conference Center (http://www.visitasilomar.com/) Steven Webster of Monterey Bay Aquarium is good guest speaker Ecology Institute Contact: Robin L.
	Marine Science Institute (www.sfbaymsi.org) - A variety of programs including a four-hour expedition of the San Francisco Estuary aboard the 90-foot research vessel, the Robert G. Brownlee, cost involved
	Hidden Villa (www.hiddenvilla.org) - Located in Los Altos, Hidden Villa is a working farm and organic garden with miles of hiking trails. Programs include milking a cow or goat, harvesting garden vegetables and hiking alongside a creek, with guidance and instruction by on-site naturalists and community educators. Activities are age-specific, focusing on ecology, natural history, and energy systems/cycles.
	James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (San Mateo Coast- Half Moon Bay) - tide pools, geology (http://www.fitzgeraldreserve.org/groups.html or http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0,,5556687_12305999_12328451,00.html)
	Marine Mammal Center (http://www.tmmc.org/ Note: website works better on Internet Explorer) The Marine Mammal Center is a non-profit rescue and rehabilitation hospital for stranded marine mammals. The Center's education programs include scheduled school groups and informal education for visitors at PIER 39 in San Francisco (home of the world-famous sea lions), and outreach to schools through the Whale Bus^TM.
	Natural Bridges State Park (Santa Cruz) (http://www.santacruzstateparks.org/parks/natbridges/) Visitors can see thousands of monarch butterflies during the peak smirgration season: usually from mid-October to late January. (Dates the butterflies arrive and leave can vary widely from year to year. Call ahead to find out if the monarchs have arrived in mid-October, and to make sure they are still in the grove in late January.) Beach, with its famous natural bridge, is an excellent place to view shore and ocean birds, migrating whales, and seals and otters playing offshore. Further along the beach, tidepools offer a glimpse of life beneath the sea. Low tides reveal sea stars, crabs, sea anemones, and other colorful ocean life. Tide charts are available in the bookstore. The park also includes areas of coastal scrub meadows, with native wildflowers in the spring. Moore Creek flows down to the ocean through these meadows, forming a wetlands in the sand.
	Coyote Point (http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org/) A variety of programs that address California sicence standards. Programs are available at the museum or at your school.
	Banana Slug String Band (http://www.bananaslugstringband.com/) - Integrates music, poetry, drama, and movement with hands-on science. Ecology Institute Contact: Robin L.
	Yosemite Institute (http://www.yni.org/yi/) - Hands-on science and environmental education activities. Instruction includes outdoor activities, learning games, team-building exercises and classroom instruction in fully equipped natural science laboratories. Programs are held on the weekdays, and typically run 3-5 days. Ecology Institute Contact: Julie W.
	Pinnacles National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/pinn/) Good for 6th grade science because right on the San Andreas fault Ranger led hikes, arrange from web site Web site has a condor cam where you can see what one of the condors that lives in the park is doing (http://www.nps.gov/pinn/condor/condorcam.htm) Ecology Institute Contact: Erin S.
	Los Trancos/Montebello Open Space (http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_los_trancos.asp) Earthquake fault interpretive trail, docents available Ecology Institute Contact: Dana W.
	Bugmobile (http://www.coevolution.org/bugmobile.html) Brings bugs to your school.
	Population Connection (http://www.populationconnection.org/) Activities, newsletter, teacher training, presenters that will come to classroom Ecology Institute Contact: Rachel B.
	Youth Science Institute (http://www.ysi-ca.org/) A variety of environmental programs
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	Take Action Save the Bay Organization (http://www.savesfbay.org/) Our City Forest (http://www.ourcityforest.org/) - San Jose based urban forest advocate Canopy (http://www.canopy.org/) - Palo Alto based advocate for urban forests City Trees (http://www.citytrees.org/) - Redwood City based advocate for urban forests Red Panda Project - become a Red Panda Ranger (www.redpandaproject.org) Ride in a carpool or take public tranist (http://www.511.org/) Reusable grocery bags (http://www.reusablebags.com/) Recycle Works (http://www.recycleworks.org/index.html) Center for Development of Recycling (http://www.recyclestuff.org/CDR.asp) - Note: this is a slow website but it has good information Earth 911 Recycling (http://www.earth911.org/master.asp) Green Citizen (http://www.greencitizen.com/) - recycle electronics Seafood Watch (http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp) -eat sustainable seafood Redwood City free low flush toilet + water conservation tips (http://www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/water_conservation.htm) Energy Efficient Appliances (http://www.energystar.gov/) PG&E rebates for energy efficient appliances and light bulbs (www.pge.com/res/rebates/) Use compact fluorescent bulbs (http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/25_44) Drive fuel efficient cars (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/) Environmental Action Project ideas and links from teacher at Kennedy Middle School (http://teacherweb.com/CA/kennedymiddleschool/scharmen/links1.stm)
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Last Updated: July 1, 2007