ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** The folks at the National Aquarium in Baltimore had an excellent Howard Hughes project a couple of years ago in which they worked with city kids who lived within blocks of Chesapeake Bay and knew nothing about it. NAB developed classroom activities that prepared kids to participate in environmental field trips that took place near Ft. McHenry (of Francis Scott Key fame). You may want to contact them. Laddie Elwell Headwaters Science Center Bemidji, MN 56601 On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Daniels, Alissa wrote: ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** I am trying to develop an environmental education school program for our visiting school groups, and I'm looking for tips/suggestions/advice. We don't have an actual exhibit, although we do have a green roof, which visitors can see, and a number of other green building features that are "invisible." We have a small and kind of weird little area of native plants outside, but aside from that we are very much in the middle of the city, although we are right on the Fort Point Channel, which connects to Boston Harbor. Our age range is K-5, heavy on K-2. The program would want to be 30-60 minutes. Many of our school kids are coming from within the city, and don't often spend time outdoors. Anyone out there do anything similar? Any ideas would be appreciated, and feel free to respond off list. many thanks, and a very happy 2008 to all! AD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager Boston Children's Museum 617-426-6500 x342 www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." --Isaac Asimov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org. The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]