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She has been a very strong

force for Project WET in 2005,

conducting more workshops

than any other facilitator inNorth Carolina. In addition,

Peggy partnered with Carolina

Beach State Park to put on a

great Make-a-Splash Festival.

NC Project WET would like to

congratulate both Pat Curley

and Peggy Sloan. Thank you

for all that you do to educate

others about our Stateswater resources

Pat Curley from Onslow

County is our 2005 Project

WET Educator of the Year. As

a middle school teacher at theOnslow Learning Center, Pat has

incorporated place-based

education and Project WET

activities into his daily

curriculum. His students

participate in Stream Watch on

a coastal tidal creek on their

schoo l s proper ty . Pat

coordinated with the NC Prison

System to create a nature trail

along the creek for access, and

his students continue to

improve the area by building

bridges over wetland areas and

improving the trail to prevent

runoff. Pat integrates ProjectWET activities into this service

project to teach his alternative

students science and math

concepts within a real life

context.

Peggy Sloan of the NC

Aquarium at Fort Fisher is

the 2005 NC Project WET

Facilitator of the Year! Peggyhas been an extremely active

WET Facilitator for four years.

2005 Educator of the Year

and Facilitator of Year Announced

Inside this issue:

Project Webfoot 2

Environmental Literacy in

America Report

2

Spring Waters, Gathering 2

World Water Day 3

EE Resources 3

From the State

Coordinator

4

What is Make-a-Splash? 4

science teacher and current Its

Our Water State Coordinator, we

are finally able to bring you this

valuable tool. To view the

correlations, please visit our web

site at http://www.ncwater.org/

Educat ion_and_ Technical_

Assistance/ Project WET/

downloads/correlations/.

We will be improving this

document over the next few

North Carolina received grant

money to correlate Project WET

with the NC Standard Course of

Study for science, math, language

arts, and social studies for

grades K8, and math and

science for grades 912.

After many months of hard

work from Dr. Laurell Malone

from NC Central University, and

Shelby Gull, a former high school

Project WET Correlated to the NC Standard Course of Studymonths, including a print friendly

version and a quick-search

version of both the K8 and 9

12 correlations .

We welcome your comments

and suggestions as we move

forward in refining this tool.

P lease emai l the State

Coordinator, Holly Denham, at

holly.denham@ncmail.net.

The Water CoolerSpring 2006

Acts ofconservationwithout the

requisite desiresand skill are

futile. To createthese desiresand skills, andthe community

motive, is the taskof education.

- Aldo Leopold

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Ducks Unlimited created awonderfu l , new wet lands

e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m a n dcurriculum for 4th through 6thgrade educators and students.This wonderful treasury ofresources is provided free ofcharge to participating classes.

Each Project Webfoot kitcontains a WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands educators guide; aninteractive CD-ROM; guidebooks,color posters, workbooks; a

Project Webfoot Activity Book; aRead Aloud Wetlands Book List; aparticipant wall plaque; aGreenwing membership for eachstudent; and more.

You can find more informationabout the program and resourcesat www.projectwebfoot.org orcontact the NC Ducks UnlimitedGreenwing Chair, Fred Kaplan, atfredmsg@carolina.rr.com.

fully illustrated stories chronicling

the use of spring waters by the

animal world, native culture, civil

war, Oklahoma pioneers, and Teddy

Roosevelt. Three sections follow

with lessons about the water cycle,

the creation of springs, and our

The Project WET Store has an

array of supplemental publica-

tions, such as the KIDS Discovery

Series, The Rainstick, A Fable; and

Spring Waters, Gathering Places.

Spring Waters, Gathering

Placescontains five short, beauti-

Spring Waters, Gathering Places:

Incorporating Literature into Project WET

an overview of major EE topics

and issues, as well as useful

definitions of commonly

con fused env i ronmenta leducation lingo. In addition, the

statistics from their findings

are both enlightening and

sobering, highlighting both the

strengths and weakness in

current EE philosophy and

pedagogy in the U.S.

Whether you are a formal

or a nonformal educator, this

report will become a valuable

tool in your library. You can

download the report for free

at:

ht tp ://www.neet f .org/

pubs/index.htm.

Environmental Literacy in AmericaWhat Ten Years of NEETF/Roper

Research and Related Studies Say About Environmental Literacy in the U.S.

The National

Environmental

Education &

T r a i n i n gFoundation in

collaboration with Roper

Reports, surveyed Americans

over a ten year span to assess

their level of environmental

literacy. This report provides

Have You Heard of Project Webfoot?

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Are you looking

for free wetlands

education materials

for your fourth to

sixth grade classes?

According to a recent

report, only 12 % of

American adults have

enough environmental

knowledge to be

considered

environmentally

literate.

bodies' dependence on healthy

water.

For more information or to

order, visit the Project WET

Store at www.projectwet.org.

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The UN declared 20052015 the

International Decade for Action:Water for Life, proclaiming that

solving global water resources

issues, such as providing adequate

supplies of clean water and

sanitation, are essential for

overcoming poverty and conflict.

In an effort to raise global

awareness of this crisis, March 22

has been declared World Water Day.If you are interested in having your

class participate, there are great

educational resources on the UN

Web site:

www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/.

For older students, under the

Resources link, there is a

downloadable video called Water for

Life, a Web cast from Secretary-

General Kofi Annan, and links to

additional information on the global

state of water resources. There isalso a great link for Education and

Youth with a video and curriculum for

elementary students.

The following Project WET activities

will help you introduce concepts

affecting developing nations.

Reaching Your Limits (p. 34)

Limbo to learn basic water

quality concepts and standards

development.

Water Bill of Rights (p. 403)

Create a document to guarantee

the right to clean and sustainable

water resources.

Whose Problem Is It? (p. 429)

Analyze the scope and duration of

water issues to determinepersonal and global significance.

Super Sleuths (p. 107)

Search for others who shares im i lar symptoms o f awaterborne disease.

The Long Haul (p.260)

Haul water to appreciate theamount of water used daily.

Poison Pump (p. 93)

Solve a mystery about awaterborne disease. You maythen want to discuss cholera inmodern developing nations.

cost if an item is lost or damaged.

The library also maintains an

environmental education bibliography

which serves as a resource for

environmental education centers,

public libraries, schools, educators,

parents, and other interested

parties. You will find additional

information about the library and may

search its holdings online at the

library's Web site:

The North Carolina Department

of Environment and Natural

Resources Library is a part of the

Nort h Caro l i na O f f i ce o f

Environmental Education. Itc o n t a i n s a n e x t e n s i v e

environmental education collection

with curriculum materials, videos,

and other resources. Anyone may

check materials out of the library,

and materials may be sent through

the mail. The only cost involved is

the return shipping or replacement

www.eenorthcarol ina.org/

library.

The library is located in room

719 of the Archdale Building at512 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh.

Everyone is welcome to visit, but

it is advisable to call ahead if it is

your first visit or if you will need

assistance. Michelle Czaikowski,

the librarian, may be reached at

(919) 715-4161 or via email at

michelle.czaikowski@ncmail.net.

World Water Day:

An Opportunity to Make Global Connections

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March 22 is

International

World Water

Day.

Learn how you

can take part in

the celebration.

The DENR Library: A Wonderful Environmental Education Resource

http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/libraryhttp://www.eenorthcarolina.org/librarymailto:michelle.czaikowski@ncmail.netmailto:michelle.czaikowski@ncmail.nethttp://www.eenorthcarolina.org/libraryhttp://www.eenorthcarolina.org/libraryhttp://www.eenorthcarolina.org/libraryhttp://www.eenorthcarolina.org/library

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to hold Make-a-Splash festivals.

The money can be used for

equipment, entertainment, tee-

shirts, and other festival supplies.

In addition to the funds, ProjectWET USA also provides KIDS

Discovery Books for all student

participants, copies of Spring

Waters, Gathering Places for each

teacher, and a guide for holding

water festivals to festival

coordinators. The NC State

Coordinator, Holly Denham, is also

available to help you with ideas orProject WET training.

This year, Make-a-Splash is on

September 22, 2006. NC Project

WET is currently accepting grant

Make-a-Splash is a national day

of water education. On the fourth

Friday of every September, all over

the United States, people are

holding water festivals to promotewater resource education. These

f e s t i v a l s a r e w o n d e r f u l

opportunities for hands-on

learning, and generally consist of

multiple learning stations where

students engage in interactive

activities based on water.

Nestle Waters, North America

donates money to Project WET USAto distribute to states for these

festivals. In North Carolina, the

Division of Water Resources

distributes this money through two

$1500 grants for two organizations

applications for 2006, and are d

on or before March 27. If y

would like to receive mo

information or an applicati

please contact Holly Denham holly.denham@ncmail.net or 9

715-5433.

What are Make-a-Splash Water Festivals?

1611 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611

Phone: 919-733-4064

Fax: 919-733-3558

E-mail: holly.denham@ncmail.net

Do you have a great

adaptation or extension to a

Project WET activity you would

be willing to share? We wouldlike to include lesson plan

Division of Water Resources

A-maze-ing Water wasadapted to a large foot

maze at this 2004Broad River GreenwayMake-a-Splash Festival.

NC Project WET Would Like To Hear From You!

From the State Coordinator:

articles in future issues and are

asking for submissions fromboth formal and nonformal

educators.

When we publish your lesson,

you will receive full credit as

well as a great Project WET

prize. Please e-mail your

submission to holly.denham

@ncmail.net. Thank you for

sharing your knowledge andimaginations.

Do you have a

great adaptation

or extension to a

Project WETactivity?