on the exact times and number of sessions you will be presenting, the number of students attending and where the students are from. Please remember, although you may be leading an activity that Great Lakes Children’s Water Festival: teaches about another resource topic (wildlife, agriculture, etc.) please connect it to water and specifically the Great Lakes when possible. Your activity should be: OTHER ACTIVITY SPECIFICS: HANDS-ON OR BRAINS-ON: Please involve ALL students with either a hands-on (physical involvement) or brains-on (thinking) activity. Engage them and they will remember the concepts taught during your session. APPROPRIATE FOR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS: Keep vocabulary and concepts SIMPLE. You may want to test your activity on a local classroom of fifth grade students that you know. FACTUAL: Do not provide information that is questionable or exaggerated. FUN AND INTERESTING If you would like to present, but do not have an activity, just let us know. We will send you several to pick from! RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: Teachers love receiving additional materials and information for the classroom. If possible, please plan to provide handouts for teachers and interested parties who visit your classroom. MORE DETAILS TO COME: You will receive more information and announcements as the festival We will be talking to you in late January to confirm your participation and details of your activity. If you have questions, contact our public education coordinator, Scott Sjolander, Penn State Extension Associate Educator. His contact information can be found on the attached registration form. Please help our students make meaningful connections to Lake Erie and all the Great Lakes! If you are interested, please fill out the attached editable registration form below and return to Scott via email, Sincerely Ann Quinn CWF Penn State Erie, the Behrend College – 814-898-6993
on the exact times and number of sessions you will be presenting, the number of students attending and where the students are from. Great Lakes Children’s Water Festival: Please remember, although you may be leading an activity that teaches about another resource topic (wildlife, agriculture, etc.) please connect it to water and specifically the Great Lakes when possible. OTHER ACTIVITY SPECIFICS: Your activity should be: HANDS-ON OR BRAINS-ON: Please involve ALL students with either a hands-on (physical involvement) or brains-on (thinking) activity. Engage them and they will remember the concepts taught during your session. APPROPRIATE FOR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS: Keep vocabulary and concepts SIMPLE. You may want to test your activity on a local classroom of fifth grade students that you know. FACTUAL: Do not provide information that is questionable or exaggerated. FUN AND INTERESTING If you would like to present, but do not have an activity, just let us know. We will send you several to pick from! RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: Teachers love receiving additional materials and information for the classroom. If possible, please plan to provide handouts for teachers and interested parties who visit your classroom. MORE DETAILS TO COME: You will receive more information and announcements as the festival We will be talking to you in late January to confirm your participation and details of your activity. If you have questions, contact our public education coordinator, Scott Sjolander, Penn State Extension Associate Educator. His contact information can be found on the attached registration form. Please help our students make meaningful connections to Lake Erie and all the Great Lakes! If you are interested, please fill out the attached editable registration form below and return to Scott via email, Sincerely Ann Quinn CWF – Penn State Erie, the Behrend College 814-898-6993