Kentucky Association for Environmental Education KAEE...

Letter from President 2

KAEE Environmental Awards3

KAEE and EE News 4

Conference Highlights 5 - 9

Educating through Environmental Inquiry 10-11

Membership Application 12

In this issue

Kentucky Association for Environmental EducationWinter 2003

httpwwwkaeeorg

The KAEE Board of Directors election was held during the annual conference on Saturday September 20 2003 Listed below are the people who were elected and who will be serving you the members on the boardPresidentmdashGwenda AdkinsmdashElliott County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Science

Vice PresidentmdashYvonne MeichtrymdashNorthern Kentucky University Associ-ate Professor of Science Education and Environmental Education

TreasurermdashDoug McClarenmdashUniver-sity of Kentucky Cooperative Extension

Region 1mdashKathy JonesmdashGraves County Middle School Science Teacher

Region 1mdashTina MarshallmdashMarshall County High School Science Teacher

Region 2mdashJulie GeemdashRegional Sci-ence Resource Center at Western Ken-tucky University Educator

Region 5mdashAimee WilsonmdashNatural Bridge State Resort Park Assistant Naturalist

Region 6mdashKim AlexandermdashEastern Kentucky University Director of the Center for Environmental Education

Region 8mdashCathy NeeleymdashEast Ken-tucky Science Center Educator

KAEE Board Election ResultsThe Kentucky Association for Environmental Education is sponsoring a writing contest for students in the State of Kentucky in grades 6 through 12 The purpose of the contest is to increase youth awareness of the influence of the natural environment on their lives Students are asked to present a clear and concise essay or poem related to this yearrsquos theme expressing the influence that spending time in nature has had on them

Guidelines for the contest are printed below Contest winners will be selected by a committee composed of KAEE board members

Grand Prize for Best Essay $200 US Savings Bond

2nd Prize $100 US Savings Bond

3rd Prize $50 US Savings Bond

Winners will be invited to attend the KAEE 2004 conference banquet and the top three essays or poems will be printed in the KAEE newsletter and posted on the KAEE website

2004 THEME Living and Learning through the Natural Environment

CONTEST CRITERIAbull All entries must be 500 words or less (approximately 2 pages) double-spaced and printed

(preferably typed) on the front and back of an 8 12 ldquo X 11rdquo paper

bull Entries can be in the form of an essay or poem

bull Submissions must include studentrsquos name mailing address phone school grade and teachers name and phone number

bull Entries must be submitted no later than April 30th 2004

bull Note To Teachers In order help control the volume of incoming mail we ask that teachers who use this as a writing activity for the class submit the top three entrants by your own determination from your school

bull Mail submissions to Julie Gee KAEE Newsletter 420 Old Bardstown Rd Cave City KY 42127

Judging Criteria

bull The submission must reflect an actual experience with the natural environment

bull Essay or Poem should be well-organized effectively communicated and follow rules for correct grammar punctuation and spelling

Please send articles and photos to the KAEE Editor by February 8th for the spring issue (mailed late March)

KAEE WRITING CONTEST

KAEE Board Members

Letter from the PresidentGwenda Adkins

KAEE Newsletter -- Page 2

Executive CommitteeGwenda Adkins President Region 7Yvonne Meichtry Vice President Region 4Nancy Kiernan Secretary Region 1Doug McLaren Treasurer Region 5Rosetta Fackler Immediate Past President Region 5

Seated Members through 2004 Region 1 Region 4 Mary Kathryn Dickerson Region 2 Wren Smith Sharon Ganci Region 5 Debra Spillman Carol Hanley Region 3 Region 7 Doug McCoy Christie Gibbs Cook Cheryl Bersaglia

Seated Members through 2005 Region 1 Region 6 Kathy Jones Kim Alexander Tina Marshall Region 8 Region 2 Cathy Neeley Julie Gee Region 5 Aimee Wilson Alternate Board Members Region 4 Region 7 Bob Anderson Stephanie Young

Ex Officio MembersRayetta Boone Ag amp Environment in the ClassroomJane Eller Ky Environmental Education CouncilJeff Hohman East Kentucky Power CooperativeKurt Mason US Natural Resources Conservation Svc Evelyn Morgan Daniel Boone National ForestKate Shanks Natural Resources and Environmental Protection CabinetCarey Tichenor Kentucky Department of ParksTerry Wilson Kentucky Universities

Send articles and photos toNewsletter Committee Chair - Julie Gee jbgeescrtccomand to the Newsletter Editor - Terry Gunter tgunter2yahoocom For membership information visit the KAEE website at httpwwwkaeeorg or contact Kandris Wunderlich 3200 Tucker Station Road Louisville KY 40299 kwunder1jeffersonk12kyus

KAEE is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of teachers administrators government andagency personnel business and industry

representatives and private citizens interested in promoting environmental education

httpwwwkaeeorg

Hello

Thank you for allowing me to serve you as President for another year Irsquom truly excited about the projects and activities the coming year holds for KAEE and Kentucky

The conference at General Butler State Resort Park was fantastic It seems they get better every year Next yearrsquos committee certainly has a challenge before them Make plans now to attend the 2004 KAEE conference to be held in Louisville Mary Kate and this yearrsquos conference committee deserve a huge ldquoTHANK YOUrdquo for the work they put in to the conference

When I think of the past year I see lots of successes One of the greatest is the partnership that is being created and strengthened between KAEE KEEC and KUPEE The three groups have had two joint meetings and I feel sure there will be more in the future From this partnership have come some specific responsibilities for the three organizations Follow through with the plans insures

bull the revisions of the master plan as mandated by law will be completed

bull the creation of a certification program for non-formal edu-cators

bull adoption of the graduate level endorsement

bull and research into the status of environmental education in Kentucky

For more information about these undertakings please contact the KAEE board member who represents you or talk to a member of KUPEE (Kentucky Universities Partnering for Environmental Edu-cation) or Jane Eller or a member of the KEEC (Kentucky Environ-mental Education Council) board

2004 holds another great possibility for Kentucky to have more lead-ership roles on the national level Joe Baust is running for President of NAAEE With the national conference coming to Biloxi Missis-sippi Kentucky should have a strong attendance in support of Joe

The next board meeting will be held at Mammoth Caves National Park on November21st and 22nd The board meetings are open to the membership as well as board members If you have concerns you wish to have on the agenda and discussed at the board retreat please e-mail them to me My e-mail address is gadkinsukyedu

On a more personal note please make plans to visit The Laurel Gorge CulturalHeritage Center in my hometown of Sandy Hook In the words of Jane Eller ldquoIt is truly an Environmental Education Centerrdquo and it is Come alone bring a group bring your class and plan to spend the day There is no charge

Sincerely

Gwenda Adkins

KAEE Excellence in Environmental Education Awards


Kelly Dearing Smith ndash Adventures in Water Louisville Water Company

Kelly Dearing Smith is the Public Information Coordinator of Education Programs for the Louisville Water Company Kelly developed the ldquoPure Tap Adventures in Waterrdquo in 2002 ndash 2003 to capitalize on childrenrsquos natural curiosity about and attraction to water The curriculum is adaptable to various age levels and teachers must complete a professional development training session before receiving the materials The curriculum is used by over 300 teachers in Louisville and Kentucky One section focusing on global use of water and the implications of an inadequate and unsafe supply of drinking water is being promoted nationwide and abroad by water utilities Since many of the schools served by the Louisville Water Company are urban and include children from low-income families the curriculum serves as a vehicle to introduce students to issues that are important both within and outside their own community Several partnerships have been forged through the project including a ldquoWater Patchrdquo for the Kentuckiana Girl Scouts Other partnerships include a group of Louisville students who will exchange water quality information with students in Russia and a project with the Metropolitan Sewer District and local mass transit system to show students how they impact the quality of the environment in their local community

Mike Broderick ndash Webmaster Jefferson County Public Schools

Mike Broderick is an example of a person who believes in collaborative working relationships and using embedded technology to further educational initiatives He is part of a team that is driving reform in a large system Mike is the instructional contact for the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) initiative with the software vendor ESRI and a consistent force in the districtrsquos efforts to promote the instructional use of Geographic Infor-mation Systems (GIS) He helped inspire the JCPS Student Technology Leadership Program which blends experiential and environmental education into the curriculum using the natural world as a theme He also supports the urban watershed project becoming a certified canoe instructor in order to work with the service learning youth advisory team After teaching the youth the basics of paddling they explored the lower reaches of the Salt River One of the outcomes of this program was that the students decided to work on a web page promoting the Ohio River Sweep Mike maintains a personal web page wwwbackpackcampcom where he documents his own adventures and explorations of the natural world Mikersquos work shows how the use of technology can be used to promote understanding and appreciation of Kentuckyrsquos environment

Karen P Reagor ndash Kentucky National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project

Karen P Reagor is the director for the Kentucky NEED project established by Congress in 1980 to organize a network of energy educators in all 50 states and the U S territories The mission of the NEED Project is to promote an energy conscious and informed society by building effective net-works to design and deliver objective energy education programs Karen brought the NEED project to Kentucky in 1995 Since then she has trained more than 1000 teachers and 5000 students NEED workshops train teachers and teams of students empowering both to learn about energy its forms where it is produced and what we as consumers can do to be more efficient Workshop teams bring this knowledge back to their schools and communities through a variety of projects Students participate in an awards program competing on the basis of a scrapbook of their activities Win-ners attend a national awards ceremony in Washington D C where they meet with national energy and legislative leaders Each summer over 50 teachers from across the nation take part in a weeklong workshop that looks at energy production on a national level For the past two years Karen has organized a similar weeklong tour for Kentucky teachers to learn about energy production in the Commonwealth She is also working with Kentucky Project Learning Tree to present the Energy and Society workshop Karen served as the first Executive Director of KAEE until becoming a full-time NEED educator

From Left Kelly Mike Karen and Mary Kathryn Dickerson - with the Presidents award


News fromKAEE and EEhttpwwwkaeeorg

This non-profit youth recognition award gives $2000 cash prizes to youth ages 8 to 18 who are working to protect the environment Go to wwwbarronprizeorg for more information

Under the direction of the University of Louisville prepare a Plan for the University Jefferson County Public School District and the Louisville Metro Government on how these three parties can collaborate on the development and delivery of environmental education programs The plan will be developed through input and facilitated discussions with representatives of the three entities identified above The plan is to focus on the following issues

1 Development of guiding principals and strategic plan for a holistic environmental education program for the Jefferson County Public Schools

2 Identify research areas to assess the correlations between environmental exposures and health impacts that may impact student cognitive learning abilities or behavior and

3 Identify approaches for Jefferson County Public Schools the University of Louisville and Louisville Metro government to create sustainable public infrastructures

Plan development will be conducted through interviews with representatives identified by each of the three entities to assess alternative approaches of addressing the issues listed above A final report summarizing the interviews will be required as part of this contract An organizational meeting will be conducted with all representatives identified by the three entities to articulate the goals of this project A draft plan will be prepared through facilitated meetings designed to explore alternative approaches and to prioritize multiple approaches to address the three issues discussed above To facilitate the flow of ideas and to keep each of the representatives assigned to work on this project cognizant and informed of plan developments a web site will be developed and maintained throughout the life of the contract The project is expected in be finished by the end of the 20032004 school year

If you wish to provide input on the process please contact Dr David Wicks at dwicks1jeffersonk12kyus The planning process is funded in part by a federal grant received by Murray State University to support the development of collaborative centers for environmental education at all Kentucky State Universities

In 1999 Western Kentucky University and Mammoth Cave National Park began a partnership by bringing groups of ldquoblock education studentsrdquo to the park Block classes are taken the semester prior to student teaching and the students take required ldquoblocksrdquo freeing them for observations in local schools

The purpose of these excursions is to introduce the concept that learning can and does take place outside the four walls of a classroom These pre-student teachers also learn

bull How a field-trip can convey and enhance information learned in the class-room

bull How field-trips can be used to cover core content and Kentucky program of study requirements

bull Logistics of a field-trip

bull The importance of choosing appropriate chaperones and supervisors

While at the park these pre-student teachers are exposed to a number of hands-on activities appropriate for use in the classroom either before or after a visit to the park These activities are designed to enhance the curriculum used in the classroom The lessons are from a variety of sources including all of the ldquoProjectsrdquo (WET WILD Learning Tree Food Land and People) the numerous Mammoth Cave curricula and others

Finally park education staff present each potential teacher with materials that can be used in their future classrooms Every participant is given a copy of the Mammoth Cave curriculum information about park education staff visiting their classroom (if within reasonable driving distance) park fact sheets and information about the park web site to access other educational curricula and various information helpful to educators

Park education staff believe this is one the most valuable programs that they have been involved with The majority of these college students although very near graduation have had little exposure to environmental education Most of the students are pleasantly surprised at the kinds of valuable educational experiences that can take place out of the classroom One of the students commentted on her evaluation ldquoextremely helpful This was by far the best learning experience Irsquove had since block startedrdquo Comments such as this certainly inspire us as non-formal educators to continue with this partnership

The Jefferson County Public Schools Environmental Education plansubmitted by David Wicks

MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK and WESTERN KEN-TUCKY UNIVERSITY - PARTNERS IN EDUCATIONsubmitted by Sharon Ganci

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes


KAEE 2003 Conference Highlightshttpwwwkaeeorg

The conference was sponsored by the North American Association for Environmental Education With their support we were able to offer 20 scholarships to educators and students The conference attracted over 140 people with about 40 attending the preconference workshops on Friday Other supporters were Kentucky Dept of Fish and Wildlife Resources East Kentucky Power Canoe Kentucky The School for Eco-Adventure Learning Kentucky Environmental Education Council

Here is Cathy Neeley aka Prize Fairy at her exhibit for the East Ky Science CenterThe exhibit hall was filled with everything from a special Lewis and Clark display to the silent auction

Guest Speaker Al Carr brought Aldo Leopold to us on Friday evening His performance brought drama to the character of an older Aldo Leopold reflecting on his life of passionate commitment to conservation and the land ethic Leopold was an internationally respected scientist authored the classic text Game Management helped form the Wilderness Society and was an advisor on conservation to the United Nations His life and writings have come to represent a new way of thinking and acting toward the land one that encourages reverence for the landrsquos ability to support all manner of life

Mr Carr has been with Sharlot Hall Museumrsquos Blue Rose Historical Theater in Prescott Ari-zona since 1998 He has presented the character of Aldo Leopold from California to Tennessee to a variety of audiences

Participants viewing items on the Silent Auction Table


Guest Speaker and Presenter Dr Terry L Wilson is the Director of the Center for Mathematics Science and Environmental Education at Western Kentucky University a program designed to encourage the collaboration of educators scientists and the general public Terry has spent most of his career specializing in teacher and leadership training in the area of environmental education Besides working with thousands of teachers in Kentucky and much of the US he has also conducted extensive international training in environmental education for educators and natural resource managers throughout North America Asia and Russia

Born and raised in Ohio Terry became a teacher and director of the Outdoor Education Program for the Madison Local Schools (Mansfield) This marked the beginning of a career developing and implementing science and environmental education programs which has now spanned 33 years He moved to Kentucky in 1974 and has since directed several environmental programs for schools universities and government agencies He served as the Environmental Education Coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Education and directed the Center for Environmental Education at Murray State University for ten years While in graduate school at The Ohio State University he served as a research associate for the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science Mathematics and Environmental Education

Terry has served on the board of directors for numerous state national and international organizations involved in promoting science and environmental education including three terms on the board of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) He served as President of NAAEE during 2002 and is currently the Immediate Past President Terry also has served as editor and publisher of The Environmental Communicator He was the first recipient of the Environmental Education College Teacher of the Year given by the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education and testified before a Congressional subcommittee related to the National Environmental Education Act of 1990

Terry was the guest speaker at the KAEE annual meeting on Saturday Terry presented his list of 10 things he has learned over his 33-year career in Environmental Education


KAEE conference participants Frances Carter Doug McCoy and Judy Gammon enjoy the beautiful fall weather during a concurrent session

Mike Strohm and his River Labs Session on Saturday morning

KAEE 2004 ConferenceSeptember 10 - 12

Louisville KY Plan now to attend



Carol and Caleb Bridgwater identify mammal skulls during the Sensational Skulls session

Bob Fraley left and Mac Lang right led participants in a journey to the past to better understand the influence of our natural world on historical events

Guest Speaker and Presenter Skip Jackson President of the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation brought history to life with his presentation of Captain Meriwether Lewis on Saturday eve-ning He also accompanied us on the Voyageur Canoe Journey Sunday morning The mission of the Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation is to stimulate public appreciation of the contri-butions of the Lewis and Clark expedition to Americarsquos heritage and to support education research and development and preservation of the Lewis and Clark experience Meriwether Lewis was a son of the American Revolution a Virginia plantation owner Captain of Infantry in the United States Army Private Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson commander of the expedition that took the boundaries of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean scientist and scientific writer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory



Guest speaker and presenter Bora presented a session about the national guidelines for preparing environ-mental educators and asisted with a session about the proposed Environmental Educator certification program for Kentucky She also addressed the group on Saturday evening bringing us both information about the current trends in environmental education and inspiration to continue our work

Dr Deborah (Bora) Simmons is a professor of Envi-ronmental Education at Northern Illinois University where she teaches courses for both undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Teach-ing and Learning Bora has been actively involved in environmental education research evaluation and professional development for thirty years She has spent nearly twenty years designing and imple-menting resident outdoor-environmental education programs in California New Jersey and Illinois She has taught courses given presentations and facilitated workshops throughout the United States and Canada as well as in Belgium Chile China Greece Japan Jordan Mexico Russia South Korea Thailand and Ukraine

Bora serves as the director of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education The Project was initiated in 1993 by the North American As-sociation for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to help educators develop and deliver effective environmental education programs The Project has drawn on the insights of literally thousands of educators across the United States and around the world to craft guidelines for top-quality environmental education In addition she served as president of NAAEE serves on numerous steering committees and boards of directors including the National Environment and Education Partnership and Environmental Education and Conservation Global and is an executive editor of the Journal of Environmental Education

On Saturday evening guest speakers and presenters Peter and Phyllis Rogers taught us to Step Back in Time with Anglo-American period music and dance of the early 1800rsquos Tra-ditional square dance became part of Peterrsquos life growing up in Harlan County Kentucky and he has been teaching various dance forms for almost four decades Mr and Mrs Rog-ers are from Frankfort Kentucky The Rogersrsquo taught us not only dances like the Virginia Reel but also explained how the land geography and materials available influenced the musical instruments and dance of this time They asked us to imagine Lewis and Clark taking a piano with them on their voyage

Pictured are Peter and Phyllis Rogers Julie Gee and Peggy Kelly

For her various achievements in research and ser-vice Bora has received the Walter E Jeske Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Education (NAAEE 2000) Outstanding Contri-butions to Research in Environmental Education (NAAEE 1996) Applied Research Award (Pro-gressive Architecture 1987) Applied Research Award (International Design 1987) Applied Research Award (Progressive Architecture1985) and Design Research Recognition Award (Nation-al Endowment for the Arts 1983) She earned her BA in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley MS in Natural ResourcesEnvironmental Education from Humboldt State University and PhD in Natural ResourcesEnvironmental Education from the University of Michigan After gradua-tion from UCBerkeley she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Dae Cheon South Korea

KAEE 2004 Conference

September 10 - 12 Louisville KY

Plan now to attend



Lewis amp Clark 200th CommemorationLessons for All Americans

bull to educate all Americans about the potential legacy of Lewis amp Clark

bull to commemorate their achievements resulting from the diverse contributions of people of different cultures

bull to learn to apply the power and value of negotiation and cooperation as by-products of objective-based conflict resolution between cultures

bull to apply this lesson to a future which assures the preservation of cultural differences and cultural respect as a major American trait

Ed Councillrsquos voyageur canoes were our transportation for a float on the Kentucky River Sunday morning Ed Councill Canoe Kentucky and the School for Eco-Adventure Learn-ing lead this trip to help us learn more about the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Skip Jackson as Captain Meriwether Lewis and David Wicks Jefferson County Public Schools ac-companied the 32 adventurers Just like the Corps of Discov-ery our crew included a very young man Weston Lang son of Mac and Laura Lang

Laura Lang left hands Weston to David Wicks to join the others on the Voyageur Canoe Journey

Skip Jackson as Meriwether Lewis relaxing on the Voyageur Canoe Journey

A note from the Newsletter and Website Commitee

Please be sure to submit information about EE news EE resources and EE professional develop-ment experiences for the KAEE newsletter andor

websiteThis information can be sent via email

or as a Word or RTF attachment toNewsletter Submissions

Julie Geejbgeescrtccom

orWebsite Submissions

Wren Smithwrenbernheimorg

The submission deadline for the KAEE spring newsletter is

February 8thBest wishes for

a safe and happy holiday

Educating through Environmental Inquiry

httpwwwkaeeorg

KAEE Newsletter -- 0

Survival of the FittestCourtesy of Mammoth Cave National Parkrsquos paleontology curriculum

httpwwwnpsgovmacalearnhomecurriculahtmpaleoGRADE LEVEL 6 - 12

TIME REQUIRED One class session

SETTING Classroom or outdoors

GOAL The students will create a graph depicting protective coloration as an element of survival

OUTCOMES At the end of the lesson the students will

bull define protective coloration and

bull demonstrate the relationship of coloration and environment to survival

KERA GOALS Meets KERA goals 13 14 17 18 19 110 111 21 22 24 26 28 211 213 33 37 42 44 46 51 52 53 54 62 63

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Since the beginning of time thousands of plants and animals have evolved lived and become extinct Our eco-system is dynamic and ever changing Fire flood drought earthquakes or changes in the climate may alter the environment As the system changes organisms are forced to change in order to survive Those that are best suited to the environment survive Evolution is a process by which popula-tions change over time Individuals unable to deal with the environmental stresses die while others able to cope with the stresses survive This is the process of natural selection Each distinct environment (desert pond mountain top or cave) supports a more or less distinct population Plants and animals within each of these environments exist because they have adapted to their specific environmental conditions Those unable to cope with the environment become extinct

Organisms interact with each other constantly Many of their contacts result in an energy flow through the ecosystem There are three basic types of interactions within a community predation symbiosis and competition

Predation may be defined as the behavior of capturing and feeding on another organism The two components of predation are the predator and the prey The predator is the organism that feeds on another living organism and the prey is the organism that is eaten Animal coloration has arisen through natural selection in response to the predator-prey relationship Protective coloration allows the prey to resemble some object in its environ-ment thus providing potential escape from predation

Symbiosis occurs when two very different organisms live together and each receives what it needs to survive from the other Lichens are an example Lichens are formed from algae and a fungus living together The alga is green and produces food for the fungus through the process of photosynthe-sis The fungus provides a thread base that protects the algae from receiving too much ultra-violet light and from drying out

There is great competition within any community for both food and shelter No two species in any community can occupy exactly the same niche and therefore even closely related species will differ slightly in their survival requirements The swallow and house martin are good examples Both these birds capture their insect food on the wing but the martins tend to fly slightly higher than the swallows and direct competition is avoided

MATERIALS NEEDED

bull One box with a hinged lid for each pair of students

bull Stopwatch or watch with second hand

bull White tissue paper cut into 1frasl4-inch strips

bull Drinking straws in 5 colors cut into 2-inch lengths

bull Graph paper

bull Pencil


Educating through Environmental Inquiry continued

httpwwwkaeeorgPROCEDURE

1 Cut white tissue paper in 1frasl4-inch widths Fill a hinged box with the cut paper making a ldquobedrdquo of tissue paper You will need one box for each pair of students

2 Cut drinking straws into 2-inch lengths You will need 8 pieces each of five different colors One of the colors must be white These straws represent five different species living in a habitat Mix these straws into the bed of tissue paper

3 Divide students into teams of two Give one student in each team a habitat box and a stopwatch or a watch with a second hand This student will open the box and keep time for three seconds At the end of the three-second interval the box lid will be rapidly closed

4 The second student will pick one straw at a time from the box during the three-seconds that the lid is open

5 At the end of the three-second round the students will reverse roles

6 The activity will continue for ten rounds

7 At the end of the ten rounds the students will tabulate the results by adding up the number of straws of each color they have collected

8 Have each team produce three bar graphs Have each student create a bar graph that shows the number of each color straw he or she ldquocapturedrdquo during the 10 rounds of play Instruct the students to combine their results and produce a bar graph that reflects the total of each color captured by the team

9 Create a graph that reflects the combined results from the class as a whole Compare your graphs

10 The following questions are to be addressed

bull Which color straw was most frequently selected

bull Why was that color selected

bull Which color was least represented on the chart Why

bull What is the correlation of survival to the environment

EXTENSION

1 Read and discuss the peppered moth experiment conducted in England in 1950 HBD Kettlewell (Scientific American March 1959 page 48) details this experiment in ldquoDarwinrsquos Missing Evidencerdquo How do the results of this experiment compare to the above straw activity

2 Conduct a second camouflage activity which looks at the blending ability of a species To conduct this experiment you will need 10 sheets of newspaper 5 sheets of white construction paper 5 sheets of black construction paper scissors and a large container Directions

o You will need to produce five habitat areas Each habitat area will require one open sheet of newspaper and a total of 192 rectangles that measure 1rdquox 1 1frasl2 ldquo each cut from black paper white paper and newsprint Cut 64 rectangles out of the white construction paper Cut 64 rectangles out of the black construction paper Cut 64 rectangles out of the second sheet of newspaper

o Place all the cut papers in a container and shake to mix thoroughly

o Dump the mixed papers onto the open sheet of newspaper being certain that the pieces are scattered across the top surface of the newspaper You have now prepared a classroom habitat Prepare five of these habitats and space them around the outer edge of the classroom or down the length of a hallway

o Have the students line up At your signal have them walk quickly past each classroom habitat and quickly ldquocapturerdquo one paper creature from each habitat area

o Instruct the students to compute their results How many of each type paper animal were captured How many of each type paper animal survived Graph the survival rate of the different animals

o Which coloration offered the best protection Why How could a change in pollution (more soot covering the hab-itat for example) affect the numbers and kind of animals in the population How would this same population be affected if a ldquoClean Airrdquo regulation was enacted and enforced Predict the new results Test your predictions by placing your populations (cut rectangles) on a solid black habitat surface or on a solid white habitat surface

Membership Application and Mailer

KAEE Membership Application

Name________________________________________________________________________

Home Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone _____________________________ Work Phone_________________________

Work Affiliation_______________________________________________________________

Work Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

County ______________________ Email _________________________________________

Make checks payable to KAEE and mail to KAEE Blackacre Nature Preserve 3200 Tucker Station Road Louisville KY 40299

Kentucky Association for Environmental Educationco Kentucky Environmental Education Council2107 Capital Plaza TowerFrankfort KY 40601

If your address label has a 2002 next to your name your membership has expiredPlease support KAEE and renew today

Date _____________________

I Individual Membership Professional Member $30 Retired Member 20 Student 15 Life 250

II Group Memberships Family $50 Institutional 100 Corporate 300

Amt enclosed _________

KAEE Board Members

Letter from the PresidentGwenda Adkins

KAEE Newsletter --

Executive CommitteeGwenda Adkins President Region 7Yvonne Meichtry Vice President Region 4Nancy Kiernan Secretary Region 1Doug McLaren Treasurer Region 5Rosetta Fackler Immediate Past President Region 5

Seated Members through 2004 Region 1 Region 4 Mary Kathryn Dickerson Region 2 Wren Smith Sharon Ganci Region 5 Debra Spillman Carol Hanley Region 3 Region 7 Doug McCoy Christie Gibbs Cook Cheryl Bersaglia

Seated Members through 2005 Region 1 Region 6 Kathy Jones Kim Alexander Tina Marshall Region 8 Region 2 Cathy Neeley Julie Gee Region 5 Aimee Wilson Alternate Board Members Region 4 Region 7 Bob Anderson Stephanie Young

Ex Officio MembersRayetta Boone Ag amp Environment in the ClassroomJane Eller Ky Environmental Education CouncilJeff Hohman East Kentucky Power CooperativeKurt Mason US Natural Resources Conservation Svc Evelyn Morgan Daniel Boone National ForestKate Shanks Natural Resources and Environmental Protection CabinetCarey Tichenor Kentucky Department of ParksTerry Wilson Kentucky Universities

Send articles and photos toNewsletter Committee Chair - Julie Gee jbgeescrtccomand to the Newsletter Editor - Terry Gunter tgunter2yahoocom For membership information visit the KAEE website at httpwwwkaeeorg or contact Kandris Wunderlich 3200 Tucker Station Road Louisville KY 40299 kwunder1jeffersonk12kyus

KAEE is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of teachers administrators government andagency personnel business and industry

representatives and private citizens interested in promoting environmental education

httpwwwkaeeorg

Hello

Thank you for allowing me to serve you as President for another year Irsquom truly excited about the projects and activities the coming year holds for KAEE and Kentucky

The conference at General Butler State Resort Park was fantastic It seems they get better every year Next yearrsquos committee certainly has a challenge before them Make plans now to attend the 2004 KAEE conference to be held in Louisville Mary Kate and this yearrsquos conference committee deserve a huge ldquoTHANK YOUrdquo for the work they put in to the conference

When I think of the past year I see lots of successes One of the greatest is the partnership that is being created and strengthened between KAEE KEEC and KUPEE The three groups have had two joint meetings and I feel sure there will be more in the future From this partnership have come some specific responsibilities for the three organizations Follow through with the plans insures

bull the revisions of the master plan as mandated by law will be completed

bull the creation of a certification program for non-formal edu-cators

bull adoption of the graduate level endorsement

bull and research into the status of environmental education in Kentucky

For more information about these undertakings please contact the KAEE board member who represents you or talk to a member of KUPEE (Kentucky Universities Partnering for Environmental Edu-cation) or Jane Eller or a member of the KEEC (Kentucky Environ-mental Education Council) board

2004 holds another great possibility for Kentucky to have more lead-ership roles on the national level Joe Baust is running for President of NAAEE With the national conference coming to Biloxi Missis-sippi Kentucky should have a strong attendance in support of Joe

The next board meeting will be held at Mammoth Caves National Park on November21st and 22nd The board meetings are open to the membership as well as board members If you have concerns you wish to have on the agenda and discussed at the board retreat please e-mail them to me My e-mail address is gadkinsukyedu

On a more personal note please make plans to visit The Laurel Gorge CulturalHeritage Center in my hometown of Sandy Hook In the words of Jane Eller ldquoIt is truly an Environmental Education Centerrdquo and it is Come alone bring a group bring your class and plan to spend the day There is no charge

Sincerely

Gwenda Adkins































































Plan now to attend






















httpwwwkaeeorg
















MATERIALS NEEDED





bull Graph paper

bull Pencil


















EXTENSION











Name________________________________________________________________________

Home Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________



Work Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

County ______________________ Email _________________________________________




Date _____________________





KAEE Newsletter --





























































Plan now to attend






















httpwwwkaeeorg
















MATERIALS NEEDED





bull Graph paper

bull Pencil


















EXTENSION











Name________________________________________________________________________

Home Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________



Work Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

County ______________________ Email _________________________________________




Date _____________________




KAEE Newsletter --





















































Plan now to attend






















httpwwwkaeeorg
















MATERIALS NEEDED





bull Graph paper

bull Pencil


















EXTENSION











Name________________________________________________________________________

Home Address_________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________



Work Address_________________________________________________________________

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