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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLSGROWTH REPORT 2011
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)WHAT IS IT?
• Science, Biology, and Ecology instructional units
• About Missouri habitats and species
• Aligned with MDC mission
• Aligned with DESE Grade-Level and Course-Level Expectations
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)WHAT IS IT?
Each unit includes:• Student book
• Teacher guide with outdoor activities
• Local outdoor component is key• Improves physical and mental health• Improves academic performance• Encourages familiarity with the outdoors
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)WHAT IS IT?
Each unit includes:• Free training by MDC Education Consultants
• Grants for outdoor field experiences
• Grants for outdoor exploration equipment and outdoor classroom supplies
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)WHAT IS IT?
Inquiry-based hands-on learning• Observation• Field investigations• Testable question• Data collection and analyzing• Hypothesis• Conducting experiments• Checking results with hypothesis• Reporting
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)GOALS
• Helps us achieve MDC mission and vision• Students and teachers “learn about fish, forest, and
wildlife resources” and become active participants in the outdoors.
Familiarity OwnershipAppreciation
Participation Empowerment Stewardship
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)GOALS
• Helps teachers teach DESE Standards• Closely aligned with GLEs and CLEs• Covers material in state standardized tests
• Connects students with nature close to home
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DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS (DNS)ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
• Creates a new learning environment• Collaborative work• Information exchange• Active, exploratory, inquiry-based learning• Critical thinking and decision-making• Proactive, planned action• Real world context
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Elementary Unit
• Grades 3-5
• Pond, forest, and prairie habitats
• Activity example: Students build bird feeders, observe birds, and complete data sheets
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Middle School Unit
• Grades 6-8
• Aquatic Ecosystems
• Activity example: Students make observations about their school’s watershed, erosion, and potential non-point source pollution.
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High School Unit
• Grades 9-12
• Ecology/Wildlife management
• Activity example: Students record examples of organism interactions with cell phones or digital cameras. Groups make observations, record data, and make presentations to the rest of the class.
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K-2 unitDNS grew 227% in 2010!
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DNS CURRENT RATE OF GROWTH
2006 2007 2008 2009 20100
50
100
150
200
250
300
030
242
030
76113
193
032
Elementary Middle High
# of
Sch
ools
By Each Unit
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DNS CURRENT RATE OF GROWTH
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010050
100150200250300350400450500
030
76143
467
All Units
# of
Sch
ools
All Units Combined
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What’s coming up?
• Unit for Kindergarten – second grade
• Unit for early childhood
• DNS training at MSU as part of a conservation education minor for education students
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Conservation Education = Conservation