JR. NATURALIST EDUCATOR PROGRAM

 

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Exciting Teacher Opportunity

 

 

Who:          Volunteers or Students interested in teaching environmental education

 

What:         A 30-hour teacher training workshop on the various Jr. Naturalist lesson plans

 

When:       April 23-27, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

Where:      Desert Discovery Center, 831 Barstow Rd., Barstow, CA

 

Why:          To establish a core group of teachers that can deliver the Jr. Naturalist lessons to visiting school children

 

 

Upon completion of the training, participants will be eligible for a $50.00 teacher stipend each day they teach.

 

 

For information and registration contact Rose Foster-Beardshear at (760) 252-6011 or Rose_Foster@ca.blm.gov

 

 

Below are the various Jr. Naturalist Program lessons that are delivered at the Desert Discovery Center.  The lessons are suitable for grades 3-5 and correlate to the California State Standards.

 

Jr. Wildlife Biologist

Grade 3         

Desert Tortoise

 

Grade 3, 4, 5            

Amazing Adaptations

 

Jr. Ecologist

Grade 4        

The A, B, C’s of Ecology

 

Grade 4        

Mojave Desert Ecosystem

 

Jr. Historian

Grade 3, 4       

They Called the Desert Home

 

Grade 4        

California Gold Rush

 

Grade  4, 5, 6           

California’s Trail of Tears

 

Jr. Geologist/Paleontologist

Grade 3, 4     

Rock Out With Earth Science

 

Grade 5             

Paleontology

Jr. Hydrologist

Grade 4, 5

 Hydrology, Watersheds & Me

 

Jr. Archaeologist

Grade 6        

An Archaeological Discovery

 

Jr. Botanist

Grade 3, 4, 5      

What’s in a Plant

 

Grade 3, 4, 5 

Alien Invaders

 

Closing the Loop

Grade 3-6     

Exploring Integrated Waste Management & Resource Conservation

 

Grade  3-6        

Organics and Agriculture

 

Grade 3-6        

Nutrition/Fitness Kickball

 

Environmental Stewardship

Grade  5       

Leave No Trace Ethics

 

The programming listed is available throughout the school year.  The majority of programs are based out of the DDC, while others have been adapted to be taken to schools as presentations for any given numbers of students.  The DDC is constantly developing new lessons and is open to hear from teachers about the subjects they would like to see the Junior Naturalist Program make available.  The program is constantly aiming to offer hands-on experiences that are difficult to provide in a classroom setting. The potential experiences to be had with the Junior Naturalist Program are endless and are provided free of charge.

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