Keep Norfolk Beautiful Education Programs
No Child Left Inside!
Keep Norfolk Beautful offers the following fun, hands-on programs for schools, youth groups, scouts, etc. The focus of these programs is litter prevention, conservation and recycling. All are SOL correlated! To schedule a program, please contact us at least two weeks in advance. Anyone may visit the Ernie Morgan Center; Norfolk schools may also receive a visit to their classroom.
Keep Norfolk Beautful offers the following fun, hands-on programs for schools, youth groups, scouts, etc. The focus of these programs is litter prevention, conservation and recycling. All are SOL correlated! To schedule a program, please contact us at least two weeks in advance. Anyone may visit the Ernie Morgan Center; Norfolk schools may also receive a visit to their classroom.
To request a program contact Holly Carson at 441-1347 or holly.carson@norfolk.gov.
PRE-K PROGRAMS
Henry the Heron
Meet Henry, a lovable heron, who encounters trouble from the litter people leave behind, and learn how to prevent this from happening.
Dirt, Worms & Trees!
Little ones will have fun acting out the lifecycle of a tree and investigating one of the creatures that help create healthy soil for growing the trees and other plants so tall!
ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS
Henry the Heron (K) Science: K.1, K.6, K.10, 1.1, 1.8; English: K.1, K.8, K.11, 1.1, 1.12; Social Studies: K.7
Students will meet Henry, who encounters the litter people leave behind, and learn how to prevent this from happening. They will learn what can be recycled at home, and how.
Dirt, Worms & Trees (1) Science: 1.4, 1.5, 1.7
Students will enjoy learning about and acting out the lifecycle of a tree. Along the way they'll meet an investigate one of the creatures that helps create healthy soil for growing strong plants and trees!
Talking Turtles (2) Science: 2.4, 2.5, 2.7; Civics: 2.10
Through a visual presentation using storytelling, biofacts and interaction, students will discover one of Chesapeake Bay's endangered animals, and what they can do to help protect it.
It's Got to Come From Somewhere (3) Health: 3.19; Science: 3.1, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.8; English: 3.7, 4.7; Economics: 3.7
By being transported through a 'manufacturing plant', students will learn about our natural resources and how they are useful to humans. Then, in a role-playing activity, they will become one of these resources when it takes a journey around Norfolk as litter.
Wetland Watchers (4) Science: 4.5, 4.8; VS.1, VS.9
Students will learn about wetlands and some of their history, discover why they are important, and who depends on them for survival.
Hatchling Havoc! (5) Science: 5.6, 5.7; English: 5.1
By participating in a game of hatchling survival, students will discover one of Chesapeake Bay's endangered animals, the sea turtle, and how they can help to protect it through litter prevention and recycling.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
In the Driver's Seat (6-8) Science: 6.1, 6.2, 6.9, LS.12, ES.1, ES.7; Math: 6.7, 6.8, 7.3, 8.3; English: 6.5, 7.2, 8.6; HSS: USII.8
In this activity, students learn about gasoline, then explore fuel conservation and energy efficiency by simulating trips taken by various modes of transportation.
WET, WILD, WOW!
Environmental workshops for teachers!
Join us for fun, hands-on learning and bring nature into your classroom!
Project Learning Tree
October 23rd, 9am-3pm, Norfolk Botanical Garden
FREE
Project WILD
November 4th, 9am-3pm, Virginia Zoo
FREE
Project WET
January 13th, 9am-3pm, Nauticus
FREE
Project WOW! The Wonder of Wetlands!
February 3rd, 9am-4pm, Ernie Morgan Center
$45 fee
Energy & Society
March 31st, 9am-3pm, Ernie Morgan Center
FREE
All workshops are correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning. Space is limited. Advanced registration required. Contact: Holly Carson.
Join us for fun, hands-on learning and bring nature into your classroom!
Project Learning Tree
October 23rd, 9am-3pm, Norfolk Botanical Garden
FREE
Project WILD
November 4th, 9am-3pm, Virginia Zoo
FREE
Project WET
January 13th, 9am-3pm, Nauticus
FREE
Project WOW! The Wonder of Wetlands!
February 3rd, 9am-4pm, Ernie Morgan Center
$45 fee
Energy & Society
March 31st, 9am-3pm, Ernie Morgan Center
FREE
All workshops are correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning. Space is limited. Advanced registration required. Contact: Holly Carson.
Follow the Virginia Trekkers!
Watch a team of four guys who are elementary technology teachers in Virginia, trekking across our state bringing video podcasts from the different regions into your classroom to help you teach the Standards of Learning (SOLs)!
Check them out!
Check them out!
Watershed Curriculum Supplement Available
FREE and Online!
Do alligators live in sewers?
What happens to animal waste when it rains?
Where in the watershed do you live?
What's your water IQ?
Find out the answers to all of these questions, and more, in the 2008 We All Live on the Water newspaper.
We All Live on the Water is a Newspapers in Education (NIE) publication, designed to help teachers meet SOL requirements while teaching important concepts about care of the environment to elementary students. We All Live on the Water incorporates articles, puzzles, and interactive class activities to teach concepts such as the water cycle, pollution prevention, stormwater management, and the importance of keeping sanitary sewer systems unclogged. A Teacher's Guide includes suggested resources and additional education activities. The SOLs, which are met by each article in We All Live on the Water and by the additional activities, are listed on the SOL chart at the end of this guide for easy reference.
We All Live on the Water was created by HRCLEAN, HR FOG, HRSTORM, andHRWET.
Download it by clicking here.
Do alligators live in sewers?
What happens to animal waste when it rains?
Where in the watershed do you live?
What's your water IQ?
Find out the answers to all of these questions, and more, in the 2008 We All Live on the Water newspaper.
We All Live on the Water is a Newspapers in Education (NIE) publication, designed to help teachers meet SOL requirements while teaching important concepts about care of the environment to elementary students. We All Live on the Water incorporates articles, puzzles, and interactive class activities to teach concepts such as the water cycle, pollution prevention, stormwater management, and the importance of keeping sanitary sewer systems unclogged. A Teacher's Guide includes suggested resources and additional education activities. The SOLs, which are met by each article in We All Live on the Water and by the additional activities, are listed on the SOL chart at the end of this guide for easy reference.
We All Live on the Water was created by HRCLEAN, HR FOG, HRSTORM, andHRWET.
Download it by clicking here.
HR3 Classroom Grants
Visit www.hrclean.org, www.hrwet.org or www.hrstorm.org to find about the easiest grant you'll ever write for your next classroom environmental project!
Visit www.hrclean.org, www.hrwet.org or www.hrstorm.org to find about the easiest grant you'll ever write for your next classroom environmental project!
