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Title..........................."Project WILD/Aquatic WILD" Activity Guides.

 

Description................Two environmental- and conservation-education activity

                                  guides with 113 activities (WILD) and 40 (Aquatic WILD)

                                  respectively. Easy, hands-on, indoor/outdoor activities

                                  in lesson-plan format, emphasizing awareness, appreci-

                                  ation and understanding of wildlife & natural resources.

                                  Interdisciplinary and supplementary to other curricula.

                                 Teaches students "how to think...not what to think."

 

Target

Audience...................K-12 classrooms, youth groups, zoos, nature centers,

                                 museums, etc.

 

Cost.........................Free.

 

Location...................Mailed to teacher's, leader's or institution's address.

 

Dates/Times.............NA.

 

Special

requirements............None.

 

Sponsor/POC..........Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,

                                Conservation Communications Division

                                4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX  78744

                                Tel. (512) 328-6035 (direct line) or

                                       (800) 792-1112 (switchboard).

 

Other Notes.............Six-hour hands-on workshops can be arranged for

                                groups of teachers to learn how to use the guidebooks.

                                Same point-of-contact. "WILD" stands for "Wildlife In

                                Learning Design." The guidebooks and training are

                                endorsed by the Texas Education Agency.