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Last updated: 3/23/11
This is a list of educational
materials and curriculum available for loan from the DNR Library. All DNR employees can check out
materials from the library. Field staff should
email the library
to have materials sent to them. To search all of
the library's resources, please go to the
library catalog. Don't see what you
need?
Email the library to request an interlibrary loan. (DNR
employees only).
Educational Kits
The library has partnered with DNR's Education Team to
provide interactive educational kits. Kits are appropriate for grades 4 - 8, and are a
great resource for school visits, scout troops, or weekend
activities. Kits may be checked out for one week. The following kits are
available at the DNR library:
Who Polluted? - Each student plays a role in the story
of a watershed and the activities happening on a particular
day. Through this interactive story, students learn how
everyone plays a part in the health of our rivers, streams,
and Chesapeake Bay.
Sum of the Parts - Students theoretically inherit one
million dollars and riverfront property to develop as they
wish. Students illustrate their plan to develop their
property, discuss how they will use the available resources,
and identify actions they think may pollute the waterway.
Students learn the difference between point and nonpoint
source pollution and how the land uses of each property owner
contribute to overall water quality within the watershed.
Wetland Metaphors - A variety of objects representing
wetland characteristics help students visualize and remember
the valuable role of wetlands. Students will describe the
characteristics of wetlands and evaluate the importance of
wetlands to wildlife and humans.
Macroinvertebrate Mayhem - Students learn how macroinvertebrates are used as biological indicators to assess
water quality and ecological health of streams and rivers.
Participants will identify macroinvertebrates that are
sensitive to pollutants and those that are pollution tolerant,
indicators of good and poor water quality, and then play a
game of tag to simulate the effects of environmental stressors
on macroinvertebrate populations.
Publications
These materials are available at the DNR
Library. All DNR employees may check out these
materials. Click on the link to go to the library
catalog record. If the item is available online, a link
is provided in the catalog record.
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay through ebony eyes, Curriculum guide /
Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc. -- Annapolis, Md. :
Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc., 2000
Bay-B-C's : a multidisciplinary approach to teaching about the
Chesapeake Bay / illustrations by Laurie Hewitt. --
[Annapolis, Md. : Chesapeake Bay Program, 2001
Ecology of an estuary: Chesapeake Bay--a guide for middle
school teachers. / by Cris Fleming and Christopher Swarth.
-- [Annapolis, Md.] : Coastal Zone Management Division,
Chesapeake and Coastal Watershed Service., 1998
Prince George's County's connection to the Bay : ...Chesapeake
Bay Education Program. -- 1992 ed. -- [Prince George's
County, Md. : Dept. of Environmental Resources, Environmental
Policy Branch?], 1992
Climate Change
Climate change, wildlife, and wildlands [kit] : a toolkit for
teachers and interpreters / United States Environmental
Protection Agency, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. -- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 2002
Energy
Get smart about energy? [CD-ROM] : lessons / Office
of Building Technology, State and Community Programs. --
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2001
Power up! / [prepared by] Maryland Department of Natural
Resources Watershed Services. -- Annapolis, Md. : Maryland
Dept. of Natural Resources Watershed Services, 2005
SunWise [CD-ROM] : a program that radiates good ideas.
-- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 2009 Environmental Education
GLOBE Program teacher's guide. = Global learning and
observations to benefit the environment. -- [Washington, D.C.?
: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, GLOBE
Program], 2002
The environmental education collection : a review of resources
for educators. -- Troy, Ohio : North American Association
for Environmental Education, c1997
Excellence in Environmental Education : guidelines for
learning (K-12). -- Rock Spring, GA : North American
Association for Environmental Education, c1999
Excellence in environmental education : guidelines for
learning (K-12) : executive summary & self assessment tool.
-- Rock Spring, GA : North American Association for
Environmental Education, c1999
Guidelines for the initial preparation of environmental
educators. -- Rock Spring, GA : North American Association
for Environmental Education, c2000
EIHI, environmental issues and human interactions : studies
concerning man's interaction with the environment : [a
product of the 1993 Summer Science Institute with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental
Research Laboratories (ERL) = Environmental issues and human
interactions / activity authors, Madeline Niccore ... et al.].
-- [Boulder, Colo.?] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research
Laboratories, Forecast Systems Laboratory, 1994
Teaching kids to love the earth / Marina Lachecki Herman
... [et al.] ; illustrations by Carolyn Olson. -- Duluth,
Minn. : Pfeifer-Hamilton, c1991.
Forests
Environmental education activity guide : pre K-8. = Project
Learning Tree environmental education activity guide. --
2nd ed. -- Washington, DC : American Forest Foundation, c1994
Invasive Plants
Understanding invasive aquatic weeds : homework & classroom
activities for the 5th grade. -- [Vicksburg, Ms.? :
Aquatic Plant Management Society, 199
Recycling
Make a difference in your school : a how-to guide for engaging
students in resource conservation and waste reduction. --
[Washington, D.C.] : United States Environmental Protection
Agency, 2006
The quest for less : activities and resources for teaching K-8.
-- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
2005
Let's reduce and recycle : curriculum for solid waste
awareness : lesson plans for grades K-6 and 7-12. -- Rev.
1990. -- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency , 1990
Seashores
The seaside naturalist : a guide to study at the seashore
/ written and illustrated by Deborah A. Coulombe in
cooperation with the University of New Hampshire. -- 1st
Fireside ed. -- New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992
Smart Growth
Where do we grow from here: a teacher's resource guide on
growth and its impacts in Maryland. -- [Annapolis MD] :
[Maryland. Dept. Natural Resources], 2002
Transportation
Going places, making choices : transportation and the
environment : curriculum designed for grades 9-12. --
Chevy Chase, Md. : National 4-H Council, c1999
Water
Aquatic project WILD : aquatic education activity guide.
[Boulder, Colo.?] : Western Regional Environmental Education
Council, c1992
Be part of something big! / [prepared by] Maryland
Department of Natural Resources Watershed Services. --
Annapolis, Md. : Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Watershed
Services, 2005
Project WET : curriculum & activity guide. -- Bozeman,
Mont. : The Watercourse ;, c1995
Give water a hand : get a blue thumb : leader guidebook.
-- [Madison, Wisc. : University of Wisconsin-Extension,
Cooperative Extension], 1994
Officer Snook hands-on/minds-on activity book /
written by: Elaine Sevin and Jennifer Sevin ; edited by: David
Perrin ; illustrated by: 7-Dippity, Inc. -- 2nd ed. --
Coral Gables, FL : 7-Dippity, Inc., c1996
Water quality : on common ground, critical issues/critical
thinking experiences for youth / National 4-H Council. --
Chevy Chase, Md. : National 4-H Council, 1995
Waterways : links to the sea, an activity guide for grade 3-5
teachers on cleaning up coastal waters / written by
Cynthia Krum and Flis Schauffler ; illustrations by Jon Luoma.
-- Augusta, ME : Shore Stewards Partnership, 1995
Severn River monitoring project teacher handbook outdoor
education program guide series. -- Annapolis, Md. : Anne
Arundel County Public Schools, Division of Curriculum, 1989
Wetlands
POW! : the planning of wetlands : an educator's guide /
Karen L. Ripple and Edgar W. Garbisch. -- St. Michaels, MD :
Environmental Concern, 2001
WOW! : the wonders of wetlands / written and illustrated
by Britt Eckhardt Slattery. -- St. Michaels, MD :
Environmental Concern Inc. ;, c1991
Wildlife
Aquatic project WILD : aquatic education activity guide.
[Boulder, Colo.?] : Western Regional Environmental Education
Council, c1992
City kids & city critters! : activities for urban explorers
from the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center / by Janet Wier
Roberts & Carole Huelbig ; illustrated by Kim Salinas. -- New
York, NY : Learning Triangle Press, c1996
Endangered species : on common ground, critical
issues/critical thinking experiences for youth / National
4-H Council. -- Chevy Chase, Md. : National 4-H Council, 1996
Pond and stream safari : a guide to the ecology of aquatic
invertebrates / by Karen Edelstein. -- [Ithaca, NY] :
Cornell University, 1999
Project WILD : K-12 activity guide. -- 2nd ed., rev. --
Bethesda, MD : Project WILD, c1992
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