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EL AGUA ES IMPORTANTE

The Chemical Education Foundation (CEF) is looking for elementary and middle school teachers who would be willing to reevaluate the "You Be the Chemist" kits for elementary and middle schools. Although a teacher task force developed the kits in the late '90s, the CEF want to ensure that these kits are relevant to the state standards and current for classroom use. Contact Gretchen Sherrill, gsherrill@chemed.org or 703-527-6223. www.chemed.org From MT News for Educators

The following information is from the US EPA Environmental Education office. Water Matters, Volume 3: Now Available in Spanish for free! "EL AGUA ES IMPORTANTE? guia de maestro sobre recursos de agua, Volumen 3" is a Spanish translation of an educational kit that includes a teacher's guide and a set of creative and colorful posters that was created by the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Education Initiative. The initiative is designed to help primary and middle-school teachers satisfy the National Science Education Standards. Water Matters, Volume 3 provides background information and suggestions for activities to heighten student interest and promote query-based, hands-on learning. Topics covered include oceans and coastal hazards, watersheds, and hazardous waste; the posters can be displayed separately or together in a large three-poster mural. Water Matters, Vol. 3 makes learning science easy, constructive, and fun! Copies of the Spanish publication can be ordered free of charge from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Publications at 1-800-490-9198. Or order on-line at http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ordering.htm Title: EL AGUA ES IMPORTANTE?guia de maestro sobre recursos de agua, Volumen 3 EPA Publication Order Number: 171-K-02-001. NOTE: Copies of the English publication (Volumes 1, 2 and 3) can be ordered for a fee (about $10 per volume) from the National Science Teachers Association by calling 1-800-277-5300 or order from the on-line Science Store at http://www.nsta.org (click on ScienceStore) Spanish translation services were provided by the National Sea Grant College Program in Puerto Rico. Technical review was provided by scientists at the U.S. Geological Service offices in Puerto Rico. Funding was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education, and NOAA's National Ocean Service.

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