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2 Day Post Conference Workshop with Kenny Peavy (March 29-30, 2009)



KENNY PEAVY
- read about the author
- Co-author of As If the Earth Matters (view website)

Discover Nature!
Basic Ecology and Environmental Education Techniques for Educators

Transportation to and from locations will be provided. Lunches will also be provided since the workshop will take place in the field or in transit from one field location to another.

5-20 participants
SUNY credit possible
15 hour (2 day) pre / post conference short course

Day 1 — Ecology Basics and Aquatic Ecosystems

Introductions etc.

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – classroom at Sutera Harbour
• Biomes and ecosystems of the world (rainforest focus)
• Ecology basics- rainforest ecology, forest layers, fun forest facts, food webs, food chains, food pyramids
• Classroom projects (bottle biology, biome boxes, insect collections)
• Ecological relationships- predator/prey, carnivore, herbivore, symbiosis, commensalism, parasitism, mutualism, etc.

12 p.m. – Lunch at a local Chinese restaurant

1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Aquatic study at Sungai Kipouvo
• Water cycle
• Microhabitats – run , riffle, pool
• Aquatic insect survey
• Stream health assessment

6 p.m. – Sunset at Tanjung Aru (optional discussion)

Day 2 — Birds, Forests and Islands

7 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Bird Sanctuary and Wetlands Center
• Bird anatomy
• Basic birding and bird identification
• Mangrove ecology

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Lunch at a local Chinese restaurant

12 p.m. – 4 p.m – Pulau Gaya
• Forest ecology
• Entomology (insect study)
• Activities from As if the Earth Matters (classroom application):
Ranger! Ranger!      Digital Treasure Hunt
Imagine                      Leaf Poetry and Nature
Bug Bites                   River of Words

Wrap up, debrief and vow to take action!

6 p.m. – Sunset at Tanjung Aru (optional discussion)