Inquiry-based scenarios, developed around the resources, will require that students research a problem, develop questioning skills, acquire and analyze data and generate a set of conclusions. All of the individual pieces will be put into a web-delivered, graduate course. Course revisions are being made based on feedback from participants, and it should be offered nationwide next fall. During the workshop, teachers designed lesson plans and activities for at least a week-long unit that would fit into their current curriculum plans. Curriculum units were developed for elementary, intermediate and high school age students.
Most projects explore the interconnectivity of the environment.
The Conservation and Survey Division map and publication office has several new resources. This booklet reviews the volcano's activity since its reawakening in 1980, and speculates about its activity in the future. The booklet is free. This circular explores the emerging scientific arena of change in rivers below dams. The Platte River is featured.