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Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats

Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats. Conservation Poster Contest 2010. What is a habitat?. Name some habitats:. Habitats in your backyard. Habitats at your school. Habitats in your community. What can you do to add or improve habitat areas?. How can you provide a habitat?.

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Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats

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  1. Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats Conservation Poster Contest 2010

  2. What is a habitat? Name some habitats:

  3. Habitats in your backyard

  4. Habitats at your school

  5. Habitats in your community

  6. What can you do to add or improve habitat areas?

  7. How can you provide a habitat?

  8. Pollinators Need Habitats

  9. Never Litter!

  10. 2010 POSTER CONTEST

  11. 2010 Entries • Any 6th grade student in the state of Colorado is eligible to participate in this contest.

  12. Design your posters using some of these ideas: Habitat around your home Habitat at your school Habitat in your community Pollinators importance to habitats Discuss and share your information with others!

  13. Poster Ideas

  14. What makes a good Poster? • Attracts attention • Is simple and clear • Uses colors and white space to get and hold attention • Letters are large enough to be easily read

  15. When forming ideas for your poster • Research the topic of the theme • Brainstorm ideas and make a list • Use the theme as your title Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats

  16. Tips to remember • Don’t use too many words • Use a combination of illustrations and words • Be as neat as you can • Blend colors when using crayons or colored pencils • Depending on design leave white space on the poster • Make sure the poster is balanced

  17. Tips to remember Choose colors carefully. Note the following general guidelines: • - Black tends to be more formal, neat, rich, strong • - Blue is cool, melancholy • - Purple is considered royal, rich • - Yellow tends to be warm, light, or ripe • - Green is fresh, young, or growing • - White means clean, and neat • -Redattracts the eye, is high energy • - Orange attracts the eye

  18. Tips to remember • Don't try to include too many ideas or activities on your poster.  • A single message, clearly illustrated, is more effective

  19. Things you shouldnot do • Cover poster with lamination or other clear covering (Clear covering is OK if chalk type materials or soil paint is used) • Use staples, tacks, or tape • Use fluorescent posters • Create a poster that is all words or a poster that is all pictures • Artist name, State, city, region or identifying area must not be on the front of the posters.  This will automatically disqualify the artist.

  20. Steps to follow when making a poster • Decide on information to include on the poster • Research the theme topic • Sketch out your idea • Mark guidelines for lettering (lightly) • Clean up the poster so it is neat. Erase any guidelines that are showing.

  21. Steps to follow when making a poster • Turn poster in on time for judging. • Attach poster entry form on the back and be sure it is signed by a parent or guardian. • Artist name, State, city, region or identifying area must not be on the front of the posters.  This will automatically disqualify the artist. • Entry must be contestant's original, hand done creation and may not be traced from photographs or other artists' published works.

  22. Steps to follow when making a poster • Any media may be used to create a flat or two-dimensional effect (paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, paper or other materials). • Poster size must be between 8.5" x 11" and 22" x 28".

  23. What your poster will be judged on • Conservation message—50 percent • Visual effectiveness—30 percent • Originality—10 percent and • Universal appeal—10 percent. National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) www.nacdnet.org

  24. “The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land.” Aldo Leopold

  25. For more information visit www.nacdnet.org Stewardship & Education For additional information on NACD Education Material on Habitat, Soil and Water Teachers guide Student booklets and more……………………….. • www.cacd.us for state of Colorado information • www.wgcd.org for local information

  26. Important Date: • West Greeley Conservation District deadline is November 3, 2010 by 4 p.m. West Greeley Conservation District 4302 W. 9th St. Rd. Greeley, CO 80634 970-356-8097x3 www.wgcd.org

  27. For more information: • Contact: West Greeley Conservation District, 4302 W.9th St Rd, Greeley, CO 80634, 970-356-8097x3 • www.wgcd.org • Joyce Wallace, Colorado state contest director, (970) 356-8097 x 3 or joyce.wallace@wgcd.org

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