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Teaching and Inspiring Environmental Stewardship (TIES)

Teaching and Inspiring Environmental Stewardship (TIES). Sustainability Outreach for Elementary School-Aged Children. TIES Overview. Mission: Teach environmental principles and demonstrate how to uphold them, using the Dana Building as a lab and educational center Goals:

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Teaching and Inspiring Environmental Stewardship (TIES)

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  1. Teaching and Inspiring Environmental Stewardship (TIES) Sustainability Outreach for Elementary School-Aged Children

  2. TIES Overview Mission: • Teach environmental principles and demonstrate how to uphold them, using the Dana Building as a lab and educational center Goals: • Increase awareness, as well as knowledge of, environmental issues and solutions • Create positive attitudes about environmental principles • Equip participants with necessary skills needed to perform environmentally responsible behavior on their own • Encourage students to participate in environmentally responsible behavior

  3. Samuel T. Dana Building A living laboratory for sustainable design • Home of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, 1961 • Green renovation completed, 2004 • Gold LEED-rated • U-M’s greenest building

  4. TIES Field Trips • 1-hour program • “The Great Green Adventure” guided building tour • 2-hour program • “The Great Green Adventure” guided building tour • “Sustainability Stations” hands-on activities • “Paint a Greener Picture” wrap-up, reflection

  5. Interactive Displays

  6. Highly Trained Staff

  7. Sustainable Design in Practice

  8. Sustainability Stations

  9. TIES Field Trips • Energy TIES – New 2-hour program! • Guided tour with a focus on energy use, movement, and conservation in the Dana Building • “Energy Stations” explore heat transfers, energy use, and energy monitoring • Hands-on activities • Real-world application

  10. Energy Worksheet Excerpts

  11. Energy Worksheet Excerpts

  12. Connections to AAPS Curriculum • TIES Program • 4th Grade • Nature’s Recyclers • Watery Earth • 5th Grade • Energy – Air and Wind • Energy TIES – 5th Grade Program • What is Energy? • Energy Transfers • Heat Energy Transfers • Air and Wind

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