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Volunteer for Alaska Envirothon

Volunteer for Alaska Envirothon . We need Station Leaders & Current Issue Judges. Mission of Alaska Envirothon. To introduce students to environmental careers, enhance cooperative problem solving skills and increase stewardship of Alaska’s natural resources. Volunteers Rule!.

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Volunteer for Alaska Envirothon

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  1. Volunteer for Alaska Envirothon We need Station Leaders & Current Issue Judges

  2. Mission of Alaska Envirothon To introduce students to environmental careers, enhance cooperative problem solving skills and increase stewardship of Alaska’s natural resources.

  3. Volunteers Rule! • Station Leaders: • Join a committee in your area of expertise • Review learning objectives and curriculum • Write test questions − Supervise field stations at the competition Friday April 26th

  4. Chena Lakes Recreation Area US Army Corps of Engineers and North Star Borough have offered their facilities!

  5. Chena Lakes Recreation Area The area includes covered pavilions, restroom facilities, trails, fields, forests, Chena River and the man-made dam. The triangles represent potential station sites.

  6. Fieldstations As a Station Leader, you will help develop questions and activities to test students in the following areas….

  7. Forestry Measure Tree Height Identify Alaskan species DBH- well almost!

  8. Wildlife Identify animals using tracks and skulls, assess habitat needs, understand management issues and strategies

  9. Soils & Land Use Munsell Color chart Soil Horizons & Textural Analysis

  10. Aquatic Ecology Water Quality Monitoring Macroinvertebrates Chemical Testing Watersheds Wetlands Turbidity Pollution

  11. Station Tests • Hands-on, problem solving • 50 points total, 12 pt. Times New Roman • Students will have 45 minutes at each station: • 15 minutes: Introductions, career background • 30 minutes: Testing • You provide test equipment, answer keys, helpers • Envirothon staff provides copies of tests, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, envelopes

  12. Two Categories • Teams • Each student has a unique talent to offer • Students become “experts” in a study area • Prepare a presentation • Individuals • Varied preparation • Okay to help, but indicate by writing DO NOT GRADE • Do not prepare presentation

  13. Fieldstations Presentation Current Issue Judges create a place-based (Interior Alaska) problem scenario that students will address and present

  14. Team Presentation Builds team work, confidence, advocacy skills

  15. Team Presentation • Current Issue: Alaska Rangeland Management • Teams will have 10-minutes to present their solution to a real-world problem/scenario • Students receive scenario 3 weeks prior • Volunteers who created the scenario will sit on the judging panel • Other stations should think about how to integrate the Current Issue into their field test

  16. Fieldstations Presentation Service project

  17. Group Project After field tests, some students will be giving their presentation while others will be involved in a service project or a large group activity related to the Current Issue: Alaska Rangeland Management

  18. Thanks for Volunteering!

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