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Teacher Resources

LEARN
Overview of FCCD

The goals of the Finney County Conservation District is to provide you with information and programs to assist in better natural resource management.

The Finney County Conservation District offers a library of conservation related resources for free to any Finney County educator. This list has been compiled to use as an idea of the resources we have on hand. Although many are listed, we are continually adding and making changes to our list. We are also willing to discuss creating a presentation to coincide with your current teaching needs.

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We also offer a variety of local programs that are listed below:

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Rainwater Harvesting

4th Grade Poster Contest

Environmental Education

Streambed Model Trailer

Ark River Water Festival

Ag Women of the Heartland

Soil Health

Educational Classroom Presentations

The following presentations are available by request.

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Enviroscape

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The Enviroscape is a three-dimensional model depicting a watershed. The model

addresses Point Source and Non-Point Source Pollution shown on a variety of

land uses: farm, industrial, urban, highway, forest, streambank, and lakeshore.

It presents a clear picture of how pollution travels through a watershed, effecting

surface water and groundwater. The model emphasizes how water pollution

needs to be prevented.

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Streambed Trailer

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The Streambed Trailer simulates surface water flow and it energies; how

changes upstream effect the watercourse and streambanks downstream.

Topics include:

Stream Dynamics

Streambank Erosion & Stabilization

Channelization

Sedimentation

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The importance of wetland and riparian areas, through streambank protection

and water quality, is demonstrated.

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Teaching Guides
and Learning Tools
  • Earth Teacher - Kathryn Sheehan

  • Project Learning Tree

  • Water - Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc.

  • Water Magic

  • Soil Does More than Get You Dirty

  • Water, Stones, and Fossil Bones - Karen Lind

  • Water Can Be Fun! How to Create a Successful Science Fair

  • Environmental Education Information Report

  • Project WILD Activity Guide

  • Project WILD Aquatic

  • Two H's and an O

  • W.E.T. Instruction Handbook

  • Worms Eat Our Garbage

  • Beyond the Classroom

  • Water Science - Deborah Seed

  • Protecting Our Planet - Ava Deutsch Drutman

  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  • Educational Materials

  • Gone With the Wind - or A Melodrama About Soil Erosion - Shirley Stieger

  • Environmental Portraits - Kim Sakamoto Steidl

  • the Story of Drinking Water

  • Earth - The Water Planet

  • Protecting Our Planet - Ava Deutsch Drutman and Susan Klam Zuckerman

  • Groundwater Protection Curriculum Guide

  • Water

  • Global Alert - Dr. Thomas Christie, Ed. D.

  • River Cutters

  • 3-2-1 Contact

  • 10 Non-Point Source Pollution Pointers

  • 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth - The Earth Works Group

  • An Earth Day Story (Play) - Mary Beth Greene

  • Backyard Composting

  • Backyard Woods (Arbor Day)

  • Clean Water - Kenneth M. Vigil, P.E.

  • Clean Water Student Information Kit

  • Conservation Pocket Guide

  • Connecting People and Nature - A Teacher's Guide

  • Conserving Soil - USDA

  • Creating Environmental Publications - Jeffrey Zehr

  • Dig Your Hands in the Dirt! A manual for making art out of Earth - Kikko Denzer

  • Drinking Water

  • Drinking Water Counts on you

  • EARTH - Firman E Bear

  • Earth Child - Kathryn Sheehan and Mary Waidner, Ph.D.

  • Earth Day Activities for the Classroom - EPA

  • Earth Day Every Day - EPA Teachers Kit

  • Education Goes Outdoors - Johns, Liske, Evans

  • Everyone's Nature - Carol Hunter

  • Exploring Water and the Ocean - Gayle Bittinger

  • Farm*A*Syst

  • Farms Facts

  • Food - 25 Amazing Projects

  • Geography Lessons V- 1996 Kansas Summer Geography Institute

  • Getting Into...Outdoor Classrooms

  • Interpretive Planning - Lisa Brochu

  • Kansas Home *A*Syst

  • Landscape Design and Maintenance for Pollution Control - EPA

  • Life in a Bucket of Soil - Alvin Silverstein and Virginia Silverstein

  • Living in Harmony Coloring Book (Make copies from Only)

  • Managing Change in Rural Communities

  • Managing Containerized Nurseries for Pollution Prevention

  • NACD Conservation Festival Guide

  • NACD How-To Guide for Conservation Education

  • National Geographic - Lions of Darkness

  • National Geographic - Recycling

  • Nature Study for Conservation - John W. Brainerd

  • Our American Land - 1987 Yearbook of Agriculture

  • Our Environment - Mary Ellen Sterling

  • Pheasants Forever's Essential Habitat Guide

  • Pollution Control for Horse Stables and Backyard Livestock - EPA

  • Project WET

  • Raccoon Paper Bag Puppet

  • Recycling in the Environment - Milliken Publishing

  • Recycling Works

  • Rural Living Handbook

  • Rural Roads: Pollution Prevention and Control Measures - EPA

  • Soil and Water Conservation. Program

  • Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District Youth Ed

  • Stories for the Campfire - American Camping Association

  • The Basic Ecology of Lakes in Kansas (Clean Lakes Program)

  • The Book of Earth Facts

  • the Conservation Handbook

  • The Sodbuster Poet - Danny Smith

  • the Sodbusters Wit and Wisdom - Danny Smith

  • The Story of Drinking Water - Teacher's Guide

  • Water A Story of Hope

  • water Can Be Fun - How to Create a Successful Science Fair

  • Water Matters Vol. 1

  • Water Pollution

  • Water Quality and Pollution - Milliken Publishing

  • What You Need to Know about Water - Kurt W. Donsbach D.C., N.D., Ph.D.

  • Wild Land Fire Primer - A Guide for Educators (2002-03) - US Department of Interior

  • Wild School Sites - A Guide to Preparing for Habitat Improvement Projects on School Grounds

  • Woodsy Owl Activity Guide - USDA

  • Your Life, Your World, Your Choices - EPA

  • For the Good of the People - Fun Facts about Farmers and Ranchers

  • "Sammy" Soil Particle Says Conserve Soil and Water

  • North Dakota Eco Ed Program

  • Teaching Soil & Water Conservation

  • Soil Does More Than Get You Dirty

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Kids Discover
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  • Endangered Species

  • Garbage

  • Oceans

  • Oceans 2

  • Pyramids

  • Rain Forests

  • Tornadoes

  • Weather

 
 
 
                                                                Reading Books
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  • A Handful of Dirt - Raymond Bial

  • Amazing Soil Stories #1

  • Amazing Soil Stories #2

  • Erosion - Cherie Winner

  • Grandad's Prayers of the Earth - Douglass Wood

  • Herman, P.I.C. - Holly Harrington

  • Life in a Bucket of Soil - Alvin Silverstein and Virginia Silverstein

  • Our Endangered Planet Groundwater - Mary Hoff and Mary M. Rodgers

  • Spring Waters Gathering Places - Sandra Chisholm De Yonge

  • The Adventures of Julia and Robbie the Disaster Twins - Holly Harrington

  • The Amazing Dirt Book

  • The Book of Earth Facts

  • The Environment - Marcia Gresko

  • The Environmental Protectors - EPA

  • The Magic School Bus - At the Waterworks - Joanne Cole

  • The Rainstick A Fable

  • The Sodbuster Poet - Danny Smith

  • The Sodbuster's Wit and Wisdom - Danny Smith

  • Very First Things to Know About Frogs - Patricia Grossman

  • Water Science - Deborah Seed - Ages 7-12

  • A Moment On the Earth - Gregg Easterbrook

  • Advice From A Tree - Ilan Shamir

  • Conquest of the Land Through 7,000 Years - USDA

  • EARTH - Firman E. Bear

  • Everyone's Nature - Carol Hunter

  • For the Love of Land - R. Neil Sampson

  • Green Fields Forever - Charles E. Little

  • How Much is Enough - Alan Durning

  • Interpretive Planning - Lisa Brochu

  • Last Oasis Facing Water Scarcity - Sandra Postel

  • National Geographic - Lions of Darkness

  • National Geographic - Recycling

  • Nature Study for Conservation - John W. Brainerd

  • Pesticides On the Farm and Ranch - Alice Devine, KDA, Gary Mitchell, KDHE

  • Pillar of Sand - Sandra Postel

  • Reaching Out - William E. Loges and Rushworth M. Kidder

  • State of the World - Lester R. Brown

  • Water A Story of Hope

  • Your Life, Your World, Your Choices - EPA

  • For the Good of the People - Fun Facts about Farmers and Ranchers

  • "Sammy" Soil Particle Says Conserve Soil and Water

Books
Library
Reading
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