1990 WEEB Grants
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Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $

Contribution: $

Title: Ban The Barrel: Education Program

Org: Pierce Co Citizens Solid Waste Committee

Grant: 1-0018-EE

Contact: Jerry Wilkens

Addr1: Pierce County Land Mgmt, box 647

Addr2: Ellsworth WI 54011-

Phone: 715-273-3531

Synopsis: Designed To Address The Open Burning Of Solid Waste, Which Has

Increased As Result Of Closing Local Dumps And Increased Disposal Costs.

Three Training Workshops Were Held For Teachers Who Would Develop And Use

Educational Materials. Eighteen Teachers From Public And Private Schools

Participated In Development Of A Brochure And Packet Of Materials. These

Were Then Distributed Or Presented To A Wide Variety Of Community Groups.

An Environmental Survey Was Also Conducted, And Attempts Are Current Under

Way To Pass A County-wide Solid Waste Management Ordinance.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $7,650

Contribution: $7,330

Title: Bluebirds And Aluminum Cans

Org: Rice Lake Area Schools

Grant: 1-4802-EE

Contact: Robert Foster

Addr1: 700 Augusta Street

Addr2: Rice Lake WI 54868-

Phone: 715-234-2181

Synopsis: This Project Produced Over 800 Bluebird Houses And 600 Wooden C

Crushers That Were Sold. The Money Was Donated To The Humane Society. This

Project Involved Extensive Coordination And Division Of Labor Within The

School And Produced An Excellent Cooperative Effort With Industry In The

Community. The Project Generated A Profit Which Will Allow It To Become

Self-perpetuating, And A New Project Has Been Undertaken To Build Recycling

Collection Boxes Around The Area Next Year. This Is A Model Project Of

Interdisciplinary Activity Within The Schools.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $6,500

Contribution: $5,200

Title: Citizen Identification And Priority

Org: Town Of Mt. Pleasant

Grant: 1-0010-EE

Contact: Michael Webber

Addr1: 6126 Durand Ave

Addr2: Racine WI 53406-

Phone: 414-886-1032

Synopsis: The Purpose Of The Project Was To Clarify Environmental Education

Issues Which Citizens Of Mount Pleasant Felt Were Most Important.

Sixty-three People Participated In One Of Five Focus Group Workshops And A

Similar Workshop Was Held With 25 Representatives Of The 4th And 5th Grade

Student Councils Of A School. This Generated At List Of 333 Environmental

Concerns, Which Were Further Reduced To The Top Ten Concerns. Ballots Were

Then Mailed To 7000 Residents Asking For Ranking Of Top Ten Concern Areas.

Four Hundred And Seventy Ballots Were Returned. The Rank Order Of Concern

From High To Low Were: Water Supply, Recycling, Waste Disposal, Air

Supply, health And Safety, And Shelter. The Project Was Professionally Summa

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $7,000

Contribution: $4,895

Title: Citizen Naturalist Program

Org: Cable Natural History Museum

Grant: 1-0024-EE

Contact: Allison Slavick

Addr1: Box 416, CTH M

Addr2: Cable WI 54821-

Phone: 715-798-3890

Synopsis: This Grant Funded Three Intern Students To Assist In Developing

Materials For Environmental Awareness Kits Which Could Be Checked Out From

The Museum By The Public. The Museum Naturalist Is Working To Complete The

Kits, Which Have Been Widely Used. A Substantial Amount Of Resource

Material Has Been Developed. It Is A Continuing Program (10 Years Or So).

They Have Especially Reached Tourists And Second Home Owners. All Visitors

To The Museum (6000 Yr.) See The Program Materials And It Is Promoted In Our

Newsletter (reaching 600 Households) 6x Each Year. One Patron Who Was

Impressed With The Quality Of The Kits Wrote An Article About Them For The

Newsletter.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $6,830

Contribution: $4,515

Title: Data Base Of Restoration Projects

Org: University Of Wisconsin Arboretum

Grant: 1-0011-EE

Contact: Gregory Armstrong

Addr1: 1207 Seminole Hwy

Addr2: Madison WI 53711-

Phone: 608-262-1491

Synopsis: The UW-Madison Arboretum Is Working To Find Ways To Help

Wisconsin Schools Develop On-site Natural Areas And To Use The Process To

Design And Teach Interdisciplinary Environmental Curricula. This Inventory

Was Designed To Facilitate Networking Among Schools And Other Agencies By

Surveying The Type Of Natural Areas And The Extent Of Restoration. Of The

2,661 Public And Private Schools Which Were Sent Surveys, About 45%

Responded. The Data Has Been Put Into A Dbase Iii Computer Format The

University. The Survey Has Generated Requests From Schools To Network With

Other Schools, However Funds Are Not Available To Provide This Service

Directly From The UW Arboretum.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $10,909

Contribution: $3,598

Title: Earth Matters

Org: Indian Waters Girl Scout Council

Grant: 1-0026-EE

Contact: Kay Stevens

Addr1: 4222 Oakwood Hills Pkwy

Addr2: Eau Claire WI 54701-

Phone: 715-835-5331

Synopsis: The Goal Of The Project Was To Increase Knowledge Of Ecological

Systems And Environmental Exploration Skills Among Adult Leaders Of Girl

Scout Troops. The Grant Allowed Employment Of A Full-time Environmental

Staff Person For The Summer Resident Camp, Camp Nawakwa. The Staff Person

Trained Adult Leaders In A Variety Of Hands-on Environmental Activities.

Nine Community Day Camps Throughout Northern Wisconsin Used This Specialist

To Conduct Nature Appreciation Activities, And Adults Were Given

Instructional Resource Kits To Assist With Future Training. Over 900 Girls

And 250 Adults Received Training Under This Grant.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $3,154

Contribution: $2,100

Title: Earth Talks

Org: Beaver Creek Reserve

Grant: 1-0027-EE

Contact: Rick Koziel

Addr1: Rt. 2, Box 94

Addr2: Fall Creek WI 54742-

Phone: 715-877-2212

Synopsis: The Earthtalks Project Offers 25 Environmental Programs For

Groups Throughout The Chippewa Valley, Provided By 32 Volunteers Recruited

By The Beaver Creek Reserve Under This Grant. The Volunteers Who Had Little

Public Speaking Experience Were Trained In These Skills By Others Who Were

Experienced. A Brochure Was Developed And Distributed To Local Groups Such

As Scouts, 4-h, Senior Citizen's Groups And Others. As Of 12/22/93 Several

New Programs And Speakers Were Added. In 1992 61 Presentations Were Given

In The Chippewa Valley As Far North As Ladysmith,

south To Arcadia And From Menomonie To Neilsville. Groups Include Schools,

Senior Citizens, Sport Clubs, Lake District Associations And Public Library

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $5,496

Contribution: $1,655

Title: Environmental Educ Outreach Course

Org: WI Center For Environmental Ed

Grant: 1-0020-EE

Contact: Dr. Randy Champeau

Addr1: College Of Nat Res., Univ. Wisconsin

Addr2: Stevens Point WI 54481-

Phone: 715-346-2028

Synopsis: This Project Developed An In-service For Teachers In Two

One-credit Courses. The First Was EE Teaching Strategies, And The Second

Was The Ecological Basis For EE. One Course Was Offered Twice, Service 13

Public Schools And 2 Private Schools. Thirty Teachers Received Training.

Other Courses Are Being Planned By The 18 Out-reach Instructors Who Were

Trained Under The Grant.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $4,994

Contribution: $5,263

Title: Environmental High School Conference

Org: WI Assn For Environmental Ed

Grant: 1-0019-EE

Contact: Dr. Randy Champeau

Addr1: 7290 County MM

Addr2: Amherst Jct. WI 54407-

Phone: 715-346-2028

Synopsis: On April 30-may 1, 1990, Twenty Persons Attended A Planning

Session At The Central Wisconsin Environmental Station. This Group

Developed An Outline And Held Additional Conference Planning Sessions At

Stevens Point And Milwaukee. The Purpose Of The Conferences Is To Heighten

Awareness And Stimulate Action Toward Environmental Issues Among High School

Students And Teachers Throughout Wisconsin. Speakers And Exhibitors Have

Been Contacted For Both Conferences, And Flyers Have Been Completed And

Distributed. Approximately 200 Participants Had Registered By Mid-October

For Milwaukee, But Numbers Were Not Available For Stevens Point.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $7,599

Contribution: $13,120

Title: Executive Director, MREA

Org: Midwest Renewable Energy Assn -MREA

Grant: 1-0025-EE

Contact: Sue Stein

Addr1: Box 249, 116 Cross Street

Addr2: Amherst WI 54406-

Phone: 715-824-5166

Synopsis: Provided Stable Administration For The MREA And For The 1991

Energy Fair. The Director, Funded Under The Grant, Was To Seek Additional

Grants And Expand The Fund-raising Networks, As Well As Organize The Energy

Fair. A Well-documented Summary Of The Project Steps And Time-table Was

Prepared For Others Interested In Promoting This Type Of Event. Attendance

At The Weekend Was About 6,000 People, Representing 27 States And 6 Foreign

Countries.

the Project Is Continuing And Growing Each Year. In 1992 Attendance Was

7500 At The June Fair. The MREA Is Also Involved In A Few Other Projects W

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $16,543

Contribution: $41,000

Title: Field Experiences For Elementary Teachers

Org: WI Academy Of Science, Arts

Grant: 1-0013-EE

Contact: Leroy Lee

Addr1: 1922 University Avenue

Addr2: Madison WI 53705-

Phone: 608-263-1692

Synopsis: Built On A Model Funded By The National Science Foundation For

Middle School Teachers, The Objectives Of The Project Were To Provide Direct

Experiences In Geology And Ecology For Elementary School Teachers. Session

Were Help Once A Month, At A Site In Each Of Wisconsin's Geographic

Provinces, To Develop A Knowledge Of Selected Environmental Issues Within

The State. The Sessions Covered Wisconsin Geology, Mining, Woodlands,

Volcanic And Earthquake Activity And Field Trips To Various Locations Around

The State. Each Session Was Taught By Specialists In The Subject Area. The

Project Continued Into The 1992 Spring/summer.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $15,708

Contribution: $47,791

Title: From Awareness To Action

Org: Friends Of Hixon Forest Nature Center

Grant: 1-0014-EE

Contact: Elizabeth Janvrin

Addr1: 2702 Quarry Road

Addr2: La Crosse WI 54601-

Phone: 608-784-0303

Synopsis: The Goal Was To Develop Local Sequenced Outdoor EE Programs For

Elementary And Middle School Students. Several Activity Modules Of 1/2 To

Hours Were Developed By Teacher-advisory Panels For Preschool, Grades 1-2,

Grades 4-5, And Grades 6-7 Levels. These Modules Were Designed For Use Both

At Hixon Forest Nature Center As Well As In Classrooms, And Are Available

For Nominal Cost ($1-$2). A Model Of How To Design Curriculum With Teacher

Was Also Developed.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $3,507

Contribution: $1,150

Title: Future Is Safe

Org: Waupun School District

Grant: 1-6216-EE

Contact: Gerald Thompson

Addr1: 950 Wilcox Street

Addr2: Waupun WI 53963-

Phone: 414-324-9341

Synopsis: Multi-disciplinary Involvement Of Teachers On Environmental

Issues Through Six Workshops. Teachers Then Involved Classes In Cooperative

Projects Such As Investigation Of Waste-related Issues In The School,

Testing Of Ground Water Contaminants And Nitrates Around Waupun And The

Horicon Marsh, And A Political Action Letter Campaign. There Were Radio Spot

Announcements, And A Household Recycling Survey. This Project Represented

Cross-section Of The School Teachers And Students, Grades Five Through High

School Seniors. (video And Audio Tapes Were Developed). The Ten Teachers

Are Continuing To Use The Materials / Strategies In Their Classes.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $7,400

Contribution: $1,850

Title: Great Lakes In My World

Org: Lake Michigan Federation / Cwac

Grant: 1-0002-EE

Contact: Glenda Daniel

Addr1: 647 W. Virginia

Addr2: Milwaukee WI 53204-

Phone: 414-271-5059

Synopsis: Using K-8 Curriculum Materials Previously Developed Under Another

Grant, Six Teacher Workshops Were Held In The Milwaukee Area: Three Of

In-service Training, One With The UW, One At Grandview School, And One With

Milwaukee Area Technical College. An Additional Workshop Was Held At Kettle

Moraine. A Green Bay Workshop Was Held At Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

Follow-up Observation And Assistance To Teachers Was Provided. Teacher

Evaluations Indicated Most Activities Were Useful And Fit Well Into Their

Curricula.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $10,000

Contribution: $3,625

Title: Infusing The School Forest Curriculum

Org: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute

Grant: 1-0023-EE

Contact: Clayton Russell

Addr1: 1411 Ellis Avenue

Addr2: Ashland WI 54806-

Phone: 715-682-1223

Synopsis: This Project Was Designed To Help Schools Use Their School Fore

More Effectively For Environmental Instruction And To Bring School Personnel

Into Contact With Natural Resource Specialists. Sixty Teachers And School

Administrators, Representing 35 Schools, Met With 30 Resource People During

The Project. Two Field Trips Were Taken To Exemplary School Forests In

Merrill And Wausau. As A Result, Numerous Participants Have Formed

Committees To Improve Their School Forest Curriculum. School Forest

Enhancement Projects Continue In Bayfield, Washburn, Glidden, Rhinelander,

Winter, And Superior. Teachers Attending This Conference Have Received

Awards And Sought Continued Funding For Their Projects.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $6,652

Contribution: $8,000

Title: Interdisciplinary Environ Studies

Org: Manitowoc Public School

Grant: 1-3290-EE

Contact: John Crubaugh

Addr1: 1010 Huron Avenue

Addr2: Manitowoc WI 54220-

Phone: 414-683-4857

Synopsis: Seventh Grade Students (345) And Teachers (16) From Two Schools

Participated In The Integrated Environmental Education Project. Also

Included Was A Department Head From Each Of Four Disciplines And An

Elementary School Principal. Two Major Goals Were: 1) To Determine How

Several Projects Would Impact On The School Forest (through Student Field

Activities) And 2) To Work In Cooperative Groups To Collect Data And Hold A

Panel Discussion On The Projects, Followed By A Written Report. Summary

Evaluations Indicated That It Was Well Received And Forced Teachers To Plan

Together Across Subject-area Boundaries. The Students Felt It Was A

Practical On-site Learning Experience Which Developed Teamwork As Well As K

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $4,924

Contribution: $1,700

Title: Let's Not Waste The Nineties

Org: Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful

Grant: 1-0005-EE

Contact: Margo Kuisis

Addr1: 1313 W. Mount Vernon Avenue

Addr2: Milwaukee WI 53233-

Phone: 414-383-0118

Synopsis: This Project Involved Establishment Of A Three-tier Solid Waste

Management Education Program. It Involved 1) Production Of Educator

Reference Guides, 2) Educator Workshops, And 3)resource Centers. The

Reference Guides Were Distributed To Every Public And Private Elementary An

Secondary School In Milwaukee County, As Well As To The Resource Centers For

The Public. The Educator Workshops For Elementary And Secondary Teachers

Received Outstanding Ratings. Resource Centers Were Set Up At The KGMB

Office And At Havenwoods Nature Center. It Included A Lending Library

System For Materials And On-going Newsletters To Inform The Public About

Resources Available. This Project Was Also The First-place Winner In A Nat

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $8,472

Contribution: $8,017

Title: Lifestyles- Choices & Responsibility

Org: 4 H Douglas County

Grant: 1-0022-EE

Contact: Fariba Pendleton

Addr1: 1313 Belknap, 203 Courthouse

Addr2: Superior WI 54880-

Phone: 715-394-0363

Synopsis: This was a one-day workshop to encourage self and earth

awareness, kinship, joy, and hope. Twenty-five people attended. Items

covered were: 1) recycling In Douglas County, 2) basic eco-concepts, 3) the

impact of humans on the environment, 4) values clarification, 5) personal

eco-responsibility. Finally, the workshop participants made a commitment t

adopt less consumptive, low impact lifestyles and share their awareness and

knowledge with others. Pre- And post-seminar evaluations showed marked

improvement in environmental awareness among participants.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $780

Contribution: $195

Title: Mecca

Org: Mishicot School District

Grant: 1-3661-EE

Contact: Kenneth Baroun

Addr1: 660 Washington Street

Addr2: Mishicot WI 54228-

Phone: 414-755-2391

Synopsis: The Goals Were To Revitalize EE Instruction And To Provide

Activities For Environmental Improving In The School Forest. This Was Done

Through Development Of A 1 1/4 Mile Trail And Preparation Of A General

Walking Tour Guide, A Core Curriculum, And A Trail Curriculum Guide,

Including Seasonal Activities. The Final Report Includes A Well-documented

Activity Summary. This Is A Model Program Involving The Public And Private

Sector, As Well As Teachers, Students, And Administrators.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $3,000

Contribution: $3,450

Title: Our Own Back Yard

Org: Longfellow Middle School

Grant: 1-6244-EE

Contact: Gerald Mullins

Addr1: 12121 W. North Avenue

Addr2: Wauwatosa WI 53226-

Phone: 414-778-6540

Synopsis: Promoted The Use Of Longfellow School's Already Developed

Courtyard As An Environmental Teaching Lab. Three Saturday Morning

In-service Workshops Were Presented To Teachers In Order To Develop

Awareness To Environmental Issues And Help Infuse EE Across The Curriculum.

grant Funds Were Used To Bring In Outside Resource People And Provide A

Stipend For Attendees. Total Participation At The 3 Sessions Was 43

Teachers. Each Teacher Was Required To Develop A Lesson Plan For Their

Discipline And Address Ways In Which The Courtyard Could Be Used To Teach

Their Subject. Lesson Plans Were Submitted With The Final Report Of This

Project. This Is A Continuing Project.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $8,094

Contribution: $7,776

Title: Promoting The Ethics Of Recycling

Org: Milton High School

Grant: 1-3612-EE

Contact: Kathy Boguszewski

Addr1: 114 W. High St.

Addr2: Milton WI 53563-

Phone: 608-868-7811

Synopsis: Gifted And Talented High School Students Researched Environment

Pollution Through A Cooperative Effort With A Local Corporation. The Result

Was This Local Recycling Project Designed To Educate The Commercial,

Industrial, And Residential Communities About The Myths, Facts, And Methods

Of Recycling. Second, Leadership Skills Were Developed Among High School

Students Who Will Direct The Project. Two Telephone Surveys Were Conducted

On Waste Management. The Group Prepared Multi-media Presentations With

Targeted Audiences. They Also Organized A Conference Of Representatives

From Variety Of Milton Community Youth Groups Outside Of School, Designed T

Facilitate Neighborhood Recycling Efforts.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $8,755

Contribution: $2,200

Title: Recycling Education Curriculum Development

Org: City Of West Allis

Grant: 1-0001-EE

Contact: Christy Dixon

Addr1: 6300 W. Mc Geoch Avenue

Addr2: West Allis WI 53219-

Phone: 414-256-8290

Synopsis: Fourth Grad Recycling Education For West Allis Schools. A

Six-member Committee Developed A 100 Page Teachers Guide, Recycling

Information Material, And Recycling Resource Box For Each Of 24 Elementary

Schools. Two Six-hour Teacher Inservices Were Held For 16 Fourth Grade

Staff, Covering Topics On Solid Waste And Including Field Trips. The 4th

Grade Recycling Education Curriculum Has Been Developed And Distributed To

Each Public And Private Participating Elementary School Within The District

The West Allis Recycling Coordinator Maintains Contact With The 4th Grade

Staff Through Personal Calls And A Newsletter. The Four-week Teaching Unit

Was Successfully Taught In 1991 And Is Expected To Be Included In The On-go

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $9,989

Contribution: $6,326

Title: Restoration Of Blue Bird Habitat

Org: Stoughton Middle School

Grant: 1-5621-EE

Contact: Environmental Education

Addr1: Box 189

Addr2: Stoughton WI 53589-

Phone: 608-873-2684

Synopsis: Middle School Students Built Bluebird Houses Out Of Recycled

Scraps Of Lumber Collected At Various Locations In The Area. In Spring Of

1991, Students Put Up The Houses And Kept Individual Records, Using A

Standardized Form From The Bluebird Restoration Association Of Wisconsin.

These Records Will Eventually Be Entered Into Computer For Tracking. 132

Middle School Children In 6th And 7th Grades Were Involved.

presented Project 2/24/93 At State Capitol With Jamie Kellnhofer, Kelly

Barnkow. Project Director Gayland Snorek.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $569

Contribution: $150

Title: Watershed Curriculum Development

Org: Riveredge Nature Center

Grant: 1-0006-EE

Contact: G. Andrew Larsen

Addr1: 4458 W. Hawthorne, box 26

Addr2: Newburg WI 53060-

Phone: 414-675-6888

Synopsis: Twenty-four Watershed Curriculum Materials Were Evaluated.

Thirteen Of These Materials Were Purchased Under The WEEB Funds. A Resource

Guide Was Developed And Will Be Distributed To Area Schools In January And

February. A Two-day Workshop Was Held For Educators And Leaders From

Priority Watershed Areas: Seventeen Enrolled. Each Received Copies Of The

Developed Curriculum. A Number Of Useful Recommendations Were Developed By

Participants, And Much Enthusiasm Was Developed For Water Monitoring. An

Update Rcvd 12/92 Indicated That The Riveredge Nature Center Incorporated

Testing The Waters Under Its Umbrella. Five New Schools Joined The Program

In 1992/93; Five More Will Be Added In 93/94.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $6,844

Contribution: $28,000

Title: Wisconsin Environmental Education

Org: Port Washington- Saukville Schools

Grant: 1-4515-EE

Contact: James Badertscher

Addr1: 100 West Monroe Avenue

Addr2: Port Washington WI 53074-

Phone: 414-284-7700

Synopsis: Preparation Of Elementary And Secondary Teachers As "teachers O

Teachers" Across Disciplines. Participants Noted An Increased Knowledge Of

The Environmental Education Program And Its Infusion, And An Increase In

Environmental Sensitivity. Twelve Participants And Two Group Facilitators

Divided Into Three Groups And Visited A Variety Of Environmental Facilities

Gathering Information That Was Then Developed Into Curriculum Resource

Materials. There Was A Strong Satisfaction By Participants, And An

Increased Awareness By The Community Of The Schools Were Doing.

they Are Continuing To Utilize A "teachers Of Teachers" Plan, Using Contact

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $4,456

Contribution: $2,000

Title: Wisconsin School System Environment

Org: WI Center For Environmental Ed

Grant: 1-0021-EE

Contact: Dr. Randy Champeau

Addr1: College Of Nat. Resources UWSP

Addr2: Stevens Point WI 54481-

Phone: 715-346-4174

Synopsis: A Network Was Established Between 934 Schools (k-12) Statewide

Provide Contact People For Information On Environmental Education. A

Subsidy From The Grant Was Provided To Encourage Enrollment In The Network

And To Produce A Resource Manual And Materials. A Variety Of Materials Have

Been Exchanged Between Participants. And Evaluation Of The System Is

Scheduled For Fall 1991. Membership In The School Network Was Subsidized

Under This Grant.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $10,500

Contribution: $16,532

Title: Youth Action On Environmental Issues

Org: 4 H Foundation

Grant: 1-0012-EE

Contact: Karen Kampen

Addr1: 7010 Mineral Point Rd

Addr2: Madison WI 53717-1708

Phone: 608-262-1912

Synopsis: Both The Administering Director And Project Director Left The

Agency Before The Project Got Started. Only The June Workshop Was Held,

With Involved 11 Youth And 1 Adult Leader For A 3-day Workshop At Upham

Woods. The Workshop Was Designed To Foster Interest In Recycling And Other

Projects. Participants Indicated By Follow-up Mail That The Workshop Was A

Worthwhile Experience, But The Project Was Largely Unfinished And Most Of

The Funds Were Not Used. The Curriculum And Teaching Materials Which Were

Developed Will Be In Use Statewide For At Least Two More Years, By Up Toe

10,000 Youth.

Year: 1990

WEEB Grant: $12,000

Contribution: $5,000

Title: 4 H Leader Science/tech Integration

Org: 4 H Foundation

Grant: 2-0050-EE

Contact: Nancy Franz

Addr1: 610 Langdon St.

Addr2: Madison WI 53703-

Phone: 715-373-6104

Synopsis: Three 4-h And Youth Agents Created The Curriculum Design,

Activities And Support Materials Based On Successful 4-h Programs. Two

Youth Artists Provided Their Work For The Curriculum. A Ring Binder Of Fact

Finders Curriculum Was Placed In All 72 UW-extension Offices In The State,

And Piloted With Over 50 Youth And Adults In Bayfield, Lincoln, And Polk

Counties. A 4-h Project Leaders Guide To Science And Technology Was

Written. A Guide Of 11 Science And Technology Activities Was Created. Two

Coordinators Created Seven Teaching Kits Based On The Fact-finders.