 | Teaching Conservation in Developing Nations (Peace Corps) |
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| | Foreword |
| | Introduction |
|  | Chapter 1: The self-contained conservation education center |
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| | Planning |
| | The building |
| | Landscaping |
| | The nature trail |
| | Conservation demonstration area |
| | Outdoor exhibits |
| | Exhibits |
| | Signs and labels |
| | The conservation education center in shared facilities |
| | Source materials - Chapter 1 |
| | Chapter 2: Conservation education in a school |
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| | A school conservation education outline |
| | First Year: Looking at Your Environment |
| | Second Year: Change in the Natural World |
| | Third Yeah: How Environment Differ |
| | Fourth Yeah: Talking Care of Natural Resources |
| | Fifth Year: Use of Natural Resources |
| | Sixth Year: Responsibility for Environmental Conservation |
| | Conservation science fair |
| | Source materials - Chapter 2 |
| | Chapter 3: Conservation education in a health center |
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| | Nutrition |
| | Sanitation |
| | Health |
| | Source material - Chapter 3 |
| | Chapter 4: Conservation education in an agricultural extension center |
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| | Soil conservation |
| | Erosion |
| | Erosion control methods |
| | Results of erosion |
| | Control of nutrient loss |
| | Source materials - Chapter 4 |
| | Chapter 5: Conservation education in a community center |
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| | Cooperative programs |
| | Leadership training |
| | The community environment |
| | Source materials - Chapter 5 |
| | Appendix A: Exhibit and study materials |
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| | Visitor participation exhibits |
| | Suggested exhibits |
| | Collections for exhibit and study |
| | Visual aids for exhibits |
| | Display poster - Life pyramid/food chain |
| | Introduction to concepts |
| | Concepts about the ecosystem |
| | Concepts about populations |
| | Population poster |
| | Concepts about water, soil and air |
| | Studies about soil |
| | Studies about water |
| | Studies about the sun's energy |
| | Studies about plants |
| | Source materials - Appendix A |
| | Appendix B: Nature Trails |
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| | Purpose of a Natural Trail |
| | Characteristic of a Nature Trail |
| | Constructing a nature trail |
| | Features proposed for labeling and explanation along a nature trail in South East Asia |
| | Source materials - Appendix B |
| | Appendix C: Landscaping |
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| | Suggestions |
| | Compost |
| | Transplanting |
| | How to select and collect seeds |
| | Growing seeds |
| | Suggested site plan |
| | Source materials - Appendix C |
| | Appendix D: Signs, labels and guides |
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| | Signs |
| | Labels |
| | Guides |
| | A suggested nature trail guide for Guatopo national park, Venezuela |
| | Source materials - Appendix D |
| | Appendix E: Public facilities |
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| | Rest stops |
| | Picnic areas |
| | Latrine facilities |
| | A calabash washstand |
| | Parking |
| | Source materials - Appendix E |
| | Appendix F: Live animals |
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| | The collection |
| | Aquariums |
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| | A freshwater aquarium |
| | A marine aquarium |
| | Terrariums |
| | Ants |
| | Earthworms |
| | Cardboard insect box |
| | Mammal cages |
| | An outdoor bird attraction |
| | Source materials - Appendix F |
| | Appendix G: Endangered species |
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| | A school program |
| | A community program |
| | Endangered animals of selected countries |
| | Source materials - Appendix G |
| | Selected organizations concerned with conservation education |
| | Selected environmental research centers |
| | Glossary |
Conservation science fair
A science fair is a gathering together for public display of a school's scientific studies, presented on charts, graphs, posters, in exhibits, experiments and collections, for the purpose of communicating information. When the theme of the fair is Conservation, then those informational charts and graphs, experiments and collections all deal with the many aspects of conservation which the students have investigated. Since there are many ways conservation techniques can improve community life, a conservation science fair can be a valuable opportunity to demonstrate ideas which can be adapted for individual application.
You will find subjects for display at a conservation science fair in the outline for school study beginning in Appendix A, Exhibits and Study Materials; in Appendix C, Landscaping; and in Appendix C, Live Animals. See also Chapter Sources.
The subjects that you chose as projects for a conservation science fair should be those which are most directly related to the local conditions This will make the fair more interesting and understandable to its visitors.
Before beginning a project for the fair, you should know what you want to demonstrate; then plan the project for that purpose. When the project is ready for display, be sure it is carefully and effectively labelled to give all the information you want to communicate.
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