SMILE Teacher Resources
Becoming a New SMILE Leader at Your School
Membership Forms 2012-1013
(FOR TEACHER USE ONLY)
High English
Original Membership & Annual Event Forms Due to SMILE Office by Sept. 28 and no later than Oct. 31.
Annual Event Permission Forms
High English
(Logs are due the Monday immediately following each meeting. Please send to smileprogramuri@gmail.com)
SMILE Teacher Responsibility Checklist
SMILE Club Timeline for Teachers
Club Snack and Supplies Reimbursement Directions
SMILE Club Timeline for Students
Family Science Night Checklist
(please send picture as a JPEG in a separate e-mail)
FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL PLAN WORKSHEET
2012 SMILE Senior Scholarship Application
2) SMILE Recruitment Flyer (Middle and High School)
Newsletter Article Due Dates
*Please e-mail as an attachment to smile@etal.uri.edu by the date indicated.
December 13 |
March 15 |
April 13 |
Central Falls Elementary |
Harris Elementary |
Coleman Elementary |
SK Elementary |
WW Elementary |
Cranston Elementary |
Slater Jr. High |
Central Falls Middle |
Deering Middle |
SK Middle |
Woonsocket Middle |
Cranston Middle |
Woonsocket HS |
Central Falls High School |
Pawtucket High School |
SK High School |
West Warwick High School |
North Kingstown High School |
Tolman High School |
Citizens Elementary |
Family Science Night Dates
West Warwick |
December 4, 2012 |
South Kingstown |
March...TBD |
Central Falls |
December 13, 2012 |
Woonsocket |
November 28, 2012 |
North Kingstown |
TBD |
Pawtucket |
November 1, 2012 (Slater) |
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Annual Event Preparation
December 2012 - March/April, 2013
Dr. Wayne Lee's Presentation - Solar Energy Harvesting
Nick and Kenneth's Presentation - Alternative Energy Overview
Elementary
Habitats
ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE – WILDLIFE POPULATIONS & INTERDEPENDENCE
1) Are U Me? - Project WILD Aquatic
2) Oh Deer! - Project WILD
3) Carrying Capacity - Project WILD
4) Marsh Munchers - Project WILD Aquatic
5) Wetland Metaphors - Project WILD Aquatic
HABITATS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND NICHES
6) Beautiful Basics - Project WILD
Who Fits Here? - Project WILD
7) Habitat Rummy - Project WILD
8) Habitat Lap Sit - Project WILD
WATER
9) Idea Pools - Project WET
10) H2Olympics - Project WET
11) Incredible Journey - Project WET
POPULATION DIVERSITY & ADAPTATIONS
12) Macroinvertebrate Mayhem - Project WET
13) Bird 'n' Worms - Project Learning Tree
14) Charting Diversity - Environmental Education Guide
Can it Be Real? - Environmental Education Guide
15) Fashion a Fish - Project WILD Aquatic
16) Hooks and Ladders - Project WILD Aquatic
17) Build a Better Bird - Augusto Gomes
PLANT IDENTIFICATION
18) Create a Wetland Plant Wheel - USDA Forest Service
Middle
Wind Turbines
3 - Beaufort Scale for measuring wind speed
4 - Research installing a turbine at your school
7 - Testing a Windmill Generator
8 - Getting to Know Your Genecon
High
Vehicle Design & Solar Power
Dr. Wayne Lee's Presentation - Solar Energy Harvesting
Nick and Kenneth's Presentation - Alternative Energy Overview
Week 1: Chassis
Week 2: Wheels, Axles, and Bearings
Weeks 3 + 4: Transmission
Weeks 5 + 6: DESIGN REVIEW - WEEKS 5-6
Weeks 7, 8, + 9: Solar Energy - Juice from Juice Lab
Weeks 8 + 9: Solar Panels
All Activities - Word Document
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Watershed Monitoring In Your Community
September - December 2012 & April / May 2013
Background
2012 SMILE Fall Meeting Schedule
Watershed Study Sites By School
ArcGIS - Online Maps and Data Storage
*When creating a new ArcGIS account, click on "Create a Personal Account" (not 30-day free trial)
Watershed Monitoring in Your Community POWERPOINT
GREAT Kicknet Source - Sciencefirst Fieldmaster
How to make your own Kick Net (macroinvertebrate sampling) and Ocular Tube (canopy cover)
Parts of a Watershed (part of Watershed in a Box Activity)
What is a Watersehd and Why is it Important? (Part of Watershed in a Box Activity)
Watershed Monitoring Data Booklets
Elementary Watershed Monitoring Data Booklet
Middle and High School Watershed Monitoring Data Booklet
**Watershed Monitoring - Additional Notes and Resources (plus Data Booklet Blanks)
**Notes on Watershed Monitoring by Denise Poyer
(includes notes on Watershed Habitat Assessment & Macroinvertebrate Count)
Topographic Map Resources
*all Topography Resources from URI Cooperative Extension
Map Basics and How to Delineate a Watershed PowerPoint
Watershed Delineation Directions
Topo Map for Delineation Practice
RI Community Resource Inventory Maps
Additional Resources
EPA Watershed Monitoring Online Tutorial
"My Science Box" Watershed Activities
USU Water Quality Extension Lesson Plans (these are great!)
Ferguson Foundation - Online Activities and Games for Elementary
How Healthy is Your Watershed Checklist
Surfrider: Know Your Water Video
PowerPoint by Gina DeMarco of the Northern Conservation RI Conservation District
Other Ideas for Family Science Night: Water Festival Games
Habitat Assessment
Macroinvertebrates
EPA - Streamside Biosurvey (how to survey)
4-H - Monitoring Macroinvertebrates Activity
Macroinvertebrate Identification - U. of Virginia
NY Department of Environmental Conservation - Identification
Plant Identification
NEW! Common Grasses and Soft-stemmed Plants
Sample Plant Identification PowerPoint
Wildflowers
(click on "Appendices" at the bottom of the page)
Weeds
Fungus
Insect Identification
Samples of Student Presentations & Posters
Watershed Monitoring Program - U. of Wisconsin
Scituate High School PowerPoint Presentation
Stewardship Project Ideas
Contact Information
The SMILE Program
University of Rhode Island
305 Memorial Union
Kingston, RI 02881
p. 401.874.2036
f. 401.874.2620
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