Browsing by Author "Carlson, Stephan P."

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    Best Practices for Field Days: A Program Planning Guidebook for Organizers, Presenters, Teachers and Volunteers
    (Regents of the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Extension, 2005) Blair, Robert B.; Carlson, Stephan P.; Bilotta, John B.; Montgomery, Kent L.; Ostlie, Karen M.; Prax, Valerie J.; Rager, Amy R.B.; Meyer, Nathan J.
    Field days are one approach to environmental education programming that provide effective means of bridging classroom learning with real-world issues or problems. Field Days are typically multi-station field trip events in which students and teachers rotate through multiple presentations on environmental topics. They can happen indoors or outdoors for audiences of tens to thousands of students. Following a review of relevant literature, program surveys, and feedback from University of Minnesota Extension Educators, a series of seven recommendations were developed for planning and delivering effective Environmental Field Day programs. This guidebook translates these recommendations into implications for the design and delivery of effective events, and provides resources to help event organizers, presenters and participant teachers effectively address these implications.
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    Tell a Story with a Blue Ribbon Exhibit: A Guideline for Designing County and State Fair Youth Exhibits
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2000) Yamasaki, Isao; Carlson, Stephan P.; Rugg, Brad
    Purpose of this guide: To give young people step-by-step instructions on how to design an exhibit that tells a story to fair visitors; to give information to youth leaders and educators about teaching young people how to make an exhibit; to help youth build communication and technical skills from planning, constructing, and presenting an exhibit at county and/or state fairs. This guide is arranged as a workbook so that you may record your plans and ideas for creating an exhibit.
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    Wildlife Diversity: The Links of Life
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 1994) Wemmer, Lauren; Carlson, Stephan P.
    This bulletin is for youth interested in learning about Minnesota's diverse wildlife. It includes activities and chapters on wildlife populations, diversity and how to become a steward of the land.