Discovering PLACE partners with organizations that promote exceptional professional development opportunities for educators and offer engaged stewardship opportunities for youth, and works to elevate those efforts in our region. Here are highlights of some resources and programs of interest.
Join the Flint River Watershed Coalition and engage your students in monitoring local water quality and protecting the watershed.
The Michigan DNR Salmon in the Classroom program accepts application between January 1 through April 15 each year for teachers wishing to participate during the next school year. The program supports 3rd - 12th grade classrooms across the state to raise, learn from and release young Chinook salmon in approved waterways.
Middle school science teachers may access FREE science curriculum resources: Health in Our Hands (HiOH), two 10-week life science units for middle school aligned with the Michigan Science Standards covering modern concepts in genetics. Units includes:
What Controls My Health? focuses on Type 2 diabetes; recommended for 6th/ 7th grade.
How Can Looking for Thrills Make Me Miserable? Focuses on substance use disorder; recommended for 7th/8th grade.