Tag: environmental education
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If you want students to learn, let them test their schools.
Every year our schools test students. And every year these tests show that students in Baltimore City Public Schools perform far below state averages on all subjects. If we want better results, we need to invert the equation. Students should test their schools. This changes everything. As students study their school, they become scientists, problem…
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The Coconut Weirdo Tree
Giving children a chance to name things in nature invites them to use their imagination and observation skills and to claim the right to categorize things. Anderson tells the children the common name so they can communicate with people outside the class, but which is the more memorable and descriptive name: Monkey Weirdo Tree, or…
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David S. Cramer, NRG testifies in favor of the proposed regulations which would regulate NRG and other companies operating coal burning power plants in Maryland
David S. Cramer of NRG, testifies in favor of proposed MDE regulations on coal burning power plants. NRG is one of the companies operating coal burning power plants in Maryland.
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11: Testimony for stronger emission regulations for coal burning power plants
David Rebstock testifies in favor of stronger emission regulations on coal burning power plants in Maryland to protect the health of our citizens. He testified as a hearing on proposed emission regulations at the Maryland Department of the Environment.
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Learning about the Real Stuff
In a room filled with scientists, researchers and government officials, two seniors from City College High School, Nil Walker and Cameron Potts are answering questions about their summer research project. They explain how they collected and counted mosquito larvae, tested the water quality and velocity in local steams and counted pollinators. Potts tells how they…
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Learning on the Chesapeake Bay
Teachers learn about the environmental problems facing the Chesapeake Bay region during a course offered by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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Children to Adults: “We Are Ready, Are You?”
Peter Senge explains how an 11-year-old student challenged adults to help children improve our environment. “We are ready, are you?” Senge urged adults to give children a voice in decisions which will affect their future and their world.