CMIS Evaluation

The Sea Week Educators’ Expo is on again this year.

The 2009 theme — ‘A Climate for Change – Education and Action‘ is aimed at  educating teachers and students to reduce the community collective carbon footprint.

The main venue for the expo is the Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre at Hillarys Boat Harbour. Participants will be able to choose from a variety of marine adventure workshops targetted for different age groups. These include Intertidal Discovery – involves snorkelling; Get Hooked on Fishing - learn correct fishing techniques; The Coast -where the ocean meets the land – Marine Touch Pool and Coastal Crusade.

Registrations close on March 3rd and cost $66 per person. [Registration Form]

Contact the Community Education Officer – Carina for further details.

Resources to support the topic of the Ocean can be found on the  CMIS Oceans theme page

The Ribbons of Blue Program is conducting a competition for Primary and Secondary School students in which students are asked to create a ‘fantasy’ creature to represent a macroinvertebrate aquatic mini-beast. These almost invisible creatures are found in all waterways.

The model must be accompanied by background information such as habitat, lifecycle, habits and pollution sensitivity. Students will need to research one of the tiny creatures to add the information.
A competition flyer is available from the website.

Entries are divided into three categories :  Junior Primary (K-3; Primary (Yr 4-7); High School (Yr 8 -12) and should be sent to regional Ribbons of Blue coordinators – see website – before 26 September 2008.

Teachers can incorporate the competition and Ribbons of Blue program into classroom science activities using the Life and living Outcome.

Related CMIS Theme: Water

For entries where there is no coordinator send entries to the Education Officer, Ribbons of Blue, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, 6983