| Resources
for Educators
Mini Grants |
Audio-Visual Loan Materials
Mini
Grant Opportunity
The Champaign County Audubon Society's annual Mini-Grant Program offers
direct help to Champaign County educators (such as classroom teachers,
scout leaders, etc.) with bringing the topic of environmental education
to students.
Each year a limited number of mini-grants up to $100 each are available.
These grants are intended to provide that “little extra something”
which will enhance teacher and student knowledge of, and concern for,
natural history and the environment.
Some suggestions are: classroom equipment, books, guest speakers, outdoor
learning areas, field trip costs, registration fees for environmental
conferences, etc. Be creative! The intent of the grant is to be open to
teacher’s ideas and to require a minimum of paperwork. Educators
can apply for up to $100 toward expenses.
Grants are available to educators within Champaign County only. Proposals
will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Audubon Education Committee.
The final choices will be made by the Champaign County Audubon Board of
Directors. Only one grant will be awarded to any educator.
To apply, submit the following information BY MARCH 6th each
year.
Please download the 2008
flyer to print and help spread the word.
USER FRIENDLY APPLICATION TO INCLUDE:
1. Name, address and phone number of the school and educator
2. Grade level and number of students impacted
3. Purpose statement
4. Description of activities
5. List of equipment needed and estimated cost
6. Evaluation method
SEND APPLICATIONS TO:
e-mail submissions
CCAS Mini-Grant c/o Pam Leiter
2573 S Homer Lake Rd
Homer, IL 61849
217.896.2455
Past
Recipients Include:
Bottenfield School:
Classroom set of Stokes Bird Guides for Beginners
Champaign Early Childhood Center:
“Roots and Shoots” Curriculum
Kenwood School:
Rental fees for Educational Loan boxes from Anita Purves Center
Gifford Grade School:
Prairie Seed to establish prairie Learning Area
Washington Early Childhood Center:
Bird Feeding Station Equipment
Saint Joseph High School:
Water Testing Equipment and Teacher Conference fees
St. Matthews School:
Butterfly Books
Martin Luther King:
Forest Puppets
Audio-Visual Loan Materials
Materials include tapes, videos and slide sets, and are available for 2
week loan periods. These materials are located at the Environmental
Education Center at Homer Lake Forest Preserve. If picking them up at
Homer Lake is prohibitive, please call 896-2455 to explore other
arrangements.
Tapes:
|
Title |
Contents |
|
Talking Frogs |
Poster of frogs
Tape with frog calls |
Videos:
|
Natural World |
|
Title |
Produced by |
Length |
|
Birds of Illinois |
|
|
|
Spiders: Web of Steel |
ABC Video |
25 min |
|
Ants and Plants |
ABC Video |
25 min |
|
Bats of America |
Bat Conservation International |
15 min |
|
The Secret World of Bats |
Bat Conservation International |
48 min |
|
Watching Warblers |
Blue Earth Films |
60 min |
|
Whales |
National Audubon Society |
57 min |
|
Audubon’s Animals: Wolves |
National Audubon Society |
16 min |
|
Wolf Adventures (Audubon’s Animal Adventures
series) |
National Audubon Society |
15 min |
|
Puffin Adventures (Audubon’s Animal Adventures
series) |
National Audubon Society |
30 min |
|
Eagle Adventures (Audubon’s Animal Adventures
series) |
National Audubon Society |
30 min |
|
Mad About Birds (bird watching) |
National Audubon Society |
46 min |
|
Attracting Birds to Your Backyard |
Nature Science Network |
52 min |
|
Attracting Butterflies to your Backyard |
Nature Science Network |
58 min |
|
The Prairie Chicken |
Wildlife Unlimited |
30 min |
|
Environmental Solutions &
Problems |
|
Title |
Produced by |
Length |
|
You Can’t Grow Home Again (rainforests) |
Children’s Television Workshop |
|
|
The Rotten Truth (solid waste) |
Children’s Television Workshop |
|
|
Down the Drain (water) |
Children’s Television Workshop |
|
|
Special Report: You Can Make a Difference |
Discovery Channel & National Wildlife Federation |
|
|
Who’s Counting? Population and Habitat in the New
Millennium |
National Audubon Society |
24 min |
|
Finding the Balance: Efforts Toward a Stable
Population and Sustainable Planet |
National Audubon Society |
42 min |
|
What is the Limit? (relationships between human
population growth and environmental issues) |
National Audubon Society |
23 min |
|
Jurassic Ark: If Only the Dinosaurs had had the
Endangered Species Act |
National Audubon Society |
8:37 min |
|
Grateful Dead “We Can Run” (music video with
environmental message) |
National Audubon Society |
5 min |
|
Marvin Gaye “Mercy, Mercy Me” (music video with
environmental message) |
National Audubon Society |
3 min |
|
Into the Wild: Discovering Endangered Animals |
National Wildlife Federation |
40 min |
|
In These Ancient Trees (conservation of Pacific
Northwest forests) |
National Wildlife Federation |
35 min |
|
Arctic Refuge: Treasure of the North |
Northern Alaska Environmental Center |
25 min |
|
Lessons from the Ancient Forest: Earth Wisdom and
Political Activism |
Siskiyou Regional Education Project |
53 min |
|
Saving the Middlefork |
WILL |
|
|
Saving Life on Earth |
World Wildlife Fund |
|
Slide Sets:
|
Slide Set Title |
Contents of Set |
|
Understanding Northeastern Birds of Prey |
Slide set & script
Taped script (12 min)
Leaders guide
Raptor Silhouette flashcards |
|
Understanding Predation |
Slide set & script
Taped script (9 min)
Leaders guide |
|
Ohio Birds |
Slide set of birds
Booklet explaining the natural history of each |
|
Ohio Amphibians |
Slide set of amphibians
Booklet explaining the natural history of each |
|
Ohio Trees |
Slide set of trees
Booklet explaining the natural history of each |
|
Ohio Reptiles |
Slide set of reptiles
Booklet explaining the natural history of each |
|
Ohio Spring Wildflowers |
Slide set of wildflowers
Booklet explaining the natural history of each |
|
Ohio’s Stream Life |
Slide set & script |
|
Spring Things |
Slide set & script |
|
Saving America’s Bats |
Slide set & script
Taped script |
|
Seed Dispersal |
Slide set & script |
|
Mammal Identification |
Slide set of mammals
Booklet explaining the natural history of each |
|
Life Histories of the Honey Bee Colony Caste
Members |
Slide set & script |
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