Resources for Educators
Mini Grants | Audio-Visual Loan Materials
Mini
Grants
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 2011 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 Stacey Clementz
2573 S Homer Lake Rd
Homer, IL 61849
217.896.2455
Past
Recipients Include:
Urbana Middle School
Life science visual aids
Prince
of Peace Community Early Learning Center
Hands on activity materials for a variety of science topics
Yankee
Ridge Elementary
Environmental Issue books
St.
Joseph Grade School
Non-fiction books on oviparous animals
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 |
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 |
|
Understanding Predation |
Slide
set & script |
|
Ohio Birds |
Slide
set of birds |
|
Ohio Amphibians |
Slide
set of amphibians |
|
Ohio Trees |
Slide
set of trees |
|
Ohio Reptiles |
Slide
set of reptiles |
|
Ohio Spring Wildflowers |
Slide
set of wildflowers |
|
Ohio’s Stream Life |
Slide set & script |
|
Spring Things |
Slide set & script |
|
Saving America’s Bats |
Slide
set & script |
|
Seed Dispersal |
Slide set & script |
|
Mammal Identification |
Slide
set of mammals |
|
Life Histories of the Honey Bee Colony Caste Members |
Slide set & script |