MEEC improves the environmental literacy of students, teachers, and communities of the Mojave Desert Region by actively providing educational resources.
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The Town of Apple Valley is calling for volunteers at the Community Clean-Up Day Saturday, October 23, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Community service organizations, schools, churches, clubs and individual volunteers are invited to participate in this free event.
Students learn to forecast the weather like a professional meteorologist.
PBS’s Design Squad invites kids ages 5-19 to turn their trash into treasure by recycling, reusing, and re-engineering everyday materials into an out-of-the box invention.
“How Green is My Town?” is a grassroots effort to empower citizens and local decision makers to address the issues of climate change, sustainability, and environmental health at the local level. The website functions as a national clearinghouse of programs, ideas, and policies for exploring solutions. Learn how you can be part of that change by reviewing a list of actions any school or town can take.
To support the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, PLT is providing GreenWorks! grants of up to $500 in conjunction with PollinatorLIVE, a free distance learning adventure featuring live interactive webcasts, web seminars, and satellite field trips for classrooms about pollinators, gardening, and conservation.
The Angela Award is a new National Science Teachers Association award for middle school girls, honoring one young woman who is involved in or has a strong connection to science.
The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests in conjunction with Earth Science Week 2010, celebrating the theme of “Exploring Energy,” October 10-16, 2010
National Public Lands Day (NPLD), September 25th, 2010, celebrates service and recreation on public lands. NPLD engages adult and youth volunteers to get outdoors and improve their lands, whether at the grandest national park or at an urban park in their neighborhood.
FREE standards-based K-12 Curriculum in energy.
Piute Ponds, an enhanced natural marshland located on the south-west corner of Edwards Air Force Base, offers teachers and students a unique “place-based” learning environment.
The MEEC 2010 Spring Newsletter has arrived!
Range Camp fosters an appreciation for several fields of applied science and management through interaction with university faculty and experienced professionals in classroom and field activities
The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District is sponsoring the essay for May, which is the National Clean Air Month. The title of the essay is “Be Air Aware”.
Boeing Essay Contest “Forests: THe Lungs of The World, Can Earth Survive Without Them?” Write a 250 word essay on what effect does a healthy forest have on our earth?
School Garden Mini Grants are now available! Are your students interested in worm composting, organic gardens, reading gardens, or vegetable gardens? Would you like to take the classroom outdoors? Now is the opportunity to apply for a school garden mini grant o help you achieve these goals!