WN2 Institute: Five days of in-depth, hands-on, issue-oriented, inquiry-based environmental professional development funded by the U.S. EPA and sponsored by the University of Arkansas and the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. For more information about The Institute, please call the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR at (479) 575-3875.
INSTITUTE ORGANIZERS: Lynne Hehr, Director, CMASE Stephan Pollard, Environmental Dynamics Ph.D. Program, University of Arkansas
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A WORKSHOP for 5-10th GRADE ENVIRONMENTAL/SCIENCE EDUCATORS
PRESS RELEASE, AGENDA, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, and BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT (Pre-Test/Post-Test)
E-WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAMS (CENTERS and DONATION)
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CENTERS (Arkansas)
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A WORKSHOP for 5-10th GRADE ENVIRONMENTAL/SCIENCE EDUCATORS
- Regional cross-cutting environmental issues associated with waste disposal with an emphasis on electronic waste (E-waste).
- Toxic and non-toxic waste disposal issues associated with computers and other electronic and electric devices.
- Rapidly developing solid waste disposal challenges in Northwest Arkansas.
- Field trip experience with presentations from state and regional experts.
- Classroom implementation sessions with SEPUP 'Computers and the Environment' kits provided to all participants.
- 45 hours of professional development credit.
- 3 hours of GeoScience Graduate credit available.
- Municipal Solid Waste: Problems Overview
- Electronic Waste (E-Waste): Problems Overview
- Arkansas Geology
- Housekeeping for Science Teachers
- Economics of Recycling
- Disposal Problems and Solutions
- Chemical Disposal in Schools
- Electronic Waste: Solutions Overview
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center (Fayetteville, AR) [photos]
- City of Fayetteville, Solid Waste and Recycling Division [photos]
- Waste Management Tontitown Landfill (Tontitown, AR) [photos]
- Clear Creek - State Hwy 112 intersection (Johnson, AR) [photos]
- Savoy (Watershed) Field Research Facility (Savoy, AR) [photos]
- WN2 Workshop Images and Topic-Related Graphics
- Instructional
Material/Aids Providers
- SEPUP (Lab-Aids Inc.)
- Project Learning Tree (American Forest Foundation)
- EnviroScape
- World Resources Institute's Index of Education Programs
- Interactive
Web-based Learning Tools
- 'Recycle City' (U.S. EPA)
- 'Waste and Recycling' - EPA Student Center (U.S. EPA)
- The Economics of Recycling (National Council on Economic Education)
- Waste No Words (U.S. EPA)
- Which Bin Does it Go In? (U.S. EPA)
- Adventures of Vermi the Worm (California Integrated Waste Management Board)
- Hazardous Waste in the Home (Annenberg/CPB)
- Shrinking a Landfill (Annenberg/CPB)
- Mercury in Your Home (National Wildlife Federation)
- Household Hazardous Waste (Kids Web)
- Milestones in Garbage: 1990-Present (U.S. EPA)
- American Forest & Paper Products Association
- Educational
Activities, Projects, and Games
- Youth
Resources (Cornell Waste Management Institute)
- 'Trash Goes to School' (Lots of Activities for K-12; CWMI)
- For Teachers (Environmental Literacy Council)
- Closing the Loop (Grades K-6; California Integrated Waste Management Board)
- Vermicomposting Classroom Activities (Grades K-6; California Integrated Waste Management Board)
- Environmental Research and Education Foundation Activities
- Planet Protectors Club for Kids (Ages 4-10, Pre-K through 4th grade; U.S. EPA)
- More Activities for Kids (U.S. EPA)
- Students (Grades 5-8; U.S. EPA)
- High School (Grades 9-12; U.S. EPA)
- Teachers (U.S. EPA)
- HAZ-ED Classroom Activities for Understanding Hazardous Waste (Grades 7-12; U.S. EPA)
- Spring Classroom Activities (Grades 3-6; U.S. EPA)
- Summer Classroom Activities (Grades 2-6; U.S. EPA)
- Fall Classroom Activities (Grades K-6; U.S. EPA)
- Winter Classroom Activities (Grades 2-6; U.S. EPA)
- Karst Topography (Models and Teacher's Guide; U.S. Geological Survey)
- Kids Corner (Groundwater Foundation)
- Landfills and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination (Grades 9-12; Water Environment Federation)
- Classroom Connection Materials (Grades K-12; Water Environment Federation)
- Best Ever Compost (Grades 4-6; Adapted from Composting: Waste to Resources, Cornell Waste Management Institute)
- Composting in Schools (All grade levels; Cornell Waste Management Institute)
- Worm Composting (University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service)
- Youth
Resources (Cornell Waste Management Institute)
- Facts,
Figures, and Explanations
- Electronic
Waste (E-Waste) Primer
- Fast Facts about Waste Reduction: Electronics (Metro)
- Contaminants of concern and their pathways (U.S. EPA)
- Regulations/Standards (U.S. EPA)
- Composition of a Personal Desktop Computer
- Why do CRTs contain lead? (How Stuff Works)
- 'View the Toxics in a Computer' (Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition)
- 'Computers Fact Sheet' (Inform, Inc.)
- 'Calling All Cell Phones' (Inform, Inc.)
- Electronic Waste Background and Overview (Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center)
- What
the Non-Governmental Groups are Saying about E-Waste and Toxic
Waste
- Computer Take Back Campaign
- Basel Action Network
- Silicon
Valley Toxics Coalition
- 'Poison PCs and Toxic TVs' (Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition)
- Health Care Without Harm
- Clean Up Your Computer Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
- Municipal
Solid Waste (MSW) Primer
- Fast Facts about Waste Reduction (Metro)
- Wastes (U.S. EPA)
- Primer on Solid Waste (U.S. DOE)
- Waste and Recycling: Data, Maps, and Graphs (Zero Waste America)
- Container
Recycling Institute
- Packaging Facts
- Recycling Rates
- Steel Recycling Institute
- American Forest & Paper Association
- NAPCOR
- Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)
- Recycling
Symbols Explained
- Recycling Symbols (U.S.) (Earth Odyseey, LLC)
- Plastic Recycling Symbol Codes
- Plastic Packaging Resin Identification Codes (American Plastics Council)
- 'Profiles in Garbage' (Waste Age Magazine's Chaz Miller)
- Electronic
Waste (E-Waste) Primer
- Yard Waste
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Glass
- Food
- Batteries
- Tires
- Household
Hazardous Waste Primer
- Household Hazardous Waste Chart (Water Environment Federation)
- Household Hazardous Materials (Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center)
- Household Hazardous Waste Resource Exchange (Household Hazardous Waste Resource Exchange)
- Landfill
Primer
- The Basics of Landfills (ejnet.org)
- Q & A's About Landfills (Air & Waste Management Association)
- Landfills (Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation)
- Anatomy of a Landfill (Santek Environmental)
- What is a Bioreactor Landfill? (U.S. EPA)
- BioReactor Landfill: An Overview Perspective (by John Pacey)
- Primer on Landfill Gas as "Green Energy"' (Pennsylvania Environmental Network)
- Parts of a Landfill (How Stuff Works)
- How is a Landfill Operated (How Stuff Works)
- Incineration
Primer
- Sound Practices: Incineration (United Nations Environmental Programme)
- Incineration (Environmental Literacy Council)
- Electricity from Municipal Solid Waste (Power Scorecard)
- Integrated Waste Services Association
- Groundwater Pollution Primer
- Groundwater Pollution Primer (Civil Engineering Department, Virginia Tech Univ)
- Groundwater Basics (Groundwater Foundation)
- Contamination Concerns (Groundwater Foundation)
- Sources of Groundwater Contamination (Groundwater Foundation)
- Composting Primer
- Municipal Solid Waste Composting Fact Sheets (Cornell Waste Management Institute)
- Home Composting Slide Show (Cornell Waste Mangement Institute)
- Home Composting FAQ (U.S. Composting Council)
- Home Composting Primer (U.S. Composting Counci)
- Organics & Composting (Earth 911)
- Vermicomposting (Down to Earth-Worms)
E-WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAMS (CENTERS and DONATION)
- The Nuts and Bolts of Computer Recycling Events (Dell, Inc.)
- E-Stewards - Signers of the 'Electronic Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship (Basel Action Network)
- Electronic Equipment Recyclers Contact List (National Safety Council)
- National Database of Electronics Recyclers, Reuse Organizations, and Municipal Programs (National Recycling Coalition)
- UNICOR Recycling Business Group
- Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation - Drop-Off Lookup
- Lamp Recycling - (Lamp Recycle.org)
- Computer
Donation
- Thinking about donating?
- Donation Facilitators
- Cell Phones
- Thinking about selling your cell?
- Donation Facilitators
- Where can I take my electronic waste? - Lookup (Electronic Industries Alliance)
- Electronic Product Donation Programs (Electronic Industries Alliance)
- National and Local Collection Events
- Pilot Electronics Take-Back Programs
- Manufacturer Take Back
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CENTERS (Arkansas)
- List of Public Locations in Arkansas (Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality)
- Earth911 - Enter your zipcode to view your local environmental information.
Contact
us by Email or phone: (479) 575-3875
Page design by Stephan Pollard