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Subjects: Science, Technology, Conservation Instructors: Dusty Perkins Informal? - YES Ever heard of the butterflies and the bees talk? That’s right. It’s a talk we need to have. And it’s a talk you need to have with your students. The butterflies and the bees are disappearing, and we need to learn more about what that means for our local landscape. In this strand, participants will learn how to use the current pollinator conservation crisis as an example of a pressing conservation issue to create place-based, experiential, and immersive curriculum to meet Idaho Department of Education Content Science Standards. Strand participants will learn about pollinators, their ecosystem connections, and conservation through classroom education as well as field exercises. Participants will also learn about and engage in pollinator conservation activities and citizen science that is transferable to the classroom. This strand will culminate with a workshop designed to aid teachers in the development of project-based learning curriculum that focuses on monarch butterfly and pollinator biology, ecology, and conservation. Field trip to Roswell Marsh. Kit: Field guides, materials for native plant seed propagation (germination trays, soil bags, pots, etc.), field exploration equipment (magnifying glasses, aerial insect nets, insect collection vessels, pollinator sampling materials, pan traps, etc.), materials for interactive monarch migration and habitat game.

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