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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:13.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Courses for Teachers at Waquoit Bay Research Reserve</span></font>
Winter
& Spring 2010</b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Waquoit
Bay Reserve’s professional development courses for teachers integrate
science content, math applications, recent research results, and sample
classroom lessons. Graduate credit is available from Framingham State
College for $65.00 per credit. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
contact Pat Harcourt (508) 457-0495 x 106 <a
href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us" title="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</a>
for more information.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To
register, visit <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"
title="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a> and
click on the link for the calendar, then scroll to the course dates and click
on the course.</span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'>Weather, Climate, and the Coast</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saturday
January 23 8:30 – 5:00 and Sunday January 24 11:30 –
4:00 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1
graduate credit or 22.5
PDPs
Best for teachers in grades 6 - 10</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Oceans
have a major influence on weather, and coastal areas are being dramatically
affected by climate change. The course will introduce weather and the basics of
climate science with a special focus on coastal research and data, and will
include activities, projects, and games to help students make sense of this
familiar but complex set of topics. Materials fee $25.00</span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color="#481800" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#481800;font-weight:bold'>Rocks, Sand, and Soil
in Motion</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saturday
February 13 8:30 – 5:00 and Sunday February 14 11:30
– 4:00 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1
graduate credit or 22.5 PDPs
Best for teachers in grades 3 - 6</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>What forces
shape our shores? This course, especially designed for elementary teachers,
will introduce the content in the Earth Science strand of the MA Science
Curriculum Frameworks using activities, investigations, and graphics. The
course will include an introduction to earth processes, the geological history
of Cape Cod and Massachusetts, coastal landforms, sand studies, erosion, waves,
and sea level rise. Materials fee $25.00</span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color="#005654" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#005654;font-weight:bold'>Salt Water Studies:
Coastal Science Activities for the Classroom </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saturday
February 27 8:30 – 5:00 and Sunday February 28 11:30 – 4:00 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1
graduate credit or 22.5 PDPs
Best for teachers in grades 5 - 9</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This
introduction to marine and coastal science will include basic content and
engaging activities for teaching about ocean water, bathymetry, circulation,
coastal habitats, marine life, and coastal issues. We will use maps, charts,
models, and games to bring the world of salt water into the classroom. This
course will be taught at New Bedford Whaling Museum. Materials fee $50.00.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color="#3a0074" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#3A0074;font-weight:bold'>Wings Over Water</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday
April 20 and Wednesday April 21 9:00 – 3:30</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1
graduate credit or 22.5
PDPs
Best for teachers in grades 5 - 9</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Every
spring, millions of shorebirds migrate from their winter homes to their summer
nesting grounds in the north. This course will introduce the amazing stories of
our local shorebirds using activities and projects integrated with math,
biology, and earth science concepts. A field study at the shore will be
included. Materials fee $25.00</span></font></p>
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