Kids in the Creek News
New Kids in the Creek Website »
Submitted August 10th, 2012
Here at Cascadia, we have been working hard to expand one of our most popular and successful education programs, Kids in the Creek.
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Media Fact Sheet
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The Kids in the Creek Media Fact Sheet is now available for Press and Media outlets. The release provides historical information about Kids in the Creek from its inception to today’s mission. Included is an overview of Kids in the Creek’s Learning Stations, what’s new, and contact information.
Download the Kids in the Creek Media Fact Sheet (PDF)
Download the Kids in the Creek Brochure (PDF)
Welcome to Kids in the Creek
What is the Kids In The Creek Program?
Kids in the Creek is…
- A hands-on, interactive, engaging experience for high school students
- A field day investigating the stream ecosystem
- Exploring and Experiencing:
- Invert Investigator
- Riparian Rx
- Habitat Sense
- Fish Health
- What’s in That H20? (Quality)
- What’s in That H20? (Quantity)
- Watershed Wonders
- Spending the day with professional resource specialists
- All about partnerships: agencies, schools, and communities
- Fun!
How Is Kids in the Creek Organized?
Program Basics
The activities are designed for high school students. Area schools are invited each year to apply for the program. Once approved and notified, the classroom teacher attends a training on the program and the curriculum. Teachers are asked to do pre- and post- work activities with students. They are to ensure that students and chaperones understand their responsibilities. This procedure may be formalized by using the application, contract, and teacher planning forms found in the Appendix.
Format
Participants work in small groups led by resource specialists. For a quality experience, groups should contain 12 students or less per station at any one time. Groups with names like Mayflies, Riffles, Fry, Salmonids, Shredders, and Cedars, rotate through each of the six stations until all groups converge at Watershed Wonders.
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”- Albert Einstein