GWS Sponsorships + Grants

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Environmental Education Resource Guides (EERGs)

Since the early 1990s, A&WMA has offered an environmental science curriculum for teachers and students on the topics of Air Quality and Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention.  Each of the two sets of "EERGs" contain instructions for teachers, and a series of 15 environmental science experiments designed to teach scientific principles tailored for children in specific age groups (Grades K-12).  An EERG QuickTutor Kit and Presenters Manual are also offered.  Sponsored workshops have been held around the country staffed by practicing environmental professionals to demonstrate the lessons and concepts to local teachers and principals.  The program has been recognized with seven national awards.  Under an earlier grant from the Toyota Corporation, the hardcopy versions of the EERGs for Grades K through 5 were converted to executable PowerPoint files (with lesson attachments) on CD-ROM.  At this time, there is an urgent need for grants and/or sponsors to allow A&WMA to hire professional assistance to update the content of the Grades 6-12 Air Quality lesson plans (now about 15 years old).  These lessons would also be converted to CD-ROM format.  A&WMA's price for distribution of the CD's is now about $15 apiece.  This price covers the cost of CD production and attached literature, but not the extra, one-time costs of content updates and CD conversion.  The contents of the entire 10 volume set are:

• Air Quality – Grades K-2;
• Air Quality – Grades 3-5;
• Air Quality – Grades 6-8;
• Air Quality – Grades 6-8 Spanish Edition;
• Air Quality – Grades 9-12;
• Non-Point Source Water Pollution – Grades K-2;
• Non-Point Source Water Pollution – Grades 3-5;
• Non-Point Source Water Pollution – Grades 6-8;
• Non-Point Source Water Pollution – Grades 6-8 Spanish Edition; and
• Non-Point Source Water Pollution – Grades 9-12.