Meeting Pattern

• July 10 (9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.)
• July 11 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Description

Combines authentic activities and field presentation with visits to western North Dakota energy sites. Tour production and distribution facilities. Transfer these exercises to practical classroom applications.

The cost of the class is $50 to pay the continuing education fee. The class is limited to 20 participants.  To register online, contact Jeff Beck 701-240-9231 or email jeff.beck@minot.k12.nd.us.

Introduces you to forest resources and your role in the environment. Provides you with basic skills for interpreting remotely sensed images and their application to some of the North Dakota Common Core (K-12) standards for geography.  These include G.6_12.3: analyze the unifying physical and human characteristics of a region and their formal and informal boundaries; and G.6_12.4: use geographic tools to locate both the absolute and relative location of places and regions around the world. 

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

For the remote sensing portion, you will:

• Objective 1: Understand the importance of your role in maintaining and sustaining our environment and its resources.  
• Objective 2: Become familiar with I Tree and Project Learning Tree and other imagery using tools.
• Objective 3: Design and share a lesson plan demonstrating some of the skills and tools used in the workshop relative to applicable North Dakota Common Core standards.

For the forest resources portion, you will:

• Be introduced to the definition of trees and forests, and conducting field measurements of tree size.
• Become acquainted with water quality and forest health.
• Analyze human-environmental interactions and the affects – good and bad - on natural resources, our state’s economy and social infrastructure.

Materials:

Required Materials

1.  Paper, pencils, pens, highlighters
2. Camera (suggested)