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**Local Resources by Type** = = 770-904-3500 2020 Clear Water Drive Buford, GA 30519 ||  || Time: 9am-1pm Group size: Min 16 students, Max 60 students Students participate in chemical and biological stream water monitoring as well as take giuded walking tour of the F. Wayne Hill Water Resource Center ||  || Admission Costs: Gwinnett County:$7/person Out-of County: $10/person || Time: 9am-12pm Group size: Min 16 students, Max 32 students Students will gain valuable hands on experience with a variety of lab equipment as the separate and analyze fragments of DNA. ||  || Admission Costs: Gwinnett County:$7/person Out-of County: $10/person || "Elachee in Your Classroom Outreach Program" All programs align with GPS/AKS || [|www.elachee.org] elachee@elachee.org 770-535-1976 2125 Elachee Drive Gainesville, GA 30504 || All programs scheduled in August, September, January, and Feruary get 15% discount (costs vary) || Hiking Environmental Education Programs || [|www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org] 770-306-0914 || Located in Palmetto, GA, 20 minutes south of Atlanta General Admission: Adults: $3 Children under12:$2 Under 2: FREE || STARLAB (on and off site) Science Trunks for rental Water Study Programs (80 student max) River Study (16 student max): canoe trip down Chatahoochee River and identify native plants and animals Additional Programs available All programs align with GPS || [|www.chattnaturecenter.org] 9135 Willeo Rd. || Costs Vary || [|www.nscdiscovery.org] || Cost: FREE || [|678-874-7100] || Admissionto Science Center: FREE Public Planetarium: Adults:$4 Students:$3 || Also sponsors Urban Watch Atlanta, an urban ecological research effort. Participants collect, record, analyze, and submit data. This is an outreach program in which teachers and students may participate. Visits by program leaders are restricted to schools within a 40 mile radius of Atlanta || [|www.fernbankmuseum.org] || Museum and IMAX Theatre are open Monday through Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday Noon-5pm || [|www.weinmanmuseum.org] I-75 Exit 293 in Cartersville, GA 770-606-5700 || Costs: Students-$8 Educators-Free Parents-$12 || The Weinman Mineral Gallery has a dedicated area to the physical properties of minerals, including a unique florescent mineral display. Learn how to classify minerals based on Moh's Hardness Scale as well as other physical propeties of minerals, using the five senses. Program run time: 2 hours 30 minutes- gallery time Rock Cycle Wall Mineral Properties Mining in Georgia Minerals in our lives area 30 minute lab Define minerals and their varying properties, intrduce how a mineral is classified, discuss Mohs hardness scale and its purpose, allow students to lay out Mohs hardness scale in order by scratch testing, take students through steps of testing one unknown, allow students to test as many unknowns as time permits 30 minutes Gem panning and Careers in Geology information ||  ||   || This program explores the Sun as a atar and how we can harness its energy to use here on Earth. Visit the planetarium, the Science in Motion gallery, and the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon House ||  ||   || To assist you with your geology needs, each themed roller suitcase contains "touch" specimens, descriptions and other information that can enhance you activities Available for rental: Mineral Identification Fossil Identification Rock Indentification || 77o-606-5700 x424 or x403 || Reserve with a $50 refundable deposit per roller || Tours of the Museum Sience Box Loans: many, many topic options for check-out || [|http://museum.nhm.uga.edu] 706-542-1663 [|Science Box Loan: scibox@uga.edu7] [|06-542-1663] || A small deposit is required for science box loans || Class Instruction Options: Aerodynamics Careers in Aviation Engineering Methods Understand GPS Sonic Booms and G-forces Four sessions of students can rotate through the program during the presentations. 50 students/session can be accomidated. Program includes an F-15 Cockpit and classroom STEM instruction that meets all GPS requirements || [|www.moaeducation.com/outreach.php] Wayne Carley:wayne.carley@museumofaviation.org [|478-926-1986] || Program Cost: $300 An additional travel charge will be added for any school farther than 60miles from the museum which is located in Warner Robins, GA ||
 * Type || Subject || Description || Website/Contact Info || Additional Info ||
 * =‍**Science and Nature Centers**= ||
 * Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center || Field Trips || Biology, Chemistry, Forensics, Environmental Science || Museum, interactive exhibits, labs Professional Development Prgrams Programs aligned with GPS/AKS || []
 * ||  ||   || Water Quality Field Study
 * ||  ||   || Introduction to Gel Electrophoresis
 * Elachee Nature Center || Field Trips, Outreach || Environmental Science || Several sites are available including: Elachee in Gainesville, Cicopee Woods Aquatic Center in Gainesville, Aqualand Marina on Lake Lanier, Elachee's Mountain Education Center in Clayton
 * Cochran Mill Nature Center || Field Trips || Environmental Science || The center's log structure is located by a pond on 50 privately-owned, heavily wooded acres.
 * Chatahoochee Nature Center || Field Trips, Outreach, Resource Rental || Biology, Environmental Science, Astronomy, Earth Science || Interperative Center for Chatahoochee River with exhibits, some interactive
 * The National Science Center || Outreach || not specified || Mobile Discovery Centers: Housed in 18-wheelers the mobile centers travel across the country presenting programs designed to show young people that studying science is fun as well as essential to their future. The complete program presented during a van visit consists of fun, hands-on, interactive science demonstrations. || NSC is located in Augusta, GA. Go to the website to request a visit
 * Fernbank Science Center || Outreach, Resource Check-out || not specified || Offers instructional media kits and traveling exhibits that can be checked out for use at any Dekalb County School. The media kits and exhibits have been designed as visual and instructional aids that support the GPS. They may be ordered at any time during the school year. || [|www.fernbank.edu]
 * =‍**Museums**= ||
 * Fernbank Museum of Natural History || Field Trips, Outreach || not specified || Great onsite programs
 * Tellus Science Museum || Field Trips, Resource Check-out || Geology, Astronomy, Physics, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry || Offers pre and post activities for visits Programs align with GPS Exploring the Sun & Solar Energy The Key to Fossils Geologic Time Scale Let's Rock and Roll Mineral Testing Plate Tectonics: Where the Action Is Periodic Table Messy Minerals || [|www.tellusmuseum.org]
 * ||  ||   || Mineral Testing
 * ||  ||   || Periodic Table Learn everything you ever wondered about the periodic table and more while visiting the life sized version and experienceing hands-on manipulatives in the lab as an introduction to the Periodic Table and basic atomic structure. Program Run Time: 2 hours 30 minute gallery time Anatomy of the Planet- discuss elemental components of the various layers The Magic Planet- discuss differences in continental vs. oceanic plates Rock Cycle Wall 30 minute lab Discuss Earth's crust contains 92 natura elements found on the table Students will understand through various manipulatives: periods, groups or families, metals, nonmetals, transitional metals, halogens, nobel gases, valence electrons, basic atomic structure, etc, ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || Exploring the Sun and Solar Energy
 * ||  ||   || Rockin' Rollers
 * Georgia Musuem of Natural History || Field Trips, Resource Check-out || Biology, Environmental Science, Geology || Habitats Of Georgia: online slide shows which highlight the plants, animals, and important environmental issues for each habitat type
 * Museum of Aviation || Outreach || physics || Aviation Outreach
 * =‍**Organizations**= ||
 * SAIC || Outreach || not specified || The K-12 STEM program provides employees with meaningful opportunities to volunteer in their communities. There employee-student interactions are intended to have an exceptional effect, as employees inspire students spread their enthusiasm to other students || [|www.saic.com/about/corporateresponsibility/stem/support] || Locations in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Marietta, Norcross, and Smyrna ||
 * Women in Technology || Outreach || not specified || Seems like a group of women that you could possibly get to come out and speak if you could find a topic and person. || [|www.mywit.org/inside-wit/contact-us]

[|678-778-5152] || 3525 Piedmont Road Building Five, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA30305 || Deanna Morrow Hall 404-297-5727 dmhall@mindspring.com ||  || Water Pollution: Non Point Source Wetlands Enviroscape The Chemistry of Air Pollution Air Quality and Visibility Air Pollution and the Respiratory System Programs align with GPS/AKS || [|www.gwinnettcb.org] Brenda McDaniel bmcdaniel@gwinnettcb.org 770-822-5187 || Science Kits Available to GSPS only Lesson Plans available online || Programs compliment in-classroom learning in math, science, social studies, history, and language arts through interactive interdisiplinary activities, independent observations, exploration, and free play. Programs include:I Interpretive Hikes- 45 minuteshikes at the OAC in which participants will learn about local history, flora and fauna of their urban forest. The hikes can also include requested topics. Field Trips- 90 minute programs at the OAC inwhich participants will cycle through 3 30 minute activities (a team building enviromental ethics exercise, interperative hike, and a service project). Outreach Program- 45 minute programs at your school on a single topic Programs align with GPS || [|www.wawaonline.org] Darryl Haddock or Evonne Blythers 404-752-5385 || 1442 Richland Road Alanta, GA 30310 Programs are scheduled between 10-11:30am and 12:30-2:00PM || Darrel Grant 832-316-5002 Lonna Dawson 404-348-0574 || Cost: FREE || The AGS intends to foster the spirit of scientific research throughout the membership through meetings, lectures, newsletters, and educational programs, participate in or initiate research projects, make awards, and exchange activities that are designed to encourage the exchange of information relating to geology || [|www.atantageologicalsociety.org] ||  || Check-out: LAB supplemental materials, binoculars, bird field guides, wetlands environscape, bird slides Teacher Workshops || [|www.atlantaaudubon.org] || Material are offered in English and Spanish Educator Guides || Pollution Solution Forest Ecology Geology and Soils Botany Dissections || [] ||  || [|404-727-9050] ||  || The current focus of the UGA Food Science Extension Outreach Program is to provide the public and the food industry with unbiased, research-based food safety education. The workshops and on-site trainng programs enable businesses in the food industry to develop and implement a food safety or HACCP plan tailored to their own operation, thus minimizing the risk of contamination of their food product by human pathogens. || [|www.foodscience.caes.uga.edu/extension/index] ||  || An initial MSE Power Point presentation, along with a variety of MSE related demonstrations and take home experiments were developed to present to high school students || [|www.se.gatech.edu/about-the-school/outreach] Anna Alexander: strangequarkmeister@gmail.com Lindsey Goodman: lindsey.goodman@gmail.com || Will present to 100-200 students /school visit || Professional Development Programs || [|www.georgiawildlife.com/node/703?cat=education] 706-878-3087 || 61 Tsalaki Trail Helen, GA 30545 || Professional Development Programs Including travel opportunites and advanced training for environemntal educators || [|www.gadnr.org] || Air Quality Lesson Plans available || Speakers Programs align with GPS Wastewater plant tours are available || [|http://athensclarkcounty.com] || can request a visit to a wastewater plant from the website || Aligns with GPS || 706-613-3512 || Cost: FREE || Facility Tours Presentations on various topics || [|www.gainesville.org] ||  || Other sources within the site provide information on land, waste clean-up, and climate change. || [] [|www.epa.gov/gateway/sciencel] || Material is listed by various grades || 678-376-7157 ||  || Profesional Development Programs || [|www.cdc.gov] 1-800-232-4636 || 1600 Clifton Rd Atlanta, GA 30333 || Professional Development Programs || [|www.uga.edu/botgarden] sbgeduc@uga.edu 706-542-6156 || Located at the University of Georgia || Profesional Development Programs || [|www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org] 404-876-5859 || 1345 Piedmant Ave. NE Atlanta, GA 30309 || Galileo Teacher Training Program: workshops using telescopic investigations of the moons of Juniper and the phases of Venus Northrop Grumman Charitable Contributions Program: offers aid to public schools and charter schools with open enrollment || [|www.northropgrumman.com/corporate-responsibility/corporate-citizenship/resources-for-teachers] || many links to other sites || 706-613-3512 || Located in Athens, GA Cost: FREE || USTREAM: live interactive keeper talks || [|www.zooatlanta.org] 404-624-WILD || 800 Cherokee Ave SE Atlanta, GA 30315 || Aquarium 101 Animal Behavior Instructor led and self guided Teacher guides Professional Development Programs || [|http://www.georgiaaquarium.org]404-581-4000 || 225 Baker Street NW Atlanta, GA 30313 || Pre and Post activities Profesional Development Porgrams || [|www.stonemountainpark.org] 770-498-5658 || =‍Outreach for Dekalb and Gwinnett onl**y**= || Chemestry: Acids, Bases, and Indicators Forensic Chemistry || [|www.biobus.gsu.edu] Program Manager: Genevieve Edwards biobus@gsu.edu 404-413-5421 || Up to 30 students Calendar opens up April 25, 2011, often books up by Labor Day, so make request ASAP ||
 * Electronics Recycling Center || Field Trips || Environmental Science || Electronic devices are dismantled, re-packaged, repaired and wiped of data || Joe Cullen or Sharon Akmali 404-308-595 || located in Norcross, GA ||
 * ACS (Georgia Local Section) || Outreach || Chemistry || Contact current chair to see if there is anyone who can come out to speak to your class || []
 * Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful || Resource Check-out || Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology || Science Kits:
 * West Atlanta Watershed Alliance || Field Trips, Outreach || Environmental Science || Interperetive Hikes along trails in26 acre old growth forest
 * Alliance for Climate Education || Outreach || Environmental Science || Programs are about climate change and include region specific info. Action Teams Programs align with GPS || [|www.acespace.org]
 * American Institue of Professional Geologists || Field Trips, Outreach, Demonstrations || Geology, Environmental Science || Provides resources such as speakers and field trips related to geology and environmental science. Also has periodic demonstrations of ground water monitoring well installations. || [|www.aipg.org/Sections/GA/Gaaipg.htm] ||  ||
 * Atlanta Geological Society || Field Trips, Outreach, Demonstrations || Geology || Non-profit organization with aims and objectives to strengthen and advance the geologic sciences as a profession and to provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas.
 * Atlanta Audubon Society || Field Trips, Outreach, Resource Check-out || Environmental Science, Biology || Learning About Birds(LAB) curriculum brings training, activities, and materials to educators interested in exposing students to hands on, interactive learning about birds and their habitats.
 * 4-H || Field Trips || Environmental Science, Astronomy, Biology, Entomology, Geology || Programs include:
 * =‍**Education Centers/University Outreach**= ||
 * Yerkes Primate Research Center || Field Trips Possible Outreach || Biology || Yerkes researchers examine genetic, biological and environmental factors that regulate social behavior and cognition, and they study how social experience affects phisiological processes and brain function || [|www.yerkes.emory.edu]
 * Food Science Extension Outreach Program || Outreach ||  || Normally go out to businesses, but could possiblly come to schools
 * GHOST || Outreach || Biology, Chemistry, Physics || Georgia High School Outreach for Science and Technology Program through GA Tech
 * Smithgall Woods Regional Education Center || Field Trips, Outreach || Biology, Environmental Science || Programs Align with GPS
 * Georgia DNR || Resource Check-out || Environmental Science || All programs align with GPS
 * Georgia DNR || Resource Check-out || Environmental Science || All programs align with GPS
 * NASA's Digital Learning Network || Webcasts || Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics || Available for students and educators || [|www.nasa.gov] || Cost: FREE ||
 * Athens-Clarke County Water Conservation Office || Field Trips, Outreach || Environmental Science || Focus on environmental issues including coservation, environmental health, sustainability, water, and the watershed Professional Development Porgrams
 * Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division || Resource Check-out || Environmental Science || Landfill Enviroscape
 * Gainesville City Government || Field Trips, Outreach || Environmental Science || Drinking Water and Water Reclamation
 * United States Environemental Protection Agency (USEPA) || Various online and other resources || Environmental Science || Materials for teachers including videos and interactive games for a variety of environmental issues including water quality and wetlands education. Numerous activities within the website and links to other sites for additional activities and resources.
 * Gwinnett County || Field Trips || Environmental Science || Tours of Water Treatment Plants || Michael O'Shield
 * Center for Disease Control || Field Trips || Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensics, Environemntal Science || Museum
 * =‍**Govt. Agencies**= ||
 * State Botanical Garden of GA || Field Trips || Biology, Environmental Science || Programs Align with GPS
 * Atlanta Botanical Garden || Field Trips || Biology, Environemntal Science || Programs for students
 * =‍**Companies**= ||
 * Northrop Grumman || Field Trips || Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science || Professional Development Programs Weightless Flights of Discovery Program: allows teachers to experience microgravity EarthWatch Educator Program: teachers participate in an Earth Watch expedition focused on climate change or oceans preservation
 * Southern Company || Field Trips || Physics, Environmental Science || Power Plant Tours: Hydro, Fossil, and Nuclear || [|www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/tours_georgia.aspx] ||  ||
 * ACC Recycling Facility || Field Trips || Environmental Science || Facility Tours || [|www.acc-recycle.org]
 * =‍**Recreation**= ||
 * Zoo Atlanta || Field Trips, Outreach, Webcasts || Biology, Enviroinmental Science || Professional Developmet Porgrams
 * Georgia Aquarium || Field Trips || Biology, Oceanography, Environmental Science || Programs align with GPS
 * Stone Mountain Park || Field Trips, Outreach || Environmental Science, Biology, Geology || Service Learning
 * =‍**Other**= ||
 * Bio-Bus || Outreach || Chemistry, Forensics, Biology, Physics || High School Chemistry: Does it Really "Matter"?
 * School Cafeteria Program || at your school ||  || talk to your cafeteria manager and have them come out and do a lesson on nutrition ||   ||   ||
 * School Media Center || at your school ||  || Don't forget about your own resources ||   ||   ||
 * eGFI || Online Resources, Outreach || Physics || Here you will find a variety of tools to boost your students' math and science skills, enliven the classroom with engineering projects, expand your own professional horizons and stay informed. Subscribe, and a newsletter with updated features will arrive in your in-box every week. Topics include lesson plans, outreach programs, class activities, web resources and other topics || [|http://teachers.egfi-k12.org] ||  ||
 * Environmental Education in Georgia || Online Resources, Outreach || Environmental Sciece, Biology, Chemistry, Physics || Database of Georgia's environmental education resources || [] || Cost: FREE ||