Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 7, 1 July 2016 — Puhlic schools offer World Conservation Congress lesson plans [ARTICLE]

Puhlic schools offer World Conservation Congress lesson plans

In anheipahon of the World Conservation Congress, whieh convenes in Hawai'i this September, the state Department of Education has created resources to help educators and students participate in the global gathering. An online resource bank provides grade-specific lessons on themes relevant to

WCC and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The lessons address biodiversity, food and water security and climate change and ean enhanee place-based science education. "Our curriculum staff have created resources for schools statewide to create innovative lessons around this momentous event," said DOE Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. "This is an exciting opportunity for our schools to supplement what is already being taught and shaped by our students to stress the importance of sustainability and natural resource management." Some of the resources available online include NOAA's Sea Earth Atmosphere Curriculum, Project Aloha 'Āina, Navigating Change, and an 'Ōhia Project Curriculum. ■