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Confluence: October 2002, Vol. 4, No. 6
Education & Outreach

Teachers, Industry, and the Environment Conference
Elementary and middle school teachers are encouraged to register for the Ohio Chemistry Technology
Council’s “Teachers, Industry, and the Environment” conference, October 23-25 in Columbus, OH. This is an all-expense paid professional development conference featuring excellent hands-on sessions. Registration forms and more information are available on the OCTC website at www.ohiochemistry.org Contact Chris Elsner, celsner@ohiochemistry.org or 614.224.1730.

Curriculum from Explorer
Explorer is a searchable catalog of curricular resources. Full text (as PDF files) is available for many records. A search for records containing “environment” in the description field found 43 records for lesson plans, lab outlines, courseware, and articles.
http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer

Digital Field Trip to the Wetlands
This interactive CD-ROM allows students to take a virtual reality trip through a wetland bog in Ontario. Features animation, narration, games, text, full color photographs and a comprehensive workbook. Comes from the makers of the popular “Digital Frog” software. Home versions are $45; education versions with student/teacher workbook are $99.
http://www.digitalfrog.com/products/wetlands.html

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