Where
The REACH Museum
1943 Columbia Park Trail
Richland, WA
Presented by:
National Park Service, Ice Age Floods National Geological Trail, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, The River Mile Network, and Engaging Every Student.
Professional Development
Washington Teachers
6 Free STEM clock hours will be awarded to everyone who completes all portions of the live training: either in-person or online.
Oregon Teachers
Certificates of Completion for 6.5 PDUs will be awarded.
Contact
Janice ElvidgeThe River Mile Network
therivermile@gmail.com
Investigating Ice Age Floods
Inquiry & Discovery of the National Geologic Trail & Beyond
Hybrid Educator Workshop
in Richland, WA and Online
April 13, 2023
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Pacific Daylight Time
FREE
(including 6 STEM Clock Hours)
In-Person Option at The Reach Museum
Registration
Registration Deadline:
- Closes when full or 9:00AM on April 6, 2023.
- Meets STEM requirements for Washington teacher certification renewal
NPS Photo
Join educators from around the region as we explore best practices for engaging students in NGSS-aligned investigations into the phenomena that transformed Northwest landscapes and the practices scientists have used to unlock the mysteries of the Ice Age Floods. It supports the new Investigating Ice Age Floods: Inquiry & Discovery of the National Geologic Trail & Beyond curriculum, created by Rick Reynolds, M.S.Ed., Founder of Engaging Every Student, in collaboration with scientists, educators, tribal experts, and other partners. Rick is a passionate veteran educator who will be presenting the hands-on hybrid workshop in collaboration with partners such as Gary Kleinknecht, M.Ed., vice-president of both the Ice Age Floods Institute and MCBONES Research Center Foundation. Lesson plans are targeted to grades 3-8 and adaptable for grades K-12.
Evidence of the Ice Age Floods in Montana; note the 18-wheeler truck for scale
Photograph by Tom Foster
The workshop and educator’s guide provide adaptable lesson plans and other resources to help you engage students with the forces that created our dramatic landscapes. This includes the most recent Ice Age Floods some 18,000 to 15,000 years ago, which crossed Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, as well as the forces that created the rocks they eroded and more. Students experiment with scientific phenomena, ask questions, analyze and interpret data, construct explanations, engage in argument from evidence, and obtain, evaluate and communicate information. In short, they get to be scientists as they explore the awe-inspiring phenomena of our Northwest (NW) landscapes and the processes that created them through hands-on investigations, field studies, and other engaging projects.
One of our goals is to help students develop an appreciation of our unique NW landscapes and the immense area affected by the Floods. This also provides an ideal, place-based springboard to explore the Three Dimensions of NGSS: Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices. The cross-curricular lesson plans provide an inquiry-driven, experiential program aligned to the Common Core State Standards and environmental literacy, as well, in a way that inspires students and supports quality science education through memorable projects that infuse the arts and other content areas. When the lesson plans are delivered in sequence, a storyline develops, using the creation of our NW landforms as a compelling framework to help you cover core concepts and improve student skills. The curriculum should not compete with other curricular goals for classroom time.
The Channeled Scablands photographed by Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren, NOAA Corps (ret.). CC BY 2.0