ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM

Final Report

Submitted to: Ms. Jerrie L. Lindsey Program Manager for FACEE/DNR #71-91-92 Florida Advisory Council on Environmental Education Room 237 Holland Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1400

Submitted by:

Ad.JcLa ])O->'IJ L:J~~CL//(;- Andrea Davis, M.A. IngridlMcClellan, M.S. Education Coordinator Education Specialist

Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Thompson Parkway Sarasota, Florida 34236 (813) 388-4441 TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS i i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION FORM 3 PROJECT SUMMARY 5 DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES 11 PROJECT EVALUATION 13 ANAL YSIS OF EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS 25

APPENDICES: APPENDIX I: SCHEDULE OF TOTAL PRESENTATIONS APPENDIX II: VERIFICATION APPENDIX III: MEDIA DOCUMENTATION APPENDIX IV: STUDENT ART WORK SAMPLES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Mote Marine Laboratory's (MML) Outreach Program is designed to familiarize residents and/or visitors with a variety of concepts and concerns about Florida's marine natural resources. The program content currently includes the following: • Florida Marine Ecosystems • Adaptations of Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Sharks to their Ecosystems • Ecological Relationships (Interrelationships that exist in a marine ecosystem) • Ecological Concerns (Abuses of marine natural resources in Florida) • Marine Debris/Litter (Dangers and problems that shoreline pollution causes) • Conservation (Importance of marine resource conservation) • Mobile Mote Exhibit The Outreach Program took various aspects of marine ecology to schools and meeting places through a lively and interactive presentation. This education program was available for schools, senior groups and other adult organizations in a six-county area. The six counties targeted were Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte and Lee. Each county was eligible for two teacher in-service presentations (one elementary and one secondary), six student presentations (three elementary and three secondary) and two adult presentations. Hands-on demonstrations, group participation and cooperative learning activities combined with informative facts provide an exciting opportunity to become aware of the natural resources that exist within the marine environment of Florida. The Outreach Program was prepared and presented by experienced educators. Participants viewed the Mobile Mote Exhibit, an "aquarium on wheels," after the presentation. The Mobile Mote Exhibit is designed to take Florida's marine life and the work of MML scientists to Florida's neighborhoods. Curriculum aid packets designed to help prepare students for a productive Mote visit, along with the presentation's goals, objectives and activities, were provided for the teacher's use prior to assemblies for schools. One unforseen bonus of the program was the enhancement of our Junior Docent Program. Each presentation was conducted by one staff member and one volunteer. Because the large quantity of presentations necessitated heavy volunteer recruitment, MML's Junior Docent Program was utilized. The Junior Docent Program enables 50 responsible and motivated high school students to participate in stimulating, hands-on activities leading toward a 0.5 credit in a course entitled Community Service. The students benefit from training sessions about marine and environmental sciences, current marine affairs, teaching skills and the concept of community service as well as direct instructional experience with younger students. The junior docents began as essential stagehands but soon progressed to become actual presenters of segments of the program. The junior docents were able to apply their knowledge gained from the training sessions while providing community service in the Outreach Program.

1 Pre-assessments and post-assessments were given to students to determine if significant competency and attitudinal changes in marine ecology and conservation occur in students. As evidenced in the Project Evaluation, the striking contrast between the pre-assessment and post-assessment scores indicate the effectiveness of the program. Evaluations were completed by the school teachers or organization leaders after the presentations to determine the quality of the presentations and curricular materials developed to accomplish the objectives. These evaluations provided the feedback needed to help MML modify the program and continue meeting the educational needs of schools and the community. The Outreach Program made a total of 54 visitations (7 in-service, 36 student and 11 adult) which included a total of 143 presentations (10 in-service, 122 student and 11 adult). While our records indicate that a total of 24,987 people (316 teachers, 24,199 students and 472 adults), were served with the program, actually hundreds more were reached. Attendance figures were maintained on the presentations, but more students and adults were able to view the Mobile Mote Exhibit than participated in the presentations. Some schools scheduled only certain grade levels or science classes for the presentations but allowed all grades to view the Mobile Mote Exhibit, while hundreds of people viewed the Mobile Mote Exhibit at such events as the Bradenton Downtown Street Fair and the Florida Association of Science Teachers. Because of the enthusiastic response to the Outreach Program, MML is very interested in seeking the necessary funding to continue this program. Although every public school in Hardee and DeSoto Counties was serviced because each county only has six schools, the program could not reach all the schools in the larger school districts and many unscheduled schools were disappointed. Thus, we would like to visit additional schools in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee and Charlotte Counties as well as visit new counties. Many more adult organizations were interested in scheduling the program. Florida's marine environment provides recreation for residents, attracts tourists to the state and contributes to the crucial habitat of our aquatic wildlife. The preservation of Florida's marine natural resources depends on it being understood and appreciated by residents and/or visitors. The pre-post assessments and evaluations indicate that Mote Marine Laboratory's implementation of an Outreach Program in Sarasota County and the five surrounding counties raised public awareness and educated the pub 1 i c of negat i ve envi ronmenta 1 consequences. MML staff and volunteers worked to change the attitudes and habits that alter the health of the natural environment. Ethics of both conservation and economics were presented in the Outreach Program, along with their social and environmental consequences. Through education we can grow to love and conserve this precious environment that surrounds us in Florida. We feel that this Outreach Program has significant and lasting benefits for both students and the public because it entertains as well as instructs, capturing the audience's hearts as well as minds. This enthusiastic, imaginative and stimulating Outreach Program can influence values and behavior for a 1 ifetime.

2 SAVE OUR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM

Project Completion Certification

Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory GRANTEE: ------PROJECT NAME: Envi ronmenta 1 Education Outreach Program

As required by s. 216.349 F.S., the Grantee certifies under penalities of perjury that this project has been completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of Grant Agreement C~- 7 691 The Grantee further certifies that all invoices or outstanding payments due other parties resulting from services provided as a result of this contract have been paid.

11/27/92 Date

3 GRANT SPECIFIC AUDIT OR ATTESTATION STATEMENT

As per the modification of DNR Contract #C-7691, the Grantee will be filing an attestation statement with the Auditor General by May 31, 1993 to allow sufficient time for the 1992 audit of the laboratory. The modification to DNR Contract #C-7691 reads, "All audits performed or attestation statements prepared shall be submitted no 1ater than May 31, 1993 and sha 11 be fil ed with the Aud itor General by the Grantee."

4 PROJECT SUMMARY Topics Addressed The Outreach Program is designed to familiarize residents and/ or visitors with a variety of concepts and concerns about Florida's marine natural resources . The program content currently includes the following: • Florida Marine Ecosystems • Adaptations of Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and . harks to their Ecosystems • Ecological Relationships (Interrelationships th ~ : exi st in a marine ecosystem) • Ecological Concerns (Abuses of marine natural resources in Florida) • Marine Debris/Litter (Dangers and problems that shoreline pollution causes) • Conservation (Importance of marine resource conservation) • Mobile Mote Exhibit Target Audiences The Outreach Program took various aspects of marine ecology to schools and meeting places through a lively and interactive presentation. This education program was available for schools , senior groups and other adult organizations in a six-county area. The six counties targeted were Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, DeSoto , Charlotte and Lee . Each county was eligible for two teacher in-service presentati ons (one elementary and one secondary), six student presentations (three elementary and three secondary) and two adult presentations. The program audience targeted included rural counties and adult organizations that have had limited exposure to environmental education programs. The Outreach Program made a total of 54 visitations (7 in-service, 36 student and 11 adult) which included a total of 143 presentations (10 in-service, 122 student and 11 adult). While our records indicate that a total of 24,987 people (316 teachers, 24,199 students and 472 adults), were served with the program , actually hundreds more were reached with the Mobile Mote Exhibit. These nu mbers are slightly less than the proposed 60 visitations and 168 presentations due to the scheduling requests of the schools and groups. In some cases, schools could not accommodate four presentations in one day for scheduling or meeting room reasons. For example, in elementary schools, the presentation was sometimes performed in the cafeteria which could not be used for several hours during lunch. Occasionally, the school district preferred that one in-service presentation be given to both elementary and secondary teachers, and the adult group leaders in Charlotte County organized one event, Lemon Bay Estuary Day, at which we could reach several groups and the general publ ic. Attendance figures were maintained on the presentations, but more students and adults were able to view the Mobile Mote Exhibit than participated in the presentations. Some schools scheduled only certain grade levels for the presentations but allowed all grades to vievl the Mobile Mote Exhibit, while hundred s of people viewed the Mobile Mote Exhibit at such events as the Bradenton Do wn town Street Fair and the Florida Association of Science Teache rs. Whene ve r possible (when not presenting), staff and volunteers were stationed at t he Exhibit to discuss the mar ine life with the participants.

5 Goals and Measurable Objectives Goals: 1. To increase residents' and/or visitors' basic competencies in marine ecology, as appropriate. An understanding of ecological concepts will nurture their sense of interrelatedness with Florida's environment. 2. To develop residents' and/or visitors' attitudes toward an appreciation for conservation in our state's society. Objectives: After completing the Outreach Program, residents' and/or visitors' will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast Florida marine ecosystems. 2. Relate marine animals' ecosystems to their adaptat i ons. 3. Describe the interrelationships that exist in a marine ecosystem. 4. Discuss the uses and abuses of marine natural resources of Florida. 5. Demonstrate the dangers and problems that shoreline pollution causes. 6. Evaluate the importance of marine resource conservation. 7. Identify specific actions by individuals and groups that collectively enhance environmental quality.

Approach Taken and Techniques Used to Accomplish Project Goals and Activities Students were provided a unique experience concerning marine life through a variety of activities involving participants. The Outreach Program sparks participants' curiosity about Florida's natural systems. One of the most effective and powerful teaching tools is experiential education. A primary function of the Outreach Program is to create a stimulating, hands-on atmosphere through which we illustrate and supplement marine ecology. Mote Marine Laboratory believes that the community provides rich learning environments. Guest presentations, as a whole school, a grade level or a group, can be very beneficial. Instruction given in large groups allows the educator to communicate common information efficiently and helps the individual develop communication and social skills. This learning environment helps the participants to understand the life concerns of the community, so as to enhance the community in which we live. When gathered at the presentation, the individuals had opportunities to speak and listen in a structured setting. Listening skills were utilized when the individuals were asked to respond to directions or questions in a physical or verbal manner. The presentation incorporated activities that combine communication and social skills as well as educator cooperation. These are very important ski 11 s for deve 1opi ng

6 friendships and feelings of belonging to a group. By participating in the presentation, MML hopes each and every individual developed the sense of belonging to the group and school.

Methods Presentations including hands-on demonstrations, group participation and cooperative learning activities combined with informative facts provide an exciting opportunity to become aware of the natural resources that exist within the marine environment of Florida. For example, marine ecosystems and ecological relationships were explored by participants creating a variety of marine food chains with food chain signs . The Outreach Program was prepared and presented by experienced educators that have an established relationship with the county school boards. Each presentation session was approximately 50 minutes. The Mobile Mote Exhibit , an "aquarium on wheels, " is designed to take Florida's marine life and the work of MML scientists to Florida's neighborhoods. The work completed by MML scientists has a direct effect on Floridians. Their work, ranging from advising governing agencies to basic scientific research, examines many f acets of our marine resources. Research undertaken now may directly affect our lives and the lives of our families for years to come. Participants viewed this exhibit after the presentation. Curriculum guides designed to help prepare students for a productive Mote visit, along with the presentation's goals, objectives and activities, were provided for the teacher's use pri or to assembl i es for school s. The object i ves were met by attending the program and utilizing the expanding activities in the packet.

Specific Topics and Activities The program includes the following specific topics and activities: • Florida Marine Ecosystems Discussion of coral reef, seagrass bed and mangrove forest ecosystems using slides • Adaptations of Sea Turtles Sharks and Marine Mammals to their Ecosystems Discussion of physical adaptations Activities: shark and sea turtle adaptation dress-up marine mammal measurement • Ecological Relationships Discussion of marine ecology as the study of the interrelationships between the oceans' living things and their environment Activity: participants sort plants and animals illustrated on food chain signs into their appropriate ecosystem, then create marine food chins characteristic to each ecosystem

7 • Ecological Concerns and Marine Debris/Litter (Abuses of marine natural resources in Florida) Activity: discussion of ecological concerns as participants illustrate with costumes the environmental issues of marine debris, habitat degradation, toxic substances and overharvesting • Conservation (Importance of marine resource conservation) Discussion of alternatives in lifestyle to promote conservation, such as "environomics," the collaboration of economic development and environmental awareness • Mobile Mote Exhibit (Viewing)

Materials Developed Three different environmental education presentations were developed--the first targeting elementary students and teachers, the second targeting secondary students and teachers, and the third targeting senior groups and other adult organizations. The presentations included hands-on demonstrations, group participation and cooperative learning activities that utilize a variety of visual aids. Props and costumes were designed for the presentations including slides of marine ecosystems and marine mammals, 16" by 20" food chain signs, and a rope and spool for the marine mamma 1 measurement activity. Costumes, composed of cardboard, velcro and felt, accurately portrayed a sea turtle and shark in design and size, and other costumes, comp-osed of burl ap or cardboard wi th the appropri ate accessori es, represented such ecological concerns as marine debris, toxic substances and habitat degradation. The problem of overharvesting was symbolized by a participant carrying a fishing pole and seine. Two different curriculum guides, an elementary and a secondary level, were designed to help prepare students for a product i ve presentation and are descri bed in the following Description of Deliverables. Evaluation forms were also developed to measure the quality of the products and materials developed.

Methods that Ensured Quality and Technical Accuracy Mote Marine Laboratory's experience in marine research, commencing in 1955, spans over 35 years. The multidisciplinary expertise available through in-house personnel is MML's greatest asset in developing and executing marine and environmental projects. Currently, MML has seven areas of research emphasis. These seven programs are Aquaculture and Fisheries Enhancement, Biomedical Research, Chemical Fate and Effects, Coastal Resources, Environmental Assessment and Enhancement, Endangered and Protected Marine Species, and Shark Biology. These programs reflect both the diversity of the scientific staff and the interdisciplinary approach required for complex marine and environmental studies. In addition, MML provides expertise for a variety of physical, geological, chemical and biological analyses and serves as a liaison for regulatory agencies. Scientific staff members, as appropriate to their area of expertise, reviewed the presentation scripts and curriculum guides to ensure quality and technical accuracy.

8 Distribution and Implementation The Outreach Program was first presented during teacher in-services held at the start of the 1992-1993 academic year. While each targeted county was eligible to receive two teacher in-service presentations, one elementary and one secondary, several counties elected to combine levels at one presentation. Sample curriculum guides were distributed. The in-service presentations were critical to explaining the program and stimulating teacher interest. As a result of the teacher in-services, reservations were made to take the program to the students during the months of September through November, focusing on one county at a time. Each county was to receive six student presentations, three elementary and three secondary, but the six schools included four elementary and two secondary schools in DeSoto and Hardee Counties respectively, which in both cases represent all the public schools in the district. Media coverage, television, radio and pri nt, were coordi nated as MML took the Outreach Program to each county. Curriculum guides were distributed to the teachers of the participating schools at least two weeks prior to the presentation. Pre- and post-assessments as well as evaluation forms were collected shortly after the presentation so as to obtain immediate feedback. Two adult presentations were planned for each county, and eleven were performed. Only one adult presentation was given in Charlotte County at the request of the adult group leaders contacted who joined forces and planned Lemon Bay Estuary Day around the event and invited several groups and the public to participate. Adult organizations were selected based on maximum community benefit. As with school presentations, evaluation forms were collected after the presentation to obtain immediate feedback. We felt we maximized the program's exposure and impact by reaching such diverse groups as the American Association of Retired Persons, a Gulf of Mexico Class at Manatee Community College, and the Audubon Societies of Hardee County and Southwest Florida as well as participating in such events as the Annual Conference of the Florida Association of Science Teachers and Lemon Bay Estuary Day. One unforseen bonus of the program was the enhancement of our Junior Docent Program. Each presentation was conducted by one staff member and one volunteer. Because the 1 arge quant i ty of presentations necess i tated heavy volunteer recru i tment, MML' s Junior Docent Program was utilized. The Junior Docent Program enables 50 responsible and motivated high school students to participate in stimulating, hands-on activities leading toward a 0.5 credit in a course entitled Community Service. The students benefit from training sessions about marine and environmental sciences, current marine affairs, teaching skills and the concept of community service as well as direct instructional experience with younger students. The junior docents began as essential stagehands but soon progressed to become actual presenters of segments of the program. The junior docents were able to apply their knowledge gained from the training sessions while providing community service in the Outreach Program.

9 Conclusion Florida's marine environment provides recreation for residents , attracts tourists to the state and contributes to the crucial habitat of our aquatic wildlife. The preservation of Florida's marine natural resources depends on it being understood and appreciated by residents and/or visitors. As evidenced in the Project Evaluation, the pre-post assessments and evaluations indicate that Mote Marine Laboratory's implementation of an Outreach Program in Sarasota County and the five surrounding counties raised public awareness and educated the public of negative environmental consequences. MML staff and volunteers worked to change the attitudes and habits that alter the health of the natural environment. Ethics of both conservation and economics were presented in the Outreach Program , along with their social and environmental consequences. Mote Marine Laboratory's Environmental Education Outreach Program creates a stimulating, hands -on atmosphere for the exploration of marine ecology, and MML's education department will be seeking funding to continue the program. The program's innovative, interactive presentations provide an exciting opportunity to become aware of the natural resources that exist within the marine environments of Florida. The addition of the Mobile Mote Exhibit further enhances the study of our valuable marine resources.

10 DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES

Monthly reports were submitted for the months of June, July, August, September, October and November. Each report summarized the programs's progress in developing, scheduling and presenting the Outreach Program. A schedule and verification of the presentations were submitted with the September, October and November monthly reports. A press release (see Appendix III) and the enclosed teacher in-service presentation outline were submitted with the September monthly report. Draft and final presentation scripts and curriculum guides were submitted in July and August, respectively. The curriculum guides contained the presentation's goals, objectives, a presentation outl ine, pre- and post-assessments, background information and suppl ementary act i vi ties to rei nforce the presentat ion topi cs, and a program evaluation. Additional materials provided each school included a Mote Marine Laboratory video, a Gulf of Mexico: America's Shining Sea video, and 16 marine debris biodegradation time line posters. Elementary schools received one copy of The Gulf of Mexico: A Special Place, and secondary schools received a copy of Environmental Quality in the Gulf of Mexico: A Citizen's Guide. A total of 630 curriculum guides were printed, and 530 were distributed for teachers use prior to assemblies for schools. Not all the secondary guides were distributed because more elementary than secondary schools participated in the Outreach Program (Hardee and DeSoto Counties each have two secondary schools and four elementary schools). In addition, in each county almost all the teachers in a given elementary school were involved in the program and only the science teachers at a secondary school, so fewer secondary curriculum guides were needed. The education department has been recei vi ng and fi 11 i ng requests (at no cost) to mari ne and educat i ona 1 institutions allover the country for the curriculum guides. In addition to the required documentation, this final report includes the following deliverables: pre-post assessment results, a summary of the evaluations, a final presentation s hedule, and media documentation including a media log, press release, newspaper clippings and an in-house video produced to promote the Outreach Program.

11 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM PRESENTATION OUTLINE

I. Florida Marine Ecosystems Discuss: characteristics of coral reef, seagrass bed and mangrove forest ecosystems using slides

II. Adaptations of Sea Turtles, Sharks and Marine Mammals Discuss: physical adaptations Activities: sea turtle dress-up shark dress-up marine mammal measurements III. Ecological Relationships Discuss: A. Marine ecology is the study of the interrelationships between the oceans' living things and their environment. B. A food chain is a series of living things in which food energy is transferred from one living thing to another as each consumes a lower member and in turn is preyed upon by a higher member. C. Plants form the base of the food chain by producing their own food through photosynthesis and are called producers. They are the most numerous. D. Some animals eat plants and are consumers called herbivores. There are fewer animals than plants. E. Some animals eat other animals and are consumers called carnivores. Activity: participants sort plants and animals i1lustrated on food chain signs into their appropriate ecosystems, then create marine food chains characteristic to each ecosystem IV. Ecological Concerns and Marine Debris/Litter Discuss: selected environmental issues concerning the Gulf of Mexico Activity: participants illustrate with costumes the environmental issues of marine debris, habitat degradation, toxic substances and overharvesting V. Conservation Discuss: alternatives in lifestyle to promote conservation, such as "env ironomics" VI. Mobile Mote Exhibit Designed to bring the work of Mote Marine Laboratory's scientists to Florida's neighborhoods, the 20-foot van includes an aquarium, video, displays and other information. 12 PROJECT EVALUATION

TEACHER EVALUATIONS: The content of this program was of significant educational value: Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Disagree PreK-2 12 18 3-5 24 8 1 6-8 10 7 1 9-12 4 3 Adult 11 11 Overall 61 47 1 1 The curriculum guide was relevant to the presentation: Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Disagree PreK-2 8 14 5 3-5 20 12 1 6-8 8 6 2 9-12 2 3 Adult 3 6 Overall 41 41 7 1 The presentation was suited to the participants' level: Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Disagree PreK-2 5 15 7 3-5 19 12 1 1 6-8 11 6 1 9-12 2 4 1 Adult 9 12 avera 11 47 49 8 3 The participants exhibit greater knowledge and understanding of the subject matter: Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Disagree PreK-2 7 15 3 1 3-5 19 13 1 6-8 8 4 3 9-12 2 5 Adult 5 11 Overall 41 48 6 2

13 The educator clearly communicated the presentation content: Strongly Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Disagree PreK-2 11 12 4 1 3-5 22 9 1 1 6-8 10 6 1 1 9-12 5 2 1 Adult 13 9 avera 11 61 38 6 4 Please rate on the chart below the five presentation activities that you observed during the presentation: Sea Turtle Dress-up: Excellent Good Average Poor PreK-2 14 12 3-5 22 10 6-8 12 5 2 9-12 4 1 1 1 Adult 11 8 1 Overall 63 36 4 1 Shark Dress-up: Excellent Good Average Poor PreK-2 14 12 3-5 23 10 6-8 9 3 2 9-12 2 2 I 1 Adult 6 4 Overall 54 31 3 I Marine Mammal Measurements: Excellent Good Average Poor PreK-2 10 13 2 I 3-5 20 9 4 6-8 12 4 I I 9-12 3 1 2 Adult 12 7 1 Overall 57 34 10 2

14 Food Chain: Excellent Good Average Poor PreK-2 8 12 3 2 3-5 17 11 2 2 6-8 9 5 2 1 9-12 3 2 1 Adult 12 5 1 1 Overall 49 45 9 6 Ecological Concerns: Exce 11 ent Good Average Poor PreK-2 10 11 4 3-5 21 8 1 6-8 13 3 2 9-12 4 1 1 Adult 10 8 1 Overa 11 58 31 7 2 Additional comments about presentation content and/or technique: PreK-2: The children were very excited about the program. It was clear from the scores on the posttest that they learned a great deal from the presentation. It was a good program for older children. Enjoyed it--thanks! Presentation was very creative. It was a lot for kindergartners to absorb at one time. However, if the program can be repeated year after year, greater understanding will develop. Size of group kindergarten -second mixed ages and sizes was excellent. The mobile unit to acquaint us with real fish and plants and aquariums, we will now prepare a tank for our class and you were a fine lead-in. The presentation was wonderful for 2nd- 5th, but I feel that it may have been too hard for K-l, especially the pre- and post-tests. Pre- and post-tests too hard for K-l. Please, would be nice if there was an answer key for the post-test. It was above K-level children. I had to find other materi alto supplement. The eva 1 uat i on for the fi rst grade is much too d i ffi cult since they cannot read yet. The use of pi ctures on the test and more simplified vocabulary would improve the evaluation procedure. Need to include volunteers from all classes. The kindergarten kids did not understand the terms used and they did not understand the food chain. Too many students observing presentation. Activities would have been more appropriate for smaller groups. Too many activities for first grade in presentation. Too advanced for kindergarten. They need to be redone. Have an outline of what you want us to do before and after the presentation.

15 3-5: The children really enjoyed the aquarium and mad e every attempt to identify the animals. A list on the side would be helpful. We need more time to do it justice. Motivated the students and teachers to additional research, and developed an appreciation and concern for marine animals and the scientists studying their habitats and behavi or, and conservation of the above. Great presentat i on- -great visual aids. The program was very well pre se nted. Excellent. Children need to be made aware of the environmental accidents that we make and do not realize the harm in. Students were highly interested in program and activities. Andrea Davis has been a joy to work with setting up the program. Excellent show--thanks so much for coming and sharing your knowledge with us. I thought it was excellent. The children enjoyed it and learned a lot from it. Second grade test was done in black marker to conserve paper. Test results showed great improvement. Slides were great. The audience really loved the sights underwater. Student invol vemen t is wonderful and keeps the kids interested. Very good--held students' interest! Test was too high for third grade--slides were great. Answer keys to the pre- and post-tests and all worksheets would have been very helpful. Third graders do not know the words: species, factors, essential, and organisms found in the pre- and post-tests. The food chain ac t ivity was too crowded . There didn't need to be as many students on the stage. 6-8: Outstanding! We were so excited about the presentation. Our S.E.E. Club is very active and the students loved it. The presenters were very pleasant and showed enthusiasm. This turned on the students. Good job! Our students enjoyed the program very much. Presentations were clear and educational. Students loved the program--educational and entertaining. The program was educational and fun. Extremely well received and the presentations were entertaining. The presenters must be commended! Good to get student involvement. Se venth graders thought it was too elementary for them. Needs to be done in smaller group setting. Benefits lost with l arge presentation. How about television or videos? It did not hold attention. The dress-up was only good part. Mobile aquarium could have been more interesting. 9-12: I appreciate the time and thought which went into the presentation, and the expertise of the presenters. Ingrid was very nice and professional. Superb job! Using students is a terrific method. I do think there was an attempt to cover too much in too short a time. Concentrate on more details of fewer items. Some activities were more geared toward elementary level audience. Not designed for high school students. Adult: The presentation was very educat i ona 1 and interest i ng. The props were superior. Education through entertainment--great! Perfect for our audience! Excell ent presentation. Very i nformat i ve. Held i nterest. Several members waul d 1 ike to hear the longer program. Hope to see program offered to more groups. Wonderful! Enjoyed--many new ideas. Great ideas! Very well done! Enjoyable for all ages! Sounds good--I am looking forward to having my group participate.

16 Overall, I would rate this program: Excellent Good Average Poor PreK-2 8 14 7 3-5 22 15 1 6-8 9 7 2 9-12 5 1 1 Adult 13 7 1 Overall 57 44 10 2 What new education programs would you like to see offered by Mote Marine Laboratory? PreK-2: A little more hands-on activities on kindergarten level. Programs more specific in nature. Perhaps only one topic at a time. More about shell life and manatees. I would like to see more pictures included in the teachers kit so that the children would be more acquainted with the animals and plant life. Something might be included on sea gulls. It would easier for the presenters to add another helper (adult) to help with the smaller children or get a teacher to help out. This is our first exposure to your fine lab and the work you do--perhaps careers for older children--what you do day to day for kindergarten age and older children could learn more details of your job, training and any special projects you are involved in. Do you house injured animals? Do you experiment with alternate methods for environments, feeding, public awareness, information you send out to corporations? Who are polluters? A little more on manatees. This program should pick one of the above and go all out with it. 3-5: The children really enjoyed the aquarium and made every attempt to identify the animals. Samples of marine life offered to teachers to show kids. Summer camps for younger kids and Carefree Learner experience for kids. More of the same. Manatee study. A guide with main ideas of the program given to teachers so they have the facts after the assembly. More traveling programs that travel to the schools. We'd love a program on fish in the Gulf of Mexico. You are doing a fantastic job. Smaller group presentations. It would be nice if the kids got a chance to visit the marine laboratory in Sarasota. Continue this type of program--extend--show more of dolphins caught in shrimp nets, plastic bags, etc.--sea turtles. About sharks. More shark information relayed to students. Perhaps a miniature seagrass, coral reef, mangrove model with samples of the food chain found there. Something on red tide. 6-8: More information on the manatee. More on sharks--the students are fascinated by them. More on sharks. More information on the Florida spiny lobster. Would it be possible to have money for buses to fund a team for a certain area of the shoreline for cleanup? What areas need it most? Sharks, dolphins, coral reefs and tube worms. 9-12: More details about current research being conducted at Mote. Specific research projects underway explained and demonstrated to biology/ chemistry students. More outreach to schools regarding research, especially shark research.

17 Adult: How about a specific programs on say--sharks, marine mammals, mangroves? Kept up to date on local ecosystem research . More on the ecology of Sarasota Bay. Programs that promote environmental awareness . Field trip information on going to Mote. Keep Manatee Beautiful would like to jointly conduc t a program with Mote next fallon marine debris awareness, prior to Coastal Cleanup.

18 STUDENT PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT SCORES:

IPRE-KINDERGARTEN -SECOND

NUMBER CORRECT PRE-ASSESSMENT POST-ASSESSMENT Ten Possible Student % of 375 Tested Student % of 318 Tested

o 6.9 3.1 14.1 2.8 2 17.9 5.7 3 21 .1 4.7 4 17.6 8.2 5 14.7 9.4 6 5.6 16.0 7 1.6 13.5 8 0.5 15.1 9 0.0 9.8 10 0.0 11.7

ITHIRD -FIFTH

NUMBER CORRECT PRE-ASSESSMENT POST -ASSESSMENT Ten Possible Student % of 51 0 Tested Student % of 730 Tested

o 1.4 0.4 3.7 0.6 2 11 .4 0.8 3 17.1 3.2 4 25.7 7.4 5 22.3 9.6 6 10.6 15.6 7 7.4 20.9 8 0.2 20.8 9 0.2 14.0 10 0.0 6.7

19 ISIXTH-TWELFTH

NUMBER CORRECT PRE-ASSESSMENT POST -ASSESSMENT Ten Possible Student % of 486 Tested Student % of 492 Tested

0 5.0 0.0 1 12.7 0.8 2 12.3 0.6 3 20.8 1.2 4 18.5 6.9 5 16.4 10.6 6 10.8 16.3 7 3.3 18.1 8 0.2 18.5 9 0.0 13.4 10 0.0 13.6

IOVERALL

NUMBER CORRECT PRE-ASSESSMENT POST-ASSESSMENT Ten Possible Student % of 1,398 Tested Student % of 1,547 Tested

0 4.1 0.8 1 9.7 1.1 2 13.4 1.8 3 20.4 2.8 4 20.9 8.0 5 17.2 9.9 6 9.4 15.6 7 4.5 18.7 8 0.3 18.7 9 0.1 12.7 10 0.0 9.9

20 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SCORES P re-ki ndergarten-Second

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21 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SCORES Third-Fifth

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22 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SCORES S ixth-Twelfth

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24 ANALYSIS OF EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS

The shift in pre- and post-assessment scores for all levels, as depicted in the bar graphs, reveal that the program participants have increased competencies in marine ecology. Overall, their competencies improved after participating in the program . Teachers recommended modifying the elementary assessment to better suit this level. Currently, the vocabulary and method of questioning are too difficult. Feedback from teacher evaluations varied depending on the participant level. Upper elementary, middle school and adult participants strongly agreed or agreed that the program's content and activities were significant and suited to their levels. Teachers of the lower elementary level felt the content and curriculum were too diverse and/or difficult for their students. Recommendations included focusing on one topic. Promoting marine environmental awareness and conservation are the program goals. To discuss marine ecology, background in fo rmation also needs to be given to the students so they can understand the more difficult concepts. This background information was provided for the teacher prior the program. However, use of the information to prepare the students varies with each teacher. Generally, the food chain and ecological concerns activities were evaluated as more difficult for the lower elementary children. The elementary version of the presentation will be modified by creating scenic props with acrylic paints and cardboard boxes. For example, a coral reef will be painted on three boxes. These three boxes stacked on stage will represent the coral reef environment. The same will be done for the seagrass bed and mangrove forest environments. The sceni c props wi 11 be used duri ng the food chain and eco 1ogi ca 1 concern activities so as to visual ize the environments. The students holding marine 1 ife signs will be guided to their appropriate environments at the start of the food chain activity, rather than the students figuring out which environment the marine life belongs in. Food chains will then be created in one environment at a time. Creating food chains in this manner reduces the number of marine life the students arrange and simplifies the activity. The secondary vers i on of the presentation wi 11 be mod i fi ed for high school students. The teachers and students enjoyed the drama within the presentation. For example, the sea turtle dress-up and ecological concerns activities were well received. However, some teachers commented that the activities were not designed for high school students. Modifications to the upper secondary script include more content di ssemi nated duri ng each activity and replacement of the shark dress-up activity with a marine careers activity. During the ecological concerns activity, students will modify the arranged food chains to illustrate the effects of each of the four ecological concerns discussed.

25 Because of the enthus i ast i c response to the Envi ronmenta 1 Education Outreach Program, MML is very interested in seeking the necessary funding through grants to continue this program. Although every publ ic school in Hardee and DeSoto Counties was serviced because each county only has six schools , the program could not reach all the schools in the larger school districts and many unscheduled schools were disappointed. Thus, we would like to visit additional schools in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee and Charlotte Counties as well as visit new counties. Many more adult organizations were interested in scheduling the program. The projected cost per visitation is as follows: Personnel $ 231.25 12.5 hours @ 18.50 per hour includes fringe benefits @ 32.3% (reservations, preparation, presentation, maintenance, follow-up, volunteer recruitment and training)

Curriculum Guides $ 112 16 @ $7 each Office Supplies $ 5 UPS and Postage $ 32 Telephone $ 5 depends on county

Travel--Mobile Mote Exhibit (240 mi. @ $.35/mile) $ 84 depends on distance from MML

Food (meal allowance @ $21/day) $ 21 depends if overnight Lodging ($60/night) $ 60 depends on distance from MML

Direct Cost $ 550.25

Indirect Cost (@ 81.9%) $ 450.66 TOTAL COST $1,000.91

26 I f necessary, the Envi ronmenta 1 Educat i on Outreach Program can be part i ally funded by providing the program for a fee. The following is a program fee schedule reasonable for schools or county school boards. The program costs an average of less than $1.00 a student. Groups outside of Sarasota and Manatee Counties First 50-min Second All day presentation presentation (4 presentations) $250 add $125 $400 Groups within Sarasota and Manatee Counties $150 add $125 $325 Additional Charges for Programs outside Manatee & Sarasota Counties: • Travel surcharge: $.35 per mile, round trip • Overnight charge to counties outside Sarasota & Manatee

27 APPENDIX I SCHEDULE OF TOTAL PRESENTATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM SCHEDULE Information such as Number of Presentations , Grades and Number of People served ca n on 1y be completed after visit.

~ Location Date Number of Grades AQQroximate number Presentations Served of Qeop1e served SARASOTA COUNTY

Teacher Mote Marine Laboratory 8/19/92 1 Elementary & 112 Secondary

Student Sarasota Middle & 9/4/92 4 5-8 2,400 Pine View School Student Tuttle Elementary 9/9/92 3 1-5 750

Student Englewood Elementary 9/ 11/92 5 K-5 560 Student McIntosh Middle 9/17/ 92 3 6-8 1, 150 St udent Gocio Elementary 9/18/92 4 pre K-5 750 Student Venice High 11/19/92 3 9-12 220 Adult American Association 11/11/92 1 Adults 40 of Retired Persons Adult Sarasota Shell Club 11/12/92 1 Adults 30

HARDEE COUNTY

Teacher Hardee High 8/ 18/ 92 1 El ementa ry & 24 Secondary Student Hardee High 9/15/92 4 9-12 1, 100 Student Hardee Junior High 9/16/92 4 8 420 Student Zolpho Springs Elem. 9/22/92 4 K-5 536 Student Wauchula Elementary 9/23/92 3 3-5 500 Student North Wauchula E1em. 9/24/92 3 K-2 600 Student Bowling Green E1em. 9/25/92 2 K-5 660

Adult Ha rdee County Audubon 9/ 24/92 1 Adults 20 Society Adult Florida Institute of 9/ 25/ 92 1 Adult s 30 Neurological Rehabilitati on ~ Location Date Number of Grades AQQroximate number Presentations Served of QeoQle served LEE COUNTY Teacher Edison Park Elementary 8/26/92 1 Elementary 28 Teacher Fort Myers High 8/ 26/ 92 Secondary 73 Student Alva Elem./Middle 9/30/92 3 pre K-6 594 Student Franklin Park Magnet 10/1/92 3 pre K-5 456 Student Heights Elementary 10/2/92 2 2-5 600 Student Mariner High 10/ 6/ 92 4 9-12 1, 000 Student Gulf Middle 10/7/92 4 7 400 Student Lehigh Acres Middle 10/ 8/ 92 3 6-8 860 Adult FAST (Florida Assoc. 10/ 16/92 1 Adults 40 of Science Teachers) Adult Audubon Society of 11/19/92 1 Adults 81 Southwest Florida DESOTO COUNTY

Teache r Memori a1 Elementa ry 9/ 2/92 3 Elementary & 34 Secondary Student Memori a1 Elementary 10/12/92 4 K-5 800 Student Early Childhood 10/13/92 1 Pre-K 75 Student DeSoto Middle 10/13/92 2 8 280 DeSoto Middle 10/14/92 4 6-7 610

Student DeSoto High 10/19/92 4 9-12 325 Student West Elementary 10/21/92 4 2-5 450 Student Nocatee Elementary 10/22/92 3 K-5 560 Adult Senior Friendship 10/29/92 1 Adults 30 Centers

Adult Desoto Outward Bound 10/ 29/ 92 1 Adults 15 ~ Location Date Number of Grades Aggroximate number Presentations Served of geogle served CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Teacher Charlotte County 9/8/92 2 Elementa ry & 9 Secondary Student East Elementary 10/ 27 / 92 3 K-5 575

Student Port Charlotte High 11/2/92 4 9-12 250

Student Charlotte High 11 / 4/ 92 4 9-11 880 Student Port Charlotte Jr. High 11 / 5/92 3 6-8 830 Student Li berty Elementary 11 / 6/92 2 3-5 500 Student Sallie Jones Elementary 11/17/92 2 3-5 360 Adult Lemon Bay Conservancy 11 / 21/92 1 Adults 56 Englewood Jaycees Lemon Bay Historical Society (Lemon Bay Estuary Day) MANATEE COU NTY

Teacher Manatee High 9/29/92 1 El ementary & 36 Secondary

Student Palmetto High 11/10/92 4 9-12 570 Student Bashaw Elementary 11/12/92 3 K-5 800 Student Pa l m View Elementary 11/13/92 2 K-5 478 Student Sugg Middle 11/16/92 4 6-8 1,000

Student Southeast High 11/18/92 4 10-12 800

Student Samoset Elementary 11/20/92 4 2-5 500 Adult Manatee Community 10/26/92 1 Adults 30 Co 11 ege Adult Keep Manatee Beautiful 11/28/92 1 Adults 100 (Bishop Planetarium and Bradenton Downtown Street Fa i r Bradenton Waterfront Park) APPENDIX II VERIFICATION I

VERIFICATION OF SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS

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AMBER LAKE \VILDLIFE REFUGE ENGLEWOOD JAYCEES - E.A.G .L .E.S. PROJECT LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL EN VIRONMENTAL CL UB LEMON BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SARASOTA COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT

PROGRAM:

9:00 A.M . - REGISTRATION - COFFEE AND DONUTS - VIEW EXHIBITS

9:30 A.M . - MOTE MARINE LABORATORY MARINE ECOLOGY PRESENTATIO N, SLIDE PRESENTATION BY ANDREA DAVIS , EDUCATION COORDINATOR

10:30 A.M. - SARASOTA BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM, BAY CLEANUP - SHORT VIDEO PRESENTED BY BELINDA PERRY FROM SARASOTA COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

11 :00 A .M. - ADOPT-A-SHORE VIDEO, PRESENTED BY DEE PLAn OF THE ENGLEWO OD JAYCEES

1 1 :30 A.M . - WATER QUALITY PROJECTS OF LEMON BAY: E.A.G .L.E.S. PRESENTATION BY DEE PLATT THREE CREEKS PRESENTATION BY LINDA HAWK

EXHIBITS:

LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY TOUCH TANK ENGLEVVOOD JAYCEES E.A.G .L.E.S. PROJECT LEMON BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BAY PHOTOGRAPHS LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL MANATEE SIGHTING MAP DNR AQUATIC PRESERVES

Refreshments supplied by Lemon Bay Historical Society and Lemon Bay Conservancy

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PINELLAS COUNTY, OCTOBER 15 - 17

PRESENTEES' , l.NAHE Anarea Davis, Edu catl on: Coordinator 2.NAME Ing rid t'1cClell an, Educ ation Spec i a' DEPT. t.oucatlon DEPT. t. oucat1on IN ST. f ~ o t e I ~a rl ne [ abo rat 0 r y IN ST. -rr·I""" o""'t"""e """r""'1 a="'r'O"':l"-:n::-::e"--'-C"""a"""b""'o"""r"""'a.",.t""'o"'"r y:-:------WORK ADDRESS 1600 Thompson Parkvlav 1600 Th om pson Pa rk wa y CITY, ST. ZIP C; arac:::ota , FI 34236 Sa rasota , FL 342 2· ______WORK PH. ( 813 ) 388-4441 ( 813 ) 388 - 444 1 HOME PH. ( 813 ) ~~\4~' 9~-~2~60~O~------( 8 13 ) ~/ 9m4~-~j~O~I9~------

PRESIDER DATA : Please name your presider one is desired. Thanks. NAME INST ./SE?:'. WORK ADDRESS CITY,ST. ZIP ------TEL. ( SESSION DATA: CONTRIBUTED PAPER: a 50 minute opportunit~ to pres~nt the results of research or share cn innovatlve teachlng idea. DEMONSTRATION: a 50 minute session to demonstrate apparatus, a series of experiments or a scientific phenomenon, with only limited audience participation. HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: a 50 minute presentation that provides every­ one in audience w/ a hands on experience & materials. MAKE AND TAKE: a presentation from 1-4 PM on Thursday, Oct. 15 that provides 200 to 400 participants with materials. Presenters may present the same session twice or request a double session. CHECK ONE : one session X two sessions DOUBLE Please bring at least 100 coples of your presentation directlons. Audio-visual equipment is available but presenters are encouraged to bring their own if possible. TYPE OF SESSION SUBJECT AREA EQUIPMENT NEEDED Contributed Paper Biology X Electricity -----Demonstration Chemistrv X Ext. cord __'~X~_Hands-on Workshop computer~sc. Overhead Proj. ______Make-and-Take Earth Science Running Water ______Other General Science X Slide Proj. X Marine Bio. VCR Physical Sc. Other INTENDED AUDIENCE ------Physics X Elementary Research X Middle/ JR High ---Science/Technology/society \' High School -- --Sp ~ ce Science Co!lege Su?ervision/Administration ------Supervision ------Teacher Preparation General X Environmental Ed. ------~--

RETURN THREE COPIES OF THIS PROPOSAL BY Y~Y 31,1992 TO: Mr. Harty Shapiro, Pinellas Schools Admin. Bldg. - Science Dept. P.O. Box 2942, Largo, FL 34649-2942 PHONE (813) 588-6083

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Find out how your students can learn more about marine ecology through a lively and interactive presentation. 1his new Environmental Education Outreach Program is designed to familiarize students and the public with a variety of concepts and concerns about Florida's marine natural resources, specifically those resources in the Gulf of Mexico.

ABSTRACT LIMIT TO 150 TO 200 WORDS PLEASE.

Mote Marine Laboratory's (MML) new Environmental Education Outreach Program is one of 22 projects selected by the Florida ·Advisory Council on Environmental Education (FACEE) for funding through the Save Our State Environmental Education Trust Fund Grant Program.

__ __ Jh~ough a 1:; v~ly andi nteract i ve presentation, this Outreach Program i s designed to ·familiarize students and the public with a variety of concepts and concerns about Florida's marine natural resources, specifically those resources in the Gulf of Mexico. Program content includes Florida marine ecosystems; ecological relationships and concerns; adaptations of marine mammals, sea turtles and sharks; marine debris; and conservation. . The preservat i on of Flori da' s mari ne natural resources depends on these resources being understood and appreciated by residents and visitors. This new Outreach -­ Program will educate the publ ic about "environomics," the ethics of both conservat i on and economi cs along with thei r envi ronmenta 1 consequences. MML wi 11 work to change the attitudes and habits that alter the health of the natural environment. Curriculum guides designed to help prepare students for a productive Mote visit, along with the presentation's goals, objectives and activities, have been developed for the teachers' usage prior to school assemblies. Participants in this hands-on workshop will engage in select activities from these curriculum guides. VERIFICATION OF SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS

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Press Release 9/1/92 WWSB-TV, Channel 40 evening news featured segment on program and Mobile Mote Exhibit 9/9/92 The Herald-Advocate 9/24/92 The South Lee Sun 10/14/92 Lehigh Acres News Star 10/14/92 Lehigh Acres News Star 10/21/92 Sarasota-Herald Tribune, Charlotte/AM Edition 11/16/92 The Bradenton Herald 11/17/92 Englewood Sun Times 11/26/92 Sarasota-Herald Tribune 11/27/92 Sarasota-Herald Tribune 11/28/92 Sarasota-Herald Tribune, Manatee/AM Edition 11/28/92 Environmental Education Outreach Posters for 11/28/92 presentation 11/28/92 10,000 Year of the Gulf Mexico Bookmarks 9/92-11/92 (For Outreach Program participants and/or volunteers) 300 Year of the Gulf of Mexico Book Covers 11/92 (For Outreach Program participants and/or volunteers) In-house promotional video 9/92-11/92 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 1600 THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FLORIDA 34236

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE:

For information: Honey Rand, APR (8 13) 388-4441

Mote Marine Laboratory Education Program Chosen for Funding

The FlOlida Advisory Council on Environmental Education (FACEE) announced a grant to Mote Marine Laboratory, an independent, non-profit, marine and environmental research and education center. The Laboratory's new Environmental Ed ucation Outreach Program is one of 22 projects selected by FACEE for funding through the Save Our State Environmental Education Trust Fund Grant Program.

Hands-on demonstrations, group participation and cooperative learning activities combined with informative facts provide an exciting opponunity for residents and visitors to become aware of Florida's marine natural resources, specifically those in the Gulf of Mexico. The content \\rill include Florida Marine Ecosystems; Adaptations of Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Sharks; Ecological Relationships and Concerns; Marine Debris; Conservation and the Mobile Mote Exhibit.

"Environomics," the ethics of both conservation and economics along with their environmental consequences, will be introduced through the ouu·eacl~ program. Mote will work to change public attitudes and habits that alter the health of the natural environment.

Through the duration of the grant (December 1992), various aspects of marine ecology will be brought to schools and meeting places through presentations gi ven by experienced educators. The program is currently available in a six county area to include Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte and Lee. A total of 60 locations will be visited and 168 presentations conducted throughout the counties at no charge.

For more information on the Ouu·each Procrram contact Andrea Davis or In£rid 1vfcClellan at (813)388-4441. ~ ~ The Heralcl~Advocate 92nd Year fin Invited Guest In Over 90% O{The Homes In Hardee County No . 39

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Crewsville Crime Watch Meets Today The CrewBvilie Neighborhood Crime Walch will reconvene f'lilowillg i t.s BlIlllm er brenk wi th tI mee tin g set for tonight C111ursday) at 7 in the fell ow. ship hall at Crews vill e Bethel I.lnptist Church. A sheriff's deputy will be ill att.enda nce. All nrca res id ent s arc IIrged to att end .

Marine Science Program Tonight The environmcntn l scien ces da s.~ of Eilli ne Coo k Ilt Harcl l'c Sen ior High School is Sponsor. ing 8 murine scir nc(' program wnight Cfhursday) at 7::HJ in room 711 . 111e program will II(! pr<,':;c nt ed uy Ingrid 1\r.-CIe/IlIlld (I f t hf! l wOlld·reknownct! flJul e MUI in c !teararch Laboratory of Sura­ sot"1 nnd will in clude her cum . 11l('l1tR, ~li dt : 8 un ci a p ()rt.

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Students dive into ... How's your knowledge of made of cartilage (just like your local marine life? TaKe thIs ean? A. sea turtle: a .manatee; C. qUIz and see, shark: O. dolphin. • 7. Which of these animals use a • 1. Coral reefs are made up of tiny blowhole to breathe? A . whale: B. plants - true or false? shark: C. turtle; O. dolphin. • 2. Black mangroves grow closest to ne water - true or l alse? • ANSWERS: 1. False. Corals are • 3. Of the 350 species of shark, made up of thousands of tiny about 17 species are found In the animals. 2. False . . The red Gulf of MexIco - true or talse? mangrove usually grows closet to • 4. Which two factors are essential the w ater and Is identified by its for coral growth? A. sunlight: B. reddish prop roots. 3. True. 4. IIsh: C. seagrass: D. wave action. Sunlight ana wave ectlon are essential for coral growth. 5. The • 5. Which sea turtle nests on loggerhead turtles nests locally. southwest Florida beaches? A. 5. The shark has a cartilage Kemp's ridley: B. leatherback; C. skeleton. 7. The whale and loggerhead: O. hawksbilis. dolphin breathe through a MOTE brings sea to schools • 5.Whlch animal has a skeleton blowhole.

ANIELLE Hunsaker never i magined she'd turn intoa sea turtle. Buttheresbewas ­ wearing rtippers.stuboy limbs and a shell - in front of an aUditorium tilled with Heights :::::ie mentary school students. T he fifth­ :::.ra der h::mdJed it well. " These sea runJescan swim uo to 20 :!1i les-per-hour." said Ingr id M cCiellan . ..:.ddi nga few more tUi Ue pans to !!:lp.53ker·scost:..;,mc. "Doesan\'one :::10W a species of sea tunle we 'have il ere in Sou thwest Florida?" Manv students m the room veiled " logger head turtle." - "South",es: Florida students seem very aware of the local envir onment ­ :hey are very inquisitive and recognize a :N of things." said Andrea Davis. who. ·'Uh McClellan. is an education <.: ~ ecIUli s{ \• .1t t", ~lote Manne Labor.ltory .:1 Sarasot:l. Mote Marine r eceived a gr ant to present marine--education programs to six Sou thwest Florida counties this fall. Over the past two weeks, they have ·; ;siled Heights and six other Lee County schools; Alva Elementary and Alva :.Iiddle. Franklin Park Magnet. Mariner High. Gulf Middle and Lehigh Acres. On ;':ov. J 9. [hey·" ~resenl the - ' O{en ~lI nlO gshow to [he So uthwest "'ior ida Audubon Society (call 656·3238 . Oi more details). scan M ARTELU NeW5-Press The key to th e~how is ge[ling people SEA DISPLA Y : Heights Elementary school students take part in a program by Mote Marine Laboratory. . : ~ ·:olvcd in the presenrallon. lhu5 ~ Darkingimagi na tio n and m emor y. Students CQu ld then visualize that this elements might inhabit the three three of these en\'ironments dU ilng their For Instance. otherslUdentc;; dressed dolphin was six feet long. Southwest Florida marine lifetime:· McClellan said. " The .,p asa shark. became parts of the food Bv the tlme thesludents had em'ironmenlS: the coral reefs. sea-grass enVl ronment.:;are co nnected. (tnd . i!3m or (Urned inlO m anne-mammal advanced 10 Ihe I O()'foo ll o n~ blue hea and mangroves. humnn.c:ar e connectec. ha\'c ~ln etfccL : luraeers. whale. the rnpe w3 sstretched out lonp;er Walk through a Sou thw es ~ Flono::! tnn. than the 3uciror ium. sho ..... ing the ccastal foresl- the mangroves - il ilC Yumans play marine mammals She then h~d differ ent c;(udenr~ chlldrenJusl how mammoths.uch a you' l) be v,:alklngaJl overoead stuff. paruClp.ne by bect"l mlng enn ronmcnt:ll creuture can be. McClellan laid the students. To gh'e an idea of the size ot COnCeTfI.5 . O ne~tu d ent was deslgnmed "1dmrnals living in the ocean. :-'1 cClellan " It C3 n weigh 260.001) pound~ and E'J[ " The £round in the man2roves is. mar inedf'bris. w hi l e~nO[hp r h~C:1mp " nli~ le d lhe help of 11 ~tl!dentc; . Holding two tons of plank.ton In one day." covered with dead plant and ani m nl~. tO XIC wasre, or an unwary b(\a rer a nd 2. ':1 tu a lo n~ rope. eacn student held a slF=n ~cClell " n said. U!n lcn \I,'f> call delritus. A lot of ammals :?reedy flsnerm:ln. like loeat :hlsdctn[U c: . Would you al l \'ltl'\ (he nam e of a mamma1. The McClellan. hplpp(! h\' Illh-2:rn :.! ~ "I ~ I:'e:- e j,nne !hln ~ wp'd Ii ~' ~ r~11"- id~. p I!"" !T' :;l1e'" "T::!. r :nl." rn a !"'!"", :-!) w~~ h"!'c::hnr:· ' r:'cr:;. J~ n n!~~ r L:".~!1 , 1!c:n h1d :h~ s :...I dent!' ro keel) ·,I.'it!'l them, I 15 ;h;"i:!;': nmard .... Dl nner duloh,". ASllJuent \;nu n ~ r er- he t>\,erythmc fr om aie:ae ro ~, I)m the room ramf'

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THE MOTE -MA RIS E LABORATORY Education Program wa s enjoyed h.~ srudents at Leliigh Acres Mid­ dle School Oct. 3. The program includes a tour oj th e tmck-moul/ted aquarium and a lecture presentation. durin;; H'fzich slUde /lt ~ arc ran domly selected [ 0 leern morc about sea animals by dressing up like them. . ! .

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COFFEE AND DONUTS SUPPLIED BY LEMON BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY I . DIRECTIONS TO LEMON BAY PARK: OLD ENGLEWOOD ROAD TO STEWART STREET; RIGHT ON CURTIS; LEFT ON BRENGLE TO THE BAY,

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Reqidents get'a hands-on less'()n . . '.,' I_.. ·~ ·· - '~~'YW."' N'-~ ' ~L. " ' .· ~ , •.·.&~ • ••••••• on the dangers to ourvVaters By CHARLES. MARQUIS ecology presentation by I1lote 'I11arine Staff Writer Laboratory. 'h.. Andrea Dav is, eclucational coordinator . ('l . Engle'vvood ' residents got an en- for the Environmental Outreach , Pro­ r\. vironmental educati on Novi ' 21 " at the . gram, 'gave a :presentation, suitable for '.' '1 LemOll Bay Estuary Day held at Lemon children and adults. Sne qesclbed tho · .... Bay Park . three ma.rlne · habttat~ni~ate tl1tttl\t! 'areaj ." .J ' Although those who attended could offshore coral reefs,': sea grass beds and . look qut the wlndow/l and see the b~auty . mangrove forests:· :"" ' :.: ~ ""': .....:> A' ,' of the ,bay,- the speal

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TODAY COMMUNITY I WORTH NOTING c I I ! I I I II II I Marine life Bishop Planetarium in Bradenton will present a free family program to provide information on the importance of the marine environment, including sea grass, coral reefs and m2rine cre2tures. It is sponsored by the Keep Manatee Beautiful Adopt-A-Shore Program, Mote Marine Laboratory and South \ Florida Museum. Call 795-8272 for more information. I i \ PUBLIC SQUARE 1 _. - --. ~;

I TODAY I COMMUNIIT I ______1- __ -,._.&. _ I, ii Street fair \I .. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday 11 and Sunday, Wateriront Pari': . east of Nhth St. W. , I~• on Manatee River, Bra­ i denton. Entertainment, • food, games, 150 arts and · crafts booths, RV/car", i1 show and more. Spo~o r: Manatee Public Schoois ! Foundation. to benefit tt1€ II county's public educa- \. i II tion. Admission free. 741- \! !I ~!~~fry '1 Ii Third Annual Jewelry Show, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., V Oehlschlaeger Gallery II , :1 28 S. Blvd. of the Presi­ II dents, Sarasota. Cham­ II pagne reception featuring the work of five local jew- Ii, elry artists: Letty Browdy, I Joyce Fox, Maxie, Barba- ! ',.' i ra Sperling and Judy Wal- i lace. Continues through Dec. 31. 388-3312. I Marine animals Noon, Bishop Planetar­ r ium, 201 10th SI. W. Bra­ I denton. Free family pro­ gram to provide [0 iniormation on the impor­ tance oi sea grass and ~ I I cOial reeis. Sponsors: Keep Manatee Beautifu l /',dopt-A-Shore Program. 11 r/::lte Marine Laboratory ~ arlC South Florida Muse­ il urn. 795-8272. " tHE PUBilC SQUARE

TODAY COMMUNITY I WORTH NOTING Flea market 8 a.m., Pinecraft Par k. 1420 Gilbert Ave .. Saraso­ ta. Flea market and pie and cake sale, featuring gospel singing, hot dogs, baKed beans and soft I drinks. All proceeds bene­ I 1 trt the Jordan Prison Min­ I istry. i I Toys and collectibles Seventh Annual Fall Grand National Antique i; Toy and Coilect i ~ l e Show, ! 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. , 10day and Sunday, Bradenton Municipal Auditorium, 100 10th St. w., Bradenton. Admission: S3. Children under 12 tree. Heritage Festival African-American celebra­ tion, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Newtown Estate Park, 2800 Newtown Blvd., Sar­ asota. Featuring Kuumba Marine life dancers and drummers, . Keep Manatee Beautiful and Mote Marine African storytelling, tradi­ Laboratory have put together a program to tional and contemporary gospel music, food and teach families facts about marine life, games. S5 adults; S3 chil­ particularly the importance of sea grass and dren 12 to 18. 365-7543. coral reefs. The free program will be at noon AIDS Quilt Saturday at Bishop Planetarium, 201 10th St. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Satur­ W ., Bradenton. For details, call Keep day, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Manatee Beautiful at 795-8272. Sunday, Tampa Conven­ tion Center, 333 S. Frank­ lin St., Tampa. Admission is free. Detaits: convention Manatee County Com­ center, (813) 223-8511 ; or mission public hearing, Tampa AIDS Network, 5:01 p.m., commission (813) 978-8683. Any indi­ chambers, County Ad- . vidual or organization in­ ministration building, terested in adding a sec­ 1112 Manatee Ave. W., tion to the quilt should call Bradenton. Topic: Public Names Project Founda­ nudity ordinance. tion at (415) 863-5511 . Street Fair I 14th Annual Street Fair, 10 I a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday, Waterfront Park, east ot Ninth Street West on the Manatee River, Bradenton. Entertain­ ment, food, games, 150 I arts and crafts booths, RV/ car show and more. Sponsor: Manatee Public Schools Foundation to I benefit the county's public education. Admission \ free. 741-7242. ~\-XJ,an't ..L · fu t'' Q, IDaI\...../ ' ~_ L_'1' mo-r:' ' .L·l'ae al~ou.{-. : tJ ' ': 'I l;

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Learn about Florida 11arine Ecosystems Adaptations of Marine Mammals Sea Turtles and Sharks Ecological Relationships and Concerns Conservation

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