Environmental Festival
13TH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL FESTIVAL
MARCH 14, 2012!
The purpose of this great event is for students to meet professionals who work in the environmental sciences every day, thereby gaining an understanding of how the science concepts they are learning in school apply to real life situations.
Students attend several presentations on environmental topics that allow them to be engaged in hands-on activities. The festival also provides students with the opportunity to learn about careers in various fields of environmental science and make a connection between science learning in the classroom and applied science in the workforce.
2012 marks the 13th year Gateway to Science has hosted Environmental Festival. Over 1,000 5th grade students and their teachers and chaperones will attend from five counties: Burleigh, McLean, Morton, Oliver, and Stutsman.
Environmental Festival is made possible each year because of the generous support of volunteer presenters (37 in 2012) and classroom guides and other volunteers (28 in 2012). Community sponsors contribute to ensure that this wonderful opportunity is available to fifth grade teachers and their students free of charge.
Teachers: Click here for links to the questions about each presentation.
Presenters: Complete your evaluation online here.
AE2S
American Water Works Association, ND Chapter
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bismarck State College
Burleigh County SCD
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation
Great River Energy
MDU ECO Fund Grant
ND Chapter of the American Public Works Association
ND Forest Service
ND Water Environment Association
South McLean County SCD
Air Quality 101 – Keith Hinnenkamp & Justin Otto, ND Dept. of Health, Division of Air Quality
Airport Projects & the Environment – Tina Fricke & Kayla Block-Torgerson, Kadrmas Lee & Jackson
Battle of the Bulbs – Lyndon Anderson, Great River Energy
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining – Steve VanDyke & Kay LaCoe, Lignite Energy Council
Deadly Links – Laura Kohn, Cross Ranch State Park
Dig it! The Secrets of Soil – Kristin Brennan & Kyle Thomson, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Environmental Protection at a Coal Mine – Jessica Unruh, The Coteau Properties Company
Every Tree for Itself – Glenda Fauske, ND Forest Service
H2Olympics – Michael Noone, ND State Water Commission
Leave No Trace – Babete Anderson, USDA Forest Service – Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Mystery Minerals – Lorraine Manz, ND Geological Survey
Only Rain Down the Drain – Colleen Peterson & Terry Halstengard, Bismarck Public Works Dept.
Recycling & Energy Reduction Measures – Galen Bren & Diana Trussell, City of Bismarck
Soil Health Check-Up – Susan Liebig, Mark Liebig, Perry Sullivan, & Matt Fink, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Story Behind the Switch – Tracy Fugere, Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Thunder, Lightning & Hail, Oh My! – Mark Schneider, Kevin Lawrence, Dan Brothers, & Henry Blake, ND Atmospheric Research Board & KFYR TV
Water Filtration – Laith Hintz & Brett Morlok, AE2S
Water Jeopardy – Kathleen Rowland & Sue Morman, US Geological Survey
Water Towers, Pumps, Fire Engines & Your Home Faucet – Scott Olson, Apex Engineering Group
Water Treatment & Testing – Bill Gefroh & Dean Woehl, City of Bismarck
Whale of a Tail – Sherry Niesar, ND Game & Fish Dept.
Wildlife of North Dakota – Pat Lothspeich & Brittany Fish, ND Game & Fish Dept.
