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7,305 of the 2012 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Educational Resource Calendars have been delivered
Members of the Delta Science Center educational committee spent this past two weeks delivering copies of the 2012 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Educational Resource Calendars and accompanying Teaching Resource DVD to more than 150 fifth grade classrooms from Discovery Bay to Martinez. The group is still working on distribution to schools in Rio Vista and other Hwy 160 towns, but hopes to make those deliveries this next week.
The resource guide calendars were delivered only to 5th grade classrooms because after careful study the committee found that 5th grade is where the educational value of the calendars could be used the most at this time.
Administrators and teachers are already calling in thanking the DSC for this resource and have reported that they hope to use the information in their classrooms in the coming months. The resource guide calendars and teacher classroom program is part of a pilot program the DSC is working on to increase awareness about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecology. The committee feels that it is important that young students learn to appreciate the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the important role it plays in our community as well as in the State of California.
This guide does not feature any political information only information on ecology, weather, animals of the Delta, water quality and the history of the Delta.
These are not just calendars, but each month includes facts about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. All the subjects follow instruction from the California State Standards and Benchmarks, so that students can use the information as part of their learning experience.
Also, teachers will receive an informational DVD that offers support instruction material for use in their classroom. The DVD features language arts, history and science projects that not only help students learn about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta but also aid in learning about sentence structure, California history, water science and even wind energy. All of these subjects are part of the California State 5th Grade Standards and Benchmarks.
Help Support the Delta Science Center
Help support the Delta Science Center classroom programs by giving a donation of $20 or more and receive a free 2012 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Educational Resource Calendar. The 2012 calendar features beautiful scenic photos of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta from local photographers.A special thank you goes out to the supporters of the 2012 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Educational Resource Calendar
Thank you to the sponsors of the classroom programs
Pacific Gas and Electric
Ironhouse Sanitary District
Diablo Water District
CalPine
Oakley-Delta Lions Club
Sierra Club
A special thank you to the photographers who donated photography to our 2012 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Educational Resource Calendar
Pamela Buesse
Discovery Bay Photography
Angelo Garcia Jr.
Glenn Gehlke
Sandra Kelly
April Klamm
Bill Klipp
Jeanne Wallen