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In the Classroom
Tools For Teachers, Fun For Students
Get your classroom buzzing about nature. Our Discover Nature Schools instructional units feature full-color student guides, a teacher guide, teacher training and grant guidelines. See which unit is right for your class.
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Help Your Students Find Aim
Start a Missouri National Archery in the Schools program at your school and watch your students find aim like never before. We offer teacher training and equipment grants to help get your program going.
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Outside the Classroom
Discover Nature Places
Looking for a great field trip? Bring your students, youth group or family to one of our nature centers, shooting range and outdoor education centers, or fish hatcheries. Find one near you.
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Discover Nature Programs
Designed to help families and women gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to know more about nature and enjoy more outdoor adventures. Find a Discover Nature Families or Discover Nature Women program near you.
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Teacher Workshops
Click on a title in the "Event and Date" column below for description, registration details and contact information.
| Event | Date | Location | Credit |
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| Nature Revealed – Discover Nature Schools for Early Childhood 4.0 Reserve by 01/15 | Wednesday, 01/20/2016 | Central Regional Office, 3500 East Gans Road, Columbia | |
| Discover Nature Schools - Nature Unfolds/Nature Unleashed Training Reserve by 01/20 | Saturday, 01/23/2016 | Camdenton Conservation Service Center | |
| Discover Nature Schools - Nature Revealed/Unfolds/Nature Unleashed Training Reserve by 01/29 | Saturday, 02/06/2016 | Marguerite Bray Conservation Area - Rolla | |
| Discover Nature Schools-Nature Revealed Reserve by 06/03 | Thursday, 06/09/2016 | SW Regional Office, Springfield | |
| Discover Nature Schools - Nature Unbound Reserve by 06/10 | Thursday, 06/16/2016 | SW Regional Office, Springfield |
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Guess That Spooky Sound?
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Lamb's Quarter Quiche
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- Discover Nature Schools Hands-on experiences in nature can help Missouri's K-12 students become life-long conservationists. Get teacher training, instructional units, and funding for equipment and field trips. Read more
- Education Grants Get funding to support Discover Nature Schools instructional units and Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program at your school. Read more
- MoNASP Start an archery program at your school. Get training and equipment grants, and participate in tournaments. Read more
- Other Classroom Resources Download order forms for free publications, and browse national curriculum programs such as Project Learning Tree and Project WILD. Read more
- Teacher Workshops Get training to improve conservation education in your Missouri classroom, home-school class, or youth group. Read more
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