Information about the Illinois State Museum's Wetland Teaching Kit
- What's the Wetland Teaching Kit?
- Originally produced for the Illinois State Museum's Scientific Literacy project for
teachers of grades 5-8 entitled An Interdisciplinary Study of Illinois Wetlands,
these kits are available for lending, at no charge, at different sites across the state
of Illinois including the Illinois State Museum. The resources and activities in the kit
cut across the curriculum. Any teacher who includes wetlands in their curriculum
would find the kit to be useful. The kits were produced with funding from the
Illinois State Board of Education's Scientific Literacy program.
- What's in the Wetland Teaching Kit?
- A tremendous number of high-quality teaching resources on wetland topics. Each
kit contains:
- an activity book with over 25 activities cross-referenced to the Illinois Academic Standards;
- an original 30 minute video featuring different Illinois wetlands;
- an original audiocassette featuring wetland songs & Native American stories;
- color slide sets on wetlands; wetland plants & animals; wetland geology; wetland archaeology; & Native American use of wetlands;
- a variety of posters;
- Peterson field guides & other books;
- a soil study set;
- a freshwater mussel study set; and
- a hands-on wetland archaeology activity.
- How Can I Borrow a Wetland Teaching Kit?
- Call the contact person at the lending site nearest you on the back of this flyer.
Sites are listed by region below. Lending policies (such as length of time) may vary per
site. Kits may be borrowed free of charge, but it is your responsibility to pick up
the kit and return it to the lending site on the agreed date.
- I Teach Fourth Grade. Will this Teaching Kit be Useful to Me?
- Although developed for grades 5-8, the materials and activities can be easily adapted for use in other grades. Because it's interdisciplinary, the kit can also be used by teachers of any subject who want to teach about wetlands, not just science teachers.
Wetland Teaching Kit ~ Lending Sites by Region
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Illinois Beach State Park (Lake Co.)
Lake Front, Zion, IL 60099
Contact Person: Susan Wright
(847) 662-4811
Kankakee River State Park (Kankakee Co.)
P.O. Box 37, Bourbonnais IL 60914
Contact Person: Stacey Powers
(815) 933-1383 ext. 25, kank.riv@colint.com
Moraine Hills State Park (McHenry Co.)
914 S. River Road, McHenry IL 60050
Contact Person: Richard Peters
(815) 385-1624, morainehills@owc.net
Volo Bog State Natural Area (Lake & McHenry)
28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside IL 60041
Contact Person: Stacy Miller
(815) 344-1294
CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Anita Purves Nature Center (Champaign Co.)
1505 N. Broadway, Urbana IL 61801
Contact Person: Kim Petzing
(217) 384-4062, kimpetzing@mcleodusa.net
Dickson Mounds Museum (Fulton Co.)
10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road
Lewistown IL 61542
Contact Person: Julie Barr
(309) 547-3721, jbarr@museum.state.il.us
Douglas Hart Nature Center (Coles Co.)
2204 DeWitt Avenue East
Mattoon IL 61938
Contact Person: Angela Smith
(217) 235-4644, dhnature@advant.com
IDNR Region 3 Office (Champaign Co.)
2005 Round Barn Rd.
Champaign IL 61821
Contact Person: Arlene Gallagher
(217) 278-5773, agallagher@dnrmail.state.il.us
Illinois State Museum (Sangamon Co.)
Spring & Edwards Streets, Springfield IL 62706
Contact Person: Nina Walthall
(217) 782-0061, walthall@museum.state.il.us
Forest Glen Nature Preserve (Vermilion Co.)
20301 E. 900 North Road, Westville IL 61883
Contact Person: Gary Wilford
(217) 662-2142
Kennekuck Cove County Park (Vermilion Co.)
R.R. 1, Box 215, Danville IL 61832
Contact Person: Mark Pittman
(217) 442-1691
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area (DeWitt)
R.R. 2, Box 87, Clinton IL 61727
Contact Person: Carol Thompson
(217) 935-0373
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Beall Woods State Park (Wabash Co.)
R.R. 2, Box 232, Mt. Carmel IL 62863
Contact Person: Faye Frankland
(618) 298-2441, ffrankland@dnrmail.state.il.us
Cache River BioReserve (Pulaski Co.)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Route 1, Box 53D, Ullin IL 62992
Contact Person: Liz Jones
(618) 634-2231
Center for American Archeology (Calhoun)
P.O. Box 366, Kampsville IL 62053
Contact Person: Mary Pirkl
(618) 653-4316
Eldon Hazlet State Park (Clinton Co.)
20100 Hazlet Park Road, Carlyle IL 62231
Contact Person: John Bunnell
(618) 594-3015, jbunnell@dnrmail.state.il.us
Outreach Unlimited (Williamson Co.)
9804 Rt. 148, Carterville IL 62918
Contact Person: Pat Stephens-Williams
(618) 997-3245, patsw@siu.edu
Watershed Nature Center (Madison Co.)
P.O. Box 843, Edwardsville IL 62025
Contact Person: Marie Hackett
(618) 692-7578
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