MEECS Curriculum

MEECS (Michigan Environmental Schooling Curriculum Help) comprises seven Michigan-specific items that present a chance for college kids in grades 3-12 to find out about Michigan’s financial system and surroundings via inquiry oriented, data-based classes in Science and Social Research. The items have been area examined by over 200 Michigan lecture rooms. The items can be utilized individually, adopted into a faculty’s multi-year science curricula, or mixed to kind the premise for an built-in science course.

All seven MEECS Models characteristic participating, hands-on classes that encourage scholar participation and inquiry. Models are designed to extend appreciation and understanding of Michigan’s surroundings and its position in Michigan’s financial system. MEECS is aligned to satisfy necessities set forth by the Michigan Grade Stage Content material Expectations for Science and Social Research along with a crosswalk alignment to Michigan Science Requirements.

Every of the MEECS items can be found on-line via GoOpenMichigan.org and Consists of:

• Digital lesson plans
• Digital copies of assist supplies
• Background info for lecturers
• Demonstrations of Arms-on ativities and experiments
• Actions and classes to assist outside studying
• Alignment with Michigan Content material Expectations and Subsequent Era Science Requirements

Upcoming workshop dates will likely be posted right here and on the EGLE Occasions Calendar when out there. To request a MEECS workshop, please contact Eileen Boekestein at BoekesteinE@michigan.gov or 616-403-1615.

As well as, Grand Valley State College and the Public Broadcasting Service have partnered with MEECS to create on-line assist modules for second version MEECS Models. The web assist movies additionally reveal MEECS classes being utilized in lecture rooms with college students and can be utilized as digital skilled improvement for the items.  These modules are free and out there anytime to educators: MEECS Help on PBS Studying Media