Education
Student Discovery Days
Each year in May Lake Roosevelt Forum offers Student Discovery Days. This exciting event is an exceptional opportunity for middle school students and teachers to explore the ecological, social and economic complexities of Lake Roosevelt's watershed. Each program is staffed by local resource specialists, including biologists, geologists and foresters representing many different agencies.
The Lake Roosevelt Forum is a small non-profit organization. However, we make it a priority to set aside part of our limited annual budget to provide a scholarship fund for schools that may need assistance for things like transportation.
To request application information, contact Cami Haveman, Student Discovery Days Coordinator, at (509) 535-7084 or email info@lrf.org.
The Lake Roosevelt Forum prides itself in providing educational opportunities for students.
Select from the Education menu to find out more about:
- Join with teachers and students engaging in outdoor science education through real-world resource projects (The River Mile).
- Opportunities for Lake Roosevelt students to take field trips that support their classroom activities (Student Discovery Week and the Lake Roosevelt Water Festival).
- General background information about Lake Roosevelt (Fast Facts).
- Curriculum (Water Ways) that helps students explore the Lake Roosevelt environment and its communities.
- Access to related curriculum (the Nature of Water Power and Kids in The Creek).
- Links to other web sites that may be of interest to you.
If there is specific information or resources you would like to inquire about, please contact us at info@lrf.org.
Our goal is to provide students a way to explore the Lake Roosevelt Watershed.
Our historical relationship to this watershed offers us a unique opportunity to learn from our past behaviors and chart a course for the future. Specifically, this curriculum offers middle school students an opportunity to explore and identify ways that residential, business and industrial uses, as well as agricultural/resource extraction practices, directly affect the community’s water quality.
Download the entire curriculum in one pdf, or use the links to the right for individual sections.
For ages 9-14 (grade 4-8). Educates youth about mining, milling, and smelting of heavy metals in the Upper Columbia Valley and into Canada. Introduces science concepts about both fate and transport of heavy metals; lead exposure human health risks; and ways to reduce health risks from lead exposure. View, download and print the activity book here.
For ages 5-8 (grade K-3). Introduces children to the history of mining, milling, and smelting in the Upper Columbia Valley; health concerns related to exposure to lead in soil; and how to stay healthy by keeping clean both indoors and outdoors. View, download and print the coloring book here.
