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Teacher Workshops

Teacher Workshops
Teacher Workshops

Teacher Workshops

Teachers try out lesson activities for the classroom.

Hazards on the Homefront
FREE workshop for 4th-6th and 7th-12th Grade Teachers

Receive ready-to-use lesson plans that are easy to integrate into existing curricula.
Fulfill Science, and Health and Fitness GLEs with Hazards on the Homefront lessons.
Earn clock hours or college credit.

Find out how everyday cleaning and gardening products affect human health and the environment and how to make safer choices. Learn hands-on scientific experiments related to the chemical hazards of household products. Become skilled at activities that teach your students about bioaccumulation, proper disposal, and safer alternatives.

This free workshop includes:

  • Hazards on the Homefront Teacher Guide
  • Green Cleaning Kit filled with safer products
  • stipend for certified King County teachers upon completion of workshop objectives
  • information about free follow-up classroom presentations and mini-grants
  • lunch at full-day workshops
"I felt very comfortable teaching these lessons. I recommend that at least one science teacher from each school attend the workshop." – 9th grade physical science teacher
"Great workshop! The materials in the binder are wonderful and make it easy to apply." – 10th/11th grade teacher

Workshops are usually offered in August, in October on the statewide in-service day, and for a half day in winter on a Saturday. To find out when the next workshop is scheduled, call Erin McGourty at 206-583-0655 or email workshops@triangleassociates.com.

Foss Environments Kit and Hazards on the Homefront

Free training and support materials are available for teachers or school districts interested in integrating the FOSS Environments Kit with Hazards on the Homefront lessons. The materials, developed by a fifth-grade Shoreline teacher through a King County grant, focus on the scientific method and connect HHW and the Environments Kit to WASL objectives. The materials have been used successfully by teachers in the Shoreline School District. To schedule a free, half-day workshop or to learn more about the materials, contact Jennifer Howell at 206-583-0655 or jhowell@triangleassociates.com.

Tailor a Workshop for Your District

If your school or district is interested in sponsoring its own workshop tailored to district curricula, please contact Jennifer Howell at 206-583-0655 or jhowell@triangleassociates.com.

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King County Solid Waste Division
King Street Center 201 S. Jackson Street, Suite 701, Seattle, Washington 98104
Solid Waste Information Line: 206-296-4466, Fax: 206-296-0197, TTY Relay: 711,
800-325-6165 ext. 66542 (outside the local calling area M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
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Updated: Sep. 30, 2007


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