You’re invited to join us Tuesday August 12th through Thursday August 14th for the 2025 STEM Summit at the Wenatchee Convention Center! The STEM Summit provides professional learning opportunities for teachers and educational staff members in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics taught by experts and specialists in their fields.
Fisheries biology offers a compelling framework for high school students to engage with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) by integrating key concepts from environmental science, ecology, and biology. In this session, we will present on lessons and resources available for high school classrooms to engage in hands-on lessons that foster scientific inquiry and critical thinking while empowering students to understand and contribute to the sustainability of our natural resources.
This presentation is a collaboration between Cascadia Conservation District, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Leavenworth/Entiat Fish Hatchery) and Cascade Fisheries. Participants will visit an active restoration site on the Wenatchee River and use Kids in the Creek methods to investigate the area. Kids in the Creek is hands-on, interactive, engaging experience for high school students. Founded in 1993, the mission of the program is to connect students with aquatic and riparian ecosystems for an understanding of watersheds and the critical role of human land management activities. While these basic tenants still remain, the program has been in need of modernization to align with current state and national standards. Over the past year, we have worked on curriculum updates to better accommodate teachers while still providing the experience that makes Kids in the Creek such a special program. In this session, we will invite new and returning Kids in the Creek teachers to try out planned activities and provide feedback on the curriculum updates. The session will involve indoor and outdoor activities (weather dependent).
3hr session- meet in FS parking lot, go out to Lower Sleepy Hollow (5min drive), 1.5 hrs at site, drive back to FS office, meet for last ~1hr
This will be an off-site session at a riparian restoration site on the Lower Wenatchee River on Lower Sleepy Hollow Rd. Attendees will meet at the US forest service office to shuttle down to the site and then use their conference room for follow-up discussions (and in the event of excessive heat/smoke). The session would be focused on stream health, current local restoration efforts and the Kids in the Creek program.
Fisheries biology offers a compelling framework for high school students to engage with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) by integrating key concepts from environmental science, ecology, and biology. In this session, we will present on lessons and resources available for high school classrooms to engage in hands-on lessons that foster scientific inquiry and critical thinking while empowering students to understand and contribute to the sustainability of our natural resources. Please consider this a soft application with more details coming (if necessary) by the end of April.
