Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:01:15 -0400 From: Joe Cumbee <acumbee@surfsouth.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3610$foo@default> Subject: Re: CP education book
CP education booklet
Date:
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 10:57:45 -0700
From:
"Craig S. Gardner" <cgardner@zapcom.net>
cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
>A few months back some on the list offered a booklet that they had
written on CP and education I can\222t remember who wrote it could they
please contact me I am very interested.
-- Happy GrowingCraig S. Gardner 173 Perry St. Ukiah, Ca. 95482 (707)462-5331
Craig, I am not sure this is the book you are looking for, but it is an excellent carnivorous plant activity book students of all ages. this is a minimized version of a earlier listing.
Joe Cumbee wrote: > > Dear CP List Members, > Over a period of several months, I have noticed people asking for > help concerning talks they were to give to their son's or daughter's > class about carnivorous plants. Also there has been an effort to > consolidate names of people interested in working with schools as guest > speakers to inform young people about CPs. If you are in one of these > groups, a teacher, a carnivorous plant enthusiast, a CP book collector, > or a parent, I have found a book that you need to add to your > collection. > The title is, "An Activity Book for Carnivorous Plants," by Michael > Szesze. The book is a whopping 255 pages, and is spiral bound (which > lends itself to easy copying of worksheet for students.) It gives > background information, types of cps, propagation methods, and growing > tips. It has detailed information and worksheets for over 35 different > activities for students to complete. There is a section concerning > laboratory activities, lab stations and independent research projects. > The book contains three board games (with all materials and cards > provided) for group activities, one of which is a nice multi-colored > game "Bugs in a Bog." For teachers and other interested persons working with young > people, the book contains a section that is that is of immeasurable > value --"The Curriculum Guide for Carnivorous Plants." Found in this > section are the goals and objectives, concepts, a table of daily lesson > plans, unit lesson plans, sample lesson plans, and an outline for a 45 > day unit on teaching of carnivorous plants. Of course there are > pre-assessments, journals, and performance tasks. The book also > provides extensive lists of institutions that have carnivorous plants > on exhibit, Sources for buying cps, all kinds of reference materials > including videos, a laser disk, films, books, and magazine articles from > common school magazines. > The author is a "Teacher Specialist for Seconday Science" for > Calvert County Public Schools in Maryland. He has given numerous > workshops, conference presentations and seminars to teachers and > students. He is a member of the International Carnivorous Plant > Society, has given informative speeches at the ICPS Convention in the > Atlanta Botanical Gardens, as well as at Eastern and Southeastern > regional ICPS conferences. You might ask anyone who has attended any of > the above meetings for a reference, as they are aware of the quality of > this book.. > *****. > The book is $25.00 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling Total $28.00. It > is well worth the price. It can be purchased from the author at the > address below. > Name and address of the author: > Michael Szesze > 3431 Bayside Forest Court > Huntingtown, MD 20639 > > Sincerely, > Joe Cumbee.
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