K-12 Classroom Outreach

Integrated Environmental Health Middle School Project (IEHMSP)

The IEHMSP trains middle school teachers in Washington and New Mexico in environmental health, giving them the expertise to help students identify and research environmental health issues in their communities. Teachers from a variety of subjects (social studies, language arts, mathematics, science, etc.) come together to build an integrated program that involves their community while satisfying state and national academic standards.

IEHMSP Web Site
Overview of the IEHMS project (.pdf). (Contact person: Katie Frevert at 206.616.7557)

Health and Safety for Working Teens (HSAWT)

The Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens program strives to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses and their consequences by educating students about workplace health and safety and by promoting an attitude of occupational injury and illness prevention.

HSAWT web site
(Contact person: Darren Linker at 206.616.7566)

Youth Network for Healthy Communities (YNHC)

YNHC is a videoconference series hosted by Center outreach staff. These events give middle and high school teachers in Washington state the opportunity to work with students on environmental health issues in their communities. Students prepare projects and present their findings to experts via the statewide K20 videoconference network. Click HERE to go to the YNHC website, developed and maintained by students and staff at Wenatchee High School.

(Contact person: Dianne Botta at 206.616.2643)

CEEH Lab Tours

Tours of the CEEH research labs are offered on a limited basis to interested K-12 teachers and their students. Contact Dianne Botta (see below) for information about availability and scheduling.

(Contact person: Dianne Botta at 206.616.2645)

Tox-in-a-Box™

Tox-in-a-Box™ is a toolkit for scientists who want to share information about toxicology and environmental health with students of all ages and the general public. The materials have been successfully used in classrooms and afterschool programs for K-12 audiences, as well as in teacher training sessions and informational sessions for the general public.

Tox-in-a-Box™ includes the following sections:

• Living in a Chemical World - Demonstrates how the world around us, including ourselves, is comprised of chemicals.

• Dose Makes the Poison - Explains that everything has the potential to be toxic. This section includes a demonstration that highlights dose/response relationships and the susceptibility of children to poisons.

• Toxicology: An Application of Basic Sciences - Shows how toxicology and environmental health relate to other sciences.

• Risks and Benefits - Assessing Your Options - Explores the basics of risk assessment.

• Tox Tales - Explores how toxicology and environmental health relate to everyday life, and how our understanding of how "safe" something is evolves over time.

PLEASE NOTE: The Tox-in-a-Box™ toolkit is currently being revised and updated. Please contact Chetana Acharya (see below) for information about other available EH resources and to be notified when a new edition of Tox-in-a-Box™ becomes available.

(Contact person: Chetana Acharya at 206.616.2643)

Project Greenskate (Web-based Curriculum)

Project Greenskate is no longer available. We do, however, have a similar web-based module. The Quicksilver Question Web Module introduces students to the connections between historic gold mining, mercury contamination, fish consumption, and human health. Click here to learn more.

(Contact person: Jon Sharpe at 206.616.2643)