Project Discovery is an interactive field trip produced by Instructional Television (ITV) and South Carolina ETV. Now in its seventeenth year of providing quality programs for students, the educational series takes students to visit interesting and exciting places, providing an opportunity to explore and learn from historians, scientists, naturalists and other experts!
Designed for upper elementary, middle and high school students, this special program will be broadcast LIVE on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day from Congaree National Park to give us the opportunity to learn about the conservation and preservation of one of the oldest and largest tree canopies in the world!
Join host Bette Jamison and naturalist Rudy Mancke with special guests from the National Park Service and SC Department of Environmental Control (DHEC) as we take students on a virtual visit to this “Biosphere Reserve,” an international designation received because of the uniqueness of the Congaree National Park – a place of towering trees, primeval forest landscapes and diverse plant and animal life.
We’ll share swamp stories, learn the history of this national landmark, and experience national and state champion trees and astonishing biodiversity as we explore the largest remnant of old-growth floodplain forest remaining on our continent and talk about its conservation to keep it here for all of us and future generations.
Students are invited to e-mail questions to “Wireless Warren” before the program so Rudy Mancke and guests can answer during the LIVE broadcast: projectdiscovery@scetv.org
The interactive, hour-long field trip is scheduled for broadcast on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, 2010, Noon – 1 p.m. It will be broadcast LIVE on OETA. Please check with your local cable or satellite company for information about how to receive the program. Once you record the program, you can use the tape for an unlimited time. The only rights restrictions are that you cannot edit or sell the tape. The program is presented and distributed by SCETV/ITV (South Carolina Department of Education). An e-mail address is included for you and your students to use to submit questions before the program.