Attention all teachers:

Let phosphate, a local resource with global impact, energize you and your classroom - participate in a FIPR Institute Summer Workshop!

The Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research (FIPR Institute) is proud to announce its Annual Summer Workshop for teachers to be held June 25-30, 2012 in Bartow, Florida.

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FIPR Institute is Florida's internationally recognized center of research on the State's phosphate-related environmental, public health, and technology issues. Join FIPR this summer on an absorbing journey to find real-world links to the information you teach. Learn how to use FIPR Institue's scientific expertise, research and information to introduce students to the world they live in and understand phosphate's essential role in life.

Phosphate is a nutrient essential to all living things. It's in our DNA, integral to energy transfer, makes bones hard, and aids in plant growth. Without phosphate, there would be no life! The central Florida region, known as "Bone Valley," is rich in phosphate deposits formed in ancient seas. This important mineral resource is mined and used primarily for fertilizer production. For over a century, Florida has been the center of the global fertilizer market. Phosphate mining, processing, and land reclamation offer teachers relevant applications of many subjects, including: paleontology, history, geology, chemistry, biology, economics, technology development, environmental science, and engineering.

Participants in the Workshop Join a Network of Committed Educators Who:

• Expand their understanding of relevant content through field trips and activities with experts.
• Learn basic facts in core subject areas relevant to Florida and their application in the classroom.
• Create curriculum resources grounded in the realities affecting their local community and the state.
• Collaborate with other teachers to correlate local issue and content to the Sunshine State Standards.

For more information about the Summer Workshop for Teachers contact the FIPR Education Program Coordinator:

Indira Sukhraj
USF Polytechnic - Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute
1855 West Main Street
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 534-7160
isukhraj@poly.usf.edu