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EM Nevada Distributes More Than 3,400 Learning Materials

In a public outreach success, the EM Nevada Program gave out 3,400 free activity books and lesson plans to teachers, students, and parents.

Office of Environmental Management

September 25, 2018
Nevada Site-Specific Advisory Board Administrator Barb Ulmer delivers the EM Nevada Program’s learning materials to James Cashman Middle School in Las Vegas.
Nevada Site-Specific Advisory Board Administrator Barb Ulmer delivers the EM Nevada Program’s learning materials to James Cashman Middle School in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – In a public outreach success, the EM Nevada Program gave out 3,400 free activity books and lesson plans to teachers, students, and parents just in time for the 2018-2019 school year.

The Operation Clean Desert team attended a new teacher kickoff event for Clark County School District last month.
The Operation Clean Desert team attended a new teacher kickoff event for Clark County School District last month.

   The learning materials are part of Operation Clean Desert, a set of activities in which children learn about ongoing efforts to address environmental challenges, such as contaminated groundwater and radioactive waste disposal, at the Nevada National Security Site. The lesson plan includes an activity book, teacher’s guide, and interactive computer game. More than 33,000 students have participated in Operation Clean Desert, featuring the characters Dr. Proton and Adam the Atom. For more information about Operation Clean Desert, click here.

   Additional books are being produced for teachers in the district. 

   Request free copies of the activity book and teacher’s guide by emailing EMNV@emcbc.doe.gov or calling (702) 295-3521. 

-Contributor: Christy Morris

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