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When you purchase one of these items, you support our cause and help to bring innovative science education programs to local Maine and New England schools!

FBES Water Bottle |ABCs of Ecology Book | FBES Field Guide | Organic T-shirt | Travel Mug

FBES 500 ml Water bottle
PBA-free made by Camelbak — only $10

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BPA-Free (that means it doesn't contain Bisphenol-A or Phthalates) with FBES logo in white and a place to write your name. These Camelbak water bottles hold 500 ml — that's about 16 ounces of your favorite cold beverage — the perfect amount during a lesson at FBES! Choose from one of these totally hip colors — Blue, Lime, Pink or Grey.

Order online or print out and mail in an order form today, along with a check made payable to Ferry Beach Ecology School!

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The ABCs of Ecology: An Educator's Guide to Learning Outside
ABCs of Ecology: An Educator's Guide To Learning Outside

Only $24.95 plus shipping

Classroom teachers, home school educators, naturalists - anyone committed to teaching children about the world in which they live — will appreciate these 230 illustrated pages of activities with worksheets and plans for a single lesson or a broader ecology unit.

  • Includes chapters and background info on Geology, Climate, Forest, ABCs of Ecology and Watersheds.
  • Includes interdisciplinary approaches to link curriculum areas together to meet state curriculum goals.
  • Designed for classroom teachers, home school educators, naturalists and nature center volunteers.
  • Lessons geared for 3rd - 8th grade levels, with some appropriate for younger and older grade levels.
  • Created from the first-hand experience of the Ferry Beach Ecology School staff on Maine’Äôs coast.

Order yours today for easy access to innovative lessons, hands-on and experiential activities, and reproducible worksheets.

Shipping cost : $3.00 sent media mail, $5.00 sent priority mail
If ordering more than one book or to send a book out of the United States, please call for shipping quote.

Order online or print out and mail in an order form today, along with a check made payable to Ferry Beach Ecology School!

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The Ferry Beach Field Guide: An Ecological Tour Of New England's Coastal Ecosystems
Only $12

The Ferry Beach Field Guide: An Ecological Tour of New England's Coastal Ecosystems

Increase your knowledge of New England's coastal ecosystems with this handy, fun and easy-to-use field guide. This unique guide is organized by ecosystem and includes the most common species found in each. Here's a peek of the layout inside our Field Guide:

Order online or print out and mail in an order form today, along with a check made payable to Ferry Beach Ecology School!

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The Ferry Beach Ecology School T-Shirt made of 100‰ organic cotton
Only $15
Ferry Beach Ecology School Organic Cotton T-shirt

Natural shirts with brown ink. FBES logo on the front, sweet design (above) on the back. Awesome all-organic cotton t-shirts are only $15!

Order online or print out and mail in an order form today, along with a check made payable to Ferry Beach Ecology School!

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The Ferry Beach Ecology School T-Shirt made of 100‰ organic cotton
Only $10

Ferry Beach Ecology School Travel Mug

All new to the Ferry Beach line-up of wicked cool merchandise! Purchase this gray and black travel mug to hold your favorite beverage and reduce waste. Only $10! What a bargain

To order: print and send an order form along with a check made out to Ferry Beach Ecology School.

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Two Ways To Order — Online Or By Mail

EASY ONLINE ORDERING

Now you can order your fabulous FBES merchandise online with a credit card. Just follow this link to go to our online order page.

TO MAIL IN YOUR ORDER, PRINT OUT AN ORDER FORM HERE
Print out our handy order form for the ABCs of Ecology and other merchandise including our Field Guide mugs and T-shirts and mail it in with your payment.

SUPPORT THE FBES CAUSE Ferry Beach Ecology School is a nonprofit 501c (3) and relies on the generosity of many individuals and organizations. If you would like to support our work, please send a personal check made out to Ferry Beach Ecology School Program Fund and mail to 8 Morris Avenue
Building One, Saco, ME 04072.
All contributions are tax deductible.

RAVE REVIEWS FOR ABCs OF ECOLOGY: An Educator's Guide to Learning Outside:
Our 230-page teaching curriculum got a terrific review in the winter 2007 Green Teacher magazine. The Review reads: "The ABCs of Ecology is a guide prepared by staff of the Ferry Beach Ecology School in Maine to help educators incorporate field ecology into their science curriculum. “ABC” stands for Biotic, Biotic, and Cycles and Change, which the authors use as the four organizing principles for teaching ecology. The first chapter explores these basic principles, while the other four delve into geology (rocks and soil formation), climate (wind, clouds, atmosphere), forests ecology (diversity, habitat, nutrient cycles, succession) and watersheds (wetlands, water quality). Each chapter provides definitions, background information and a variety of activities for both indoors and out. While a few activities involve study plots or research, most are quick 10- to - 20 minute exercises, games or demonstrations that teach a specific concept... Although aimed at Grades 4-6, these experiential activities would add a fun component to any field ecology program, and would be especially helpful to educators who are just beginning to use the outdoors a a science classroom...