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Bruce vento nature sanctuary

Bruce vento nature sanctuary. Place-based learning . Introductions. Meg Cavalier Who are you? Name, school and grade/subject What is place-based learning? What is the value of place-based learning?. Place-based Learning.

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Bruce vento nature sanctuary

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  1. Bruce vento nature sanctuary Place-based learning

  2. Introductions • Meg Cavalier • Who are you? Name, school and grade/subject • What is place-based learning? • What is the value of place-based learning?

  3. Place-based Learning • Immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences; • Uses these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum; and • Emphasizes learning through participation in service projects for the local school and/or community. • http://www.promiseofplace.org/

  4. Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary

  5. Curriculum- Overview • Five mini units for seventh and eighth grade science • Learning activities before, during and after a field trip to the Sanctuary • Teacher Kit that includes everything you need such as lab reports, waders, dip nets, digital cameras and fieldwork reflection.

  6. Curriculum- Overview • Lesson One: Isopods: Design your own experiment • Lesson Two: Populations and Ecosystems at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary • Lesson Three: Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary: Then and Now • Lesson Four: The Changing Landscape of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary • Lesson Five: Water! Phalen Creek and the Mississippi River

  7. Curriculum- Standards • Grade 7 • The Nature of Science and Engineering Standard: Scientific inquiry uses multiple interrelated processes to investigate questions and propose explanations about the natural world. • Life Science Standard: Natural systems include a variety of organisms that interact with one another in several ways.

  8. Curriculum- Standards • Grade 8 • The Nature of Science and Engineering Standard: Science and engineering operate in the context of society and both influence and are influenced by this context. Standard: Current and emerging technologies have enabled humans to develop and use models to understand and communicate how natural and designed systems work and interact.

  9. Curriculum- Standards • Grade 8 • Earth and Space Science Standard: Landforms are the result of the combination of constructive and destructive processes. Standard: Water, which covers the majority of the Earth’s surface, circulates through the crust, oceans and atmosphere in what is known as the water cycle.

  10. Curriculum- Interactive Word Wall • Let’s participate! • You will receive a note card with a vocabulary word • If your card has word printed in green, please write the definition. • We will create an interactive word wall exploring the relationships of the vocabulary words and examples.

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  12. Contact Information • Meg Cavalier: Curriculum Consultant 651-894-3357 meghancavalier@gmail.com Mngreenschools.ning.com • Sarah Clark: Director 651-290-0002 sclarkmmc@comcast.net www.phalencreek.org

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