Part 1: Online Module
Provided by hyperlink to the participating teacher, students explore our local watershed and identify exactly where our drinking water comes from.
Approx. 30-45 min.
Part 2: On Campus Field Trip
Our staff will visit your classroom and guide students on a 2 hour outside field trip utilizing the natural environment adjacent to your school. Together, we will explore where the water goes when it enters a drain outside and whether the quality of that water is suitable for the plants and animals there. And, we’ll “Beat the Drought” in an escape room like activity where students must work in teams to create a Conservation Action Plan.
Part 3: Take Action Project
After completing a field trip with your class, students are challenged to share what they’ve learned in a “Take Action Project” where they develop posters about how and why it is important to protect and conserve water.
Part 1: Online Module
Provided by hyperlink to the participating teacher, students explore statistics regarding the impacts of food waste and conduct a “fridge survey” to reflect on their relationship with food waste.
Approx. 30-45 min.
Part 2: On Campus Field Trip
Our staff will visit your classroom and lead students through a 1 hour program using models and real materials, exploring the environmental impacts of food waste as it decomposes in aerobic (compost) vs. anaerobic (landfill) environments.
Part 3: Take Action Project
After completing a field trip with your class, students are challenged to share what they’ve learned in a “Take Action Project” where they develop social media campaigns with their group’s chosen waste reduction strategy.
Part 1: Online Module
Provided by hyperlink to the participating teacher, students explore where their electricity comes from and the energy challenges face by their electric utility.
Approx. 30-45 min.
Part 2: In Class Field Trips!
Our staff will provide you with all the supplies to kick of building solar powered boats in your classroom. Then, our staff will lead teams of students through a 1 class period program where we will finish building and testing their teams’ solar boats to then race them to determine if solar power is the best choice. After racing, we’ll explore the pros and cons of solar energy, other energy sources, and some energy challenges.
Part 3: Take Action Project
After racing and exploring with us, students will complete an energy audit to identify where they would like to improve its energy efficiency. In teams, students submit a video with their ideas.
Students investigate the benefits and drawbacks of solar energy and the importance of conserving electricity.