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BRUCE VENTO NATURE SANCTUARYPlace-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 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/
Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
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.
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
Curriculum- Standards Grade 7 The Nature of Science and EngineeringStandard: Scientific inquiry uses multiple
interrelated processes to investigate questions and propose explanations about the natural world.
Life ScienceStandard: Natural systems include a variety of
organisms that interact with one another in several ways.
Curriculum- Standards Grade 8 The Nature of Science and EngineeringStandard: 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.
Curriculum- Standards Grade 8 Earth and Space ScienceStandard: 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.
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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Contact Information Meg Cavalier: Curriculum Consultant651-894-3357meghancavalier@gmail.comMngreenschools.ning.com Sarah Clark: [email protected]
