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  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. 

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 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.

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.

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.

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 Consultant Mngreenschools.ning.com  Sarah Clark: Director