The Green School Framework |
A table integrating the MAEOE Green School Recertification Application; the Audubon Green Kids Core Lessons; and the MCPS Science and Engineering curriculum by grade level. |
The Cedar Grove Permission Slip |
A parental consent form which incorporates safety rules and the idea of going outside for science lab activities regardless of the weather. |
The Science Lab Map |
A blueprint created in Kidspiration to identify the various spaces available for inquiry-based activities. Also useful for our building service folks. |
The Science Lab Rules/Safety Poster |
A visual reminder of the main rules/safety points listed on the parental consent form. |
Before/After Pictures of the Science Lab |
We are so proud of our accomplishments. We recorded visual evidence of the incredible effort. |
Fund Raising Logo Competition Application |
A community builder to encourage participation and ownership of our renewed environmental efforts. Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the science lab and other inquiry-based activities. |
Science Lab Supplies Shopping List |
A grade-by-grade list of required supplies for the Green Kids core lessons. This list also includes donation requests for additional self-contained experiments/demonstrations. |
Grade level binder cover and sample Green Kids Core Lessons, distributed to grade level teachers. |
We created and distributed binders for each teacher during our the first session of our pre-service meetings. Here are a few sample lessons copied and placed in those binders.
- Worms Eat Our Garbage
- Watershed in a Pan
- Erosion in a Bottle
- Stream Study (in some locations)
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Summer Immersion Courses of the Chesapeake Classrooms: Past, Present, and Future of the Chesapeake Bay Photostory |
We attended the June 21, 2009 session of the Field Immersion Course. 300 digital photos were taken over the course of the five-day session. A five minute photostory was created in order to engage Cedar Grove staff and inspire them to embrace our vision. |
| Opening the Door to the Outdoor Classroom PPT |
We integrated the Smith Center’s professional development tool, Opening the Door to the Outdoor Classroom PPT; Claire Gardner’s PPT Teaching Techniques for Outdoor Education; and Cedar Grove’s Summer School presentation, No Child Left Inside. Again, this is a tool we wanted to share during pre-service to encourage staff to take their students outside to extend curriculum. |
Agenda for Pre Service Staff Meeting |
Documentation of our pre-service staff development. |
Notes from Brainstorming Walk-About |
We wanted staff to invest in our project and invited them to contribute to the various processes involved in scheduling, maintaining, and using the science lab |
ESOL Glossary |
A document in progress using visuals and simplified definitions to ensure differentiation and full participation of all students, regardless of their English language proficiency. |
Sample Posters created for the Science Lab |
Beaufort Wind Scale poster will be used with our newly acquired anemometer to make and graph daily wind observations; Composting Poster is a graphic representation of what is going on in the worm composting bins. |
Picture of “The Effects of Nutrients in the Bay” Mural created from The Chesapeake Bay Introduction to an Ecosystem, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Chesapeake Bay Program, 2006 (page 12). |
The mural was created with student interaction in mind. Therefore, it is a black and white rendition, without labels or identifiers. Students will create the labels, additional critters, and color the mural as a part of learning about the aquatic communities within the Bay. |
“The Tangier Song” |
We were given an assignment to create an act for our session’s talent show. Using the tune “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, we wrote lyrics addressing our ecological identities. We reference our environmental actions, environmental behaviors, and our core values and used a "Word Wall' to help with some terms.. |
