Students will choose a physical place to study, a site that is …
Students will choose a physical place to study, a site that is close enough to visit at least four times during the quarter/semester. Using writing prompts, text-based research, and close observations in the "field" (the chosen place), students will create a "mashup" of spatially referenced pop-up balloons. These will include researched and narrative prose, citations and links, and some visual images, embedded into a map via Google Earth technology. Through this unique presentation, the research and writing can encourage viewers to better understand the place they have chosen to study.
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Nos ecossistemas de várzeas do Alto Solimões, o trabalho realizado pelas famílias …
Nos ecossistemas de várzeas do Alto Solimões, o trabalho realizado pelas famílias agricultoras tem propiciado muitos benefícios à população local, dentre os quais a “conservação da agrobiodiversidade”, a “segurança alimentar” e a construção do saber matemático por processos empíricos. Com base nessas constatações, esse estudo teve por objetivo desenvolver um material educativo a partir da Etnomatemática construída recursivamente no cotidiano de trabalho dos agroecossistemas familiares. Para o delineamento da pesquisa foi adotada a abordagem teórica da dialética da complexidade sistêmica, tendo o Estudo de Caso como desenho da pesquisa de campo com a aplicação das técnicas observação direta, entrevistas, registros fotográficos, diários de campo e construção de mapas mentais. O estudo revelou que a realização dos diferentes tipos de trabalho familiar da localidade depende do ritmo das águas, ocasionado pelo fenômeno denominado pulso de inundação. Nesse contexto, percebeu-se que ao interagirem com a dinâmica espacial e temporal dos ecossistemas de várzeas, as famílias adquirem o domínio ambiental, elemento fundamental para re/construção do saber matemático local. Outro fator evidenciado foi a preocupação demonstrada pelos agricultores familiares no que diz respeito ao destino da comunidade. Esses acreditam que se as crianças e jovens perderem o interesse em herdar a cultura de trabalho dos pais, é possível que em pouco tempo, por volta de 20 anos, não se tenha a força de trabalho suficiente e adequada para se realizar a conservação da agrobiodiversidade. A partir dessas constatações, construiu-se e aplicou-se o produto educacional denominado “Maquete do Saber Matemático” no ensino da escola da Comunidade São José, localizada no município de Benjamin Constant, estado do Amazonas, com o intento de contribuir para que os educandos possam refletir e valorizar suas culturas de trabalho, compartilhar novas imaterialidades matemáticas, possibilitando-se assim serem capazes de conquistar futuras melhorias às famílias, demais comunidades e ao sistema ambiental.
Marble Cattle. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit …
Marble Cattle. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit 2 Power, Structure and Technology, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/
Marshmallow Pig. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit …
Marshmallow Pig. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit 8 Animal Systems, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues.The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/
This kit explores how sustainability has been presented in the media with …
This kit explores how sustainability has been presented in the media with a particular focus on issues related to food, water and agriculture. Each of the 19 lessons integrates media literacy and critical thinking into lessons about different aspect of sustainability. Constant themes throughout the kit include social justice, climate change, energy, economics and unintended consequences.
Make a mini greenhouse to grow microgreens. Activity from Weekly STEM in …
Make a mini greenhouse to grow microgreens. Activity from Weekly STEM in a Bag. Colorado Americorp agents in Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, and Weld Counties. Work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Americorps grant number 18AFHCO0010008. Opinions or points of view expressed in this lesson are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or a position that is endorsed by the Corporation or the Americorps program. This resource is also available in Spanish in the linked file.
What do Prairie Chickens Need in Order to Survive Today's Prairie? This …
What do Prairie Chickens Need in Order to Survive Today's Prairie?
This middle school unit covering ecosystems, animal behavior and symbiosis was developed through the Storyline approach. Middle school students will be figuring out why prairie chickens have a very unique dance and understand the role cows play to help ensure the dance takes place. Using this approach, students engage in science concepts to help ensure the survival of the prairie chicken.
This activity starts by introducing students to the ways industries in the …
This activity starts by introducing students to the ways industries in the United States use water and asking students to predict how much water is used to produce a variety of common goods. After presenting the true water footprints of the common goods, the activity introduces and explains a simplified production and supply system for an apple. Together, the class first practices brainstorming all the ways water is used to produce an apple through a structured systems brainstorming approach. In small groups, students then apply that structured systems brainstorming to assess how water is used to supply an apple to a school cafeteria. Lastly, students reflect on why less water is needed to produce certain common goods as compared to others.
Module 12 is comprised of Stage 5 of the semester-long capstone project. …
Module 12 is comprised of Stage 5 of the semester-long capstone project. In Stage 5, students compile, organize, summarize and synthesize the data and information they've collected through the semester about their assigned food region into a final website or presentation. As outlined in the diagram below, the final website (or presentation) should summarize the physical and human environment of the food region and assess the current status of the regional food system. Students must then discuss future scenarios for their region for temperature and human population growth. Based on their research on the regional food systems, students will assess the resilience and vulnerabilities of the exiting systems to the future scenarios. Finally, students will propose strategies to increase the sustainability and resilience of the regional food systems.
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This book focuses on genomics and plant biotechnology approaches used in plant …
This book focuses on genomics and plant biotechnology approaches used in plant breeding, the analysis of genomic data, and their application in quality control measures. The application of alternative genomic technologies to enhance conventional breeding strategies is also presented.
Each spring, students in a 300-level field course collect samples from urban …
Each spring, students in a 300-level field course collect samples from urban community gardens to monitor soil lead concentrations.
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Museums of Western Colorado allow education kits for check out in District …
Museums of Western Colorado allow education kits for check out in District 51. The kits come with a curriculum, teacher training materials and artifacts. Some of which are genuine from the Grand Junction BLM Field Office. Kits local to the Grand Junction/Western Colorado area.
This is an online portal to search photos of items in the …
This is an online portal to search photos of items in the Museums of Western Colorado Collections intended for specific research. The Museums of Western Colorado has the duty to preserve more than 100,000 items related to Mesa County’s cultural and scientific heritage, including historic documents, photographs, objects, works of art, paleontological specimens, and archaeological artifacts. For research access to other primary sources in the collections items visit: https://www.museumofwesternco.com/collections/
The Museum is currently prioritizing creation of an online collections search portal. Digitization is an on-going process but content is being added frequently.
Natural Resources Superheroes. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity …
Natural Resources Superheroes. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity from Unit 3 Natural Resources, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/
In this activity students read articles or excerpts of books to explore …
In this activity students read articles or excerpts of books to explore the topic of sustainability in terms of food webs, roles of plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria and their own food choices. Students continue their exploration of these kingdoms with a visit to a farmers' market and a grocery store to compare locally grown foods and grocery store selections.
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Students learn that newly introduced species can affect the balance of an …
Students learn that newly introduced species can affect the balance of an ecosystem and that the changes can be positive or negative. Students learn that humans introduce species for a variety of reasons including to solve problems.
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment …
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles an organic farmer and the techniques he uses to conserve topsoil.
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