Integrating Service-Learning into Curriculum Copyright 2011. All rights reserved by National FFA Organization. Curriculum Challenge: Part 1 • We will provide everyone with a project topic. Example: o Water Pollution • Work as a table to brainstorm classroom and service activities that students would engage in and write one per sticky note. Examples: o o o o Research sources of water pollution Take water samples from local streams Chart pollutants found Write report on findings • For each activity written you will also drop a rock in the container (# of rocks should match number of sticky notes). • You will have 5 minutes! Copyright 2011. All rights reserved by National FFA Organization. Project Topic Copyright 2011. All rights reserved by National FFA Organization. Curriculum Challenge: Part 2 • Next, as a table decide what pathway (from the Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources Career Cluster) that the activity best fits. • Place the sticky note on the corresponding pathway flip charts placed throughout the room. o Plant Systems; Animal Systems; Power, Structural & Technical Systems; Natural Resources Systems; Environmental Service Systems; Agribusiness Systems; Food Products & Processing Systems. • You will have 3 minutes! Copyright 2011. All rights reserved by National FFA Organization. Curriculum Challenge: Part 3 • As a table, you now have 2 minutes to come up with classroom and service activities that would engage OTHER CONTENT classrooms in the project. o Math, Science, Language Arts, etc. • You will follow the same process with the sticky notes and rocks. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved by National FFA Organization. Service-Learning… … should not be an add on, but a strategy that helps you meet the needs of your curriculum. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved by National FFA Organization.