Place-based learning

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Meg Cavalier
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Who are you? Name, school and grade/subject
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What is place-based learning?
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What is the value of place-based learning?

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Immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences;
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Uses these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum; and
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Emphasizes learning through participation in service projects for the local school and/or community.
 http://www.promiseofplace.org/

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Five mini units for seventh and eighth grade science
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Learning activities before, during and after a field trip to the Sanctuary
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Teacher Kit that includes everything you need such as lab reports, waders, dip nets, digital cameras and fieldwork reflection.

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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

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Grade 7
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The Nature of Science and Engineering
Standard: Scientific inquiry uses multiple interrelated processes to investigate questions and propose explanations about the natural world.
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Life Science
Standard: Natural systems include a variety of organisms that interact with one another in several ways.

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Grade 8
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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.

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Grade 8
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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.

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Let’s participate!
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You will receive a note card with a vocabulary word
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If your card has word printed in green, please write the definition.
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We will create an interactive word wall exploring the relationships of the vocabulary words and examples.

MNGREENSCHOOLS.NING.COM

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Meg Cavalier: Curriculum Consultant
651-894-3357 meghancavalier@gmail.com
Mngreenschools.ning.com
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Sarah Clark: Director
651-290-0002 sclarkmmc@comcast.net
www.phalencreek.org