Classroom Capstones - Here are some great ideas already in the works...
MP: Worm composting, inspired by students' expressed interest in trash and where it goes. WH&DM: Taking advantage of a schoolyard that's mostly grass by
- looking at insects, patterns in nature, plant structures, or birds on campus
- bringing leaves from home to study
- bringing a seed from home to grow...what's going to happen? What will it become?
- looking from different perspectives...above, close to, and beneath the grass, and tying observations into Common Core writing concepts
JR: On-campus tree investigation including naming, measuring, comparing, artistic representations, exploring associated species, and wholeheartedly adopting their new tree friends.
CO: A spotted owl project inspired by first-hand experience!
