Utilizing the Lake Superior watershed and the St. Louis River as a foundation for learning
Attached is a short lesson with data and graphs (for students to compare since the X axis aligns). This is data from the Nemadji River for river flow as well as corresponding rainfall. This will compare baseline data with the flood data from 2012. Includes worksheet to guide students through the analysis. The curriculum download is a PDF including the lesson plan and data set. The supporting file is the student worksheet.
The curriculum attached is actually a list of websites you can find useful for you and your students. Some of the websites will give you access to data that you can give to your students, other websites (like the WI DNR EEK!! website) provides information that your students can use (and is age appropriate for elementary/middle school). Other websites provide great kits or other resources.
Students will understand that the shore line of Lake Superior used to be longer in the past. Students will understand the geology changes the lay out of the land over time. The curriculum download is a PDF of the lesson plan to run this activity.
Students will learn the concept of a pattern. Students will be able to identify, continue and create patterns. Students will learn to recognize patterns in nature. The curriculum download is a PDF of the plan for this lesson. The supporting file download is a PDF showing a variety of images of patterns in nature.
Students will participate in a hike around their local nature space/place and make observations about what is happening in that natural place. They will try to answer questions like, ‘What is new?’ ‘What is different?’ ‘What has changed?’ The curriculum download is a PDF of the lesson plan.
In this lesson, students do a field study on the great variety of seeds on their school grounds. They use the "wool sock" collection method, hand lenses, and microscopes. The main line of inquiry is "How are seeds dispersed?", but opportunities abound for lesson extension. The curriculum download is a PDF that includes the lesson plan and student data collection sheet. The supporting file is a PDF document about seed dispersal from Cornell University.
Students will explore folklore and then write their own pourquoi tale. There are two curricula that are very similar. One has a section where students can create illustrations. The curriculum download is a PDF that includes the lesson plan and student sheets.
Continue the classroom discussions about Phenology and the Lake Superior Watershed with these questions relating to Winter. The curriculum download is a PDF with a variety of seasonally relevant images and questions.
Use these questions relating to Phenology and the Lake Superior Watershed to get young learners to think about their "Neighborhood". The curriculum download is a PDF with a variety of seasonally relevant images and questions.
Spring has arrived! Here are some questions to get the discussion going about what is happening right outside the classroom!! The curriculum download is a PDF with a variety of seasonally relevant images and questions.