Utilizing the Lake Superior watershed and the St. Louis River as a foundation for learning
Continue the classroom discussions about Phenology and the Lake Superior Watershed with these questions relating to Winter
Spring has arrived! Here are some questions to get the discussion going about what is happening right outside the classroom!!
Students will see maps of Lake Superior and the St. Louis River to compare the sizes. Students will then each draw a portion of either the St. Louis River or a river near their school that flows into the St. Louis River or Lake Superior. They will make connections that every part of the river can impact the health of the rest of the river and of Lake Superior.
This is a one-pager, student sheet with quality images of cedar, balsam fir, red pine, spruce, and white pine needles for field identification and extension activities. Have students make a display by gathering specimens, researching, or for smaller students, simply writing the names of the trees by the correct images. Regardless, GO OUTSIDE with your students and collect some samples of these trees for your classroom. Tell the Ojibwe oral story that explains this phenomenon.
Students will interpret and observe the natural world through their own words and by using figurative language.
Students will use the cards to assist them in using words to describe what they see, feel, and smell outside. This will help guide them when they write a descriptive paper.