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Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Workshop

Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Workshop. Karen Learmouth, Coordinator Amy Reese, Resource Teacher HCPSS Elementary Science Office. The Grant. Thanks to Chesapeake Bay Trust (CBT) Thanks to HC Master Gardeners

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Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Workshop

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  1. Riparian Buffer Tree PlantingWorkshop Karen Learmouth, Coordinator Amy Reese, Resource Teacher HCPSS Elementary Science Office

  2. The Grant... • Thanks to Chesapeake Bay Trust (CBT) • Thanks to HC Master Gardeners • Elementary Office wrote the grant - schools will be refunded bus cost through the grant $, only after payment is made • Procedures for reimbursement are included in the Buffer paperwork on DR

  3. On the Elementary Science Intranet • Scroll to the bottom section of the page and open “G5 Riparian Buffer Resources” to access: • Trip information • Bus information • Safety information • Forms to fill out for trip • Curriculum and detailed trip preparations • http://doc.hcpss.org:8080/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-20958

  4. Let’s Talk Safety... • Ticks, Ticks, Ticks... • Use information from teachers guides! • Sample letter to parents has website http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/ehrlichia/Prevention/Prevention.htm • Lesson 7 of Q3 is to prepare students - do this lesson BEFORE going on trip! • Helpful trick - bring along clear packing tape to easily kill/capture ticks that may be around students

  5. This IS the capstone project for Elementary Science! • This collaborative project is the envy of many school systems • It is an integral piece of the curriculum - culminates 4th and 5th grade units • Fantastic element of the MAEOE Green School Certification Process • Political “hot topic” - perfect connection for SCH

  6. Resources that support student learning: • Down the Drain: Conserving Water from Heinemann • Center activities created for Language Arts that utilize science content books: http://doc.hcpss.org:8080/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-23298 • Dinah Zike’s, Big Book of Science Foldables • The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place and a Call to Action, by Ned Tillman

  7. Suggestions for using… The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place And A Call to Action by Ned Tillman

  8. Time to “swap” ideas... • If you would like to stay and share/get ideas... • Move around the room and get into groups of 3 • Share and/or listen to ideas from other teachers and schools about how they prepare for or follow up to the field trip • These ideas will be collected and shared on the DR for others to benefit from!

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