Bringing
Nature to the Classroom and Schoolyard
Sponsored by
The Salem
State Collaborative Project for Math,
Science and Interdisciplinary Education (CPMSIE)
Presenters: Cyndy Bourquard, Lisa Hutchings and Bill Gette,
Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Newburyport
MA 01950
Time: 3:45PM to 6 PM
Audience: Grade PreK- 4 Teachers
Dates: Thursdays April 16, 30, May 7, 14 2009
Fee: $50 for Member Districts $195 for non-Member Districts.
See website
www.salemcollaborative.org
for member list.
PDP’s: 10 Hours with Completed Project
Session I: Bringing Nature into the Classroom Mass Audubon staff will show you the benefits of
setting up simple but effective discovery centers in your classroom by bringing
nature indoors. This program demonstrates the importance of child-generated
investigations, observations, book making and journaling. Activities include
setting up simple terraria, wet & dry science, visual art application, and
designing creature “comfort zones” in your classroom.
Session II: Schoolyard Science
& Backyard Birds Mass Audubon staff will prepare a variety
of activities and experiments that demonstrate simple steps to make the most of
your school yard and open spaces. Weather patterns, soil sampling,
microhabitats, and collecting techniques and tools will be introduced.
Participants will use binoculars, spotting scopes, and field guides to observe
and learn about adaptations in birds, bird migration, and plumage
characteristics.
Session III: Seasonal Adaptations Leaders Whether
preparing for winter or waking up to spring, seasons mean change for all living
things. Adaptations, habitats, animal tracks, and environmental challenges are
the focus of this workshop. Winter survival games, forest home scavenger hunts,
and the great migration challenge will be presented. Activities presented can
be modified for the field or the classroom.
Session IV: Educators Open House & Go Green! In
our last workshop, we’ll pull out all our materials, books, curriculum, and all
the thematic activity kits for participants to explore and put together
their project. We will also dedicate some time to introduce a wide variety of
simple and fun practices that celebrate renewable resources and demonstrate
smart environmental choices. Activities include vermin-composting, landscaping
ideas, air, solar powered inventions, and more.
Registration Information:
Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session
DEADLINE to sign up for Beyond the Facts is April 4, 2009