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1.1 Environmental Issue Instruction
Kindergarten Gingerbread Traps
In kindergarten there is a Gingerbread unit. The classes read Gingerbread Girl, Gingerbread Boy, and Gingerbread Baby, Gingerbread Man. The students built Gingerbread Traps with recycled materials. 12/2019 - 119 students
Kindergarten Recycled Robots
For the Recycled Robots unit, students were given a tray in the middle of their tables with found materials from around the room such as feathers, cardboard, scrap paper that had been painted on, buttons, and jewels. We discussed taking materials that have been used before and creating something new and exciting with them! Students were able to explore various materials and make personal artistic choices depending on what they wanted their robots task to be, which is why each robot is so unique!
9/2019 - 119 students
Grade 1 Shapetown
As a part of math curriculum, students explored attributes of polygons, identifying 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, and composed 2 and 3 dimensional shapes. In a culminating activity, students gathered recycled materials and created their own Shapetown.
12/2018 - 107 students
Grade 1 Robinson Nature Center
In Science, 1st grade students learn about how external parts and
behaviors of living things help them to survive. A trip to Robinsons Nature Center allows students to see plants, trees, and animals in their different habitats. It helps to build an awareness of nature and what is needed for survival and growth. 11/2018 - 107 students
Grade 2 Landforms, Water
Features, and Erosion
4/2018 - 133 students
Grade 2 Water Pollution
5/2018 - 133 students
Grade 3 Butterflies
Our 3rd graders study the life cycle of butterflies. They have the wonderful experience of watching larvae be transformed into butterflies. This year we planted milkweed on school grounds and our 3rd graders set the butterflies "free" into the milkweed.
10/1/2018 - 137 students
"We took notes on and drew an illustration about the life cycle of a butterfly in our journals. " Dave, grade 3
"I remember while we were releasing the butterflies one of them landed on my hand. It just sat there for 2 min. I was looking at it the whole time and was thinking if I would ever experience that moment again."
Ruhi - grade 3
Grade 3 Plastic Bottles
4/2018 - 137 students
Grade 4 Windmills
Grade 4 Windmills
Using the Engineering Design Process, students design an instrument to collect wind energy following a unit on different forms of energy.
10/17/2018 - 122 students
Grade 4 Howard County Conservancy Field Trip
Our 4th grade students had an opportunity to learn about owls and learn their role in helping owls to survive in our community. A great lesson on how human actions can impact our Earth.
4/2019 - 135 students
Grade 5
Mock Legislative Session Regarding Plastic Bags in Howard County
1/2019 - 135 students
Grade 5 Robinson Nature Center
10/2018 - 135 students
Related Arts Recycled Instruments
Grades 4 & 5
10/2018 - 267 students
Related Arts PE Recycle Relay
Grades K - 5
Field Day 6/2019
Students were taught by green team members during lunch shifts which items were able to be recycled. Students then demonstrated their knowledge when they engaged in a recycling relay during field day.
6/2019 - 750 students
Technology Class, Grade 5
The Great Pacific Ocean Patch
In the spring of 2020, when we began Virtual Learning in response to Covid-19, 5th graders participated in an online lesson through our LMS, Canvas, where they were introduced to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Students watched videos, read articles with background information, and learned about the current project cleanup attempt invented by Boyan Slat, the CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. Students answered discussion questions and responded to each other's reflections on the topic. 4/2020 125 students
Art Class, Grade 2
Earth Day Recycling Project
2nd graders discussed the meaning and importance of Earth Day, and identified ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle after watching a Brain Pop video. They created artwork using materials recycled from their homes. May 2020, 128 students
