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Water Cycle... The children learned about the water cycle, did an art activity, and made a Cloud in a Baggie
https://www.mobileedproductions.com/blog/how-to-make-a-water-cycle-in-a-bag
https://www.mtvt.org/lesson-plan-the-water-cycle/

Background info... https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/freshwater/water-cycle#:~:text=The%20water%20cycle%20shows%20the,form%20of%20rain%20and%20snow.

We watched the Mystery Science, Why do plants grow flowers, and did the activity. The activity described the parts of a flower and how pollination works

https://mysteryscience.com/flowers/mystery-1/pollination-plant-reproduction/91

We discussed Mammals and classification. Then we watched the Mystery Science Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tail and did the activity included.

https://mysteryscience.com/animals/mystery-6/animal-groups-survival/265

Types of Mold... We baked bread in class and cut 4 slices. Then we took 4 slices of store bought, name brand bread. Then we separated them into two groups, Baked and Bought. In each baggie we placed one slice of bread. One was the control. One we all touched with dirty hands. One we touched with hand sanitized hands. One the teacher licked. We did this with both groups. We placed them all in separate baggies and taped them to the board to observe the different reactions. The results were amazing and it was a jump off for different types of food.

Biomes of Oceania. We used the Waseca Biome works to discover the various types of plants and animals found throughout Oceania. There are many extensions for this lesson, including worksheets and research forms.

https://wasecabiomes.org/products/oceania-biome-cards
https://wasecabiomes.org/collections/australia/products/new-oceania-puzzle

Workday or Volunteer Service

Annual Bear Hollow Coin Drive... We collect coins for the local zoo/rehabilitation center each Spring. The children are in charge of collecting the money, sorting the coins, counting the money, and graphing their finds. We also take this as an opportunity to study local wildlife and their needs.

Workday or Volunteer Service

The classes each do Litter Pick-ups periodically to keep the campus and surrounding public areas free from litter.

Aleshia Laughner and Catherine Huff

Classroom Lesson, Assembly

Athens Clarke County Public Utilities Department - Water Conservation Program

Aleshia Laughner and Catherine Huff

Water Conservation Program Education Specialist
Phone: 706-613-3729 x 6742
jackie.sherry@accgov.com

NONE, School-wide or Professional Development

Seed germination. Students germinated a variety a seeds including Veranda Red and Sun Gold Tomatoes, Radishes, Pickling and American Pale Green Cucumbers, Impatients, Marigolds, Mustard Greens, Red and Green Leaf Lettuce and more. We wrapped them in damp paper towels in dated zip-lock bags, waited appropriate germination period, then planted indoors to prepare for our spring gardens.

Students received Black Eye Susan seeds and root bulbs donated from a parent. The students researched the sun, soil, and planting requirements for this plant. They found a suitable place near our wet weather pond. We split the roots and planted them. They have been watering and monitoring them and the plants are doing very well!

Allison Taylor (ataylor@athensmontessori.com)

Transplanted coleus in several portions of our nature reserve. Harvested marigold seeds and planted in garden while saving some for spring. Harvested wisteria seeds from the vine and harvested impatient seeds. Transplanted nandina bush. Students learned the process of picking, drying out and sorting seeds. Emphasized importance of seasonal work in the garden and reserve. No need to buy seeds, self harvest = save your money!

Catherine Huff, Melissa Cappi

A study of how bacteria and germs grow - how some bacteria are helpful and important parts of the world functioning and some can make us sick.

Catherine Huff, Melissa Cappi

Photosynthesis and leaf pigments/how pigments can be used to create art. The importance of plants in the circle of life.

Catherine Huff, Melissa Cappi

Presentation by Center for Fire Disturbance Science

We had two fire fighters talk to our students about forest fire prevention and the important role of fires in the life cycle of a forest.

Athens Prescribed Fire Lab

Catherine Huff, Melissa Cappi

Workday or Volunteer Service

Gardening - weeding, growing a butterfly friendly garden. growing plants and vegetables that our class guinea pig can eat.

Emily Reinertsen, Rachel Kennedy

Classroom Lesson, Other EE Speaker/Presentation

(Other EE Speaker/Presentation) Woodsy Owl LIVE Program (USDA's FSNature LIVE Virtual Seminar Series) will be presenting an Earth Day live seminar event that teaches students about the benefits of trees, how climate change affects trees, and the water and carbon cycle through the program mascot, Woodsy Owl

https://fsnaturelive.org/
https://www.naturalinquirer.org/Woodsy-Owl-Resources-v-341.html

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NWvbsvMWwlwQnDW2wCbwfrS_tkr5-ArB

Heather Mosby (hmosby@athensmontessori.com), Allison Taylor (ataylor@athensmontessori.com)

Students learned about the Great Georgia Pollinator Census and the causes/impacts of pollinator decline. Students researched statistics regarding pollinators and designed posters for spreading awareness on our school campus. Weather permitting, they will conduct 15 minute pollinator counts on Friday, August 20th, record their observations, and submit their data to ggapc.org.

Heather Mosby (hmosby@athensmontessori.com), Allison Taylor (ataylor@athensmontessori.com), Melody Mosby (mmosby@athensmontessori.com)

Students prepared our class garden by amending the soil with organic compost and planting vegetable seeds for a harvest before the first frost. They also prepared viola and snapdragon flower seeds in cups with seed starter mix for planting in our Nature Reserve. Students created a chart to track watering and growth and learned how to utilize our irrigation system for daily watering in our outdoor areas.

n/a-lessons led utilizing teacher's previous knowledge and experience with gardening

keep athens-clarke county beautiful

Heather Mosby, Allison Taylor (hmosby@athensmontessori.com, ataylor@athens montessori.com)

Students learned about the flux mechanisms involved in the carbon cycle and compared the amount of carbon in pre-industrial reservoirs to post-industrial reservoirs. This interactive activity was connected to our studies of global carbon emissions and climate change and leads to great follow-up discussions and investigations.

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)-Activity Link: https://nagt.org/nagt/teaching_resources/teachingmaterials/57695.html

Heather Mosby, Allison Taylor (hmosby@athensmontessori.com, ataylor@athensmontessori.com)

Students learned about the importance of mulching for weed control and moisture management. They collected mulch in wheel barrows and learned how to properly distribute throughout the nature reserve. In order for all students to participate, this activity took place over a few weeks and the nature reserve area is managed and maintained by students year-round.

UGA School Garden Resources Link: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1027-13

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NH23EK3ZwCfRrh7Zkfk8ypMVEfyY-WF5

hmosby@athensmontessori.com, ataylor@athensmontessori.com

Students learned about the primary sources of safe drinking water in Athens-Clarke County, the process it goes through, and the limited access to water that many people have around the world. The ACC Water Conservation crew facilitated two hands-on group challenges in which students designed and tested water filters with provided materials and created a model of the pipelines that our water travels in our county.

ACC Water Conservation Office

ACC Water Conservation Office and Green School Lessons

Green School Lesson plans

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

Water conservation- Using grey water from washing activities in class to water the garden and classroom plants.

Melissa Cappi, Catherine Huff

Formation of the Earth and solar system - the balance of the world and how Earth supports life.

Melissa Cappi, Catherine Huff

Students found a tiger swallowtail caterpillar which lead to research and discovery of important plants that they need and the life cycle of a butterfly. We began looking for those plants on campus.

Melissa Cappi, Catherine Huff

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Athens Clarke County Green School Event

Professional Development

ACC Green School Kick-Off Event - Attended the Green School School Kick-Off Event to collect information about events and organizations offering green programming for the upcoming school year

https://www.accgov.com/1398/Green-School-Program

ACC Extension, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, ACC Planning Department, ACC Recycling, ACC Stormwater, ACC Water Conservation

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Teacher-led gardening lessons

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Classroom Planting Activity (students made a map of the class garden, identifying plant species)

Used "Picture This" phone app and field guides

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Classroom Planting Activity (planting fall annuals and some perennial plants in our class garden)

Teacher-led (plants purchased from Cofer's Nursery)

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Classroom Planting Activity (lots of weeding in the garden! Also put down weed barriers and mulch)

Rachel Kennedy, Emily Reinertsen

Athens Montessori School

professional development

emily.reinertsen@gmail.com

Arin Hagood, Melissa Freeman, Lexie McCollum, Michelle Legette, Sara Clarke

pollution & litter awareness lesson plan: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BC9jKOAZdgMdWq1YCWyOZJB5PCw_JzE93sUwpxKd4UM/edit#slide=id.g11906a78f2a_0_142

Katherine Byrne byrnek@clarke.k12.ga.us, Mimi Elliott-Gower elliottgowerm@clarke.k12.ga.us

Workday or Volunteer Service

Weekly 5th grade service learning activity as "litter-getters" to take care of school grounds and make the school a more beautiful place

Lexie McCollum (mccolluma@clarke.k12.ga.us), Melissa Freeman (freemanm@clarke.k12.ga.us), Michelle Legette (legettem@clarke.k12.ga.us), Arin Hagood (hagooda2@clarke.k12.ga.us)

Workday or Volunteer Service, Fix a Leak Postcards

Students learned about conservation, the water plant, and made postcards to send to local families about reducing water.

Lexie McCollum, Melissa Freeman, Arin Hagood, Michelle Legette

Lexie McCollum, Melissa Freeman, Arin Hagood, Michelle Legette

Lexie McCollum, Melissa Freeman, Arin Hagood, Michelle Legette

Students collected their trash for 3 days to recognize how much trash they generate. Then we sorted which could be recycled, and discussed how we can reduce the things that must go in the trash can. Our class now uses hand towels instead of paper towels, reusable water bottles, and reusable cups instead of plastic bags for snack.

Lexie McCollum, Melissa Freeman, Arin Hagood, Michelle Legette

Workday or Volunteer Service

Comprehensive lesson on things that can and can't be recycled, focusing on things that are commonly recycled that shouldn't be (tissues, plastic bags, and plastic wrap, etc).

Marina Doneda, donedam@clarke.k12.ga.us

We did a lesson on what we can and cannot recycle in our classroom recycling bin and the types of things that do need to be put in the trashcan (paper towels, tissues -even though those are also made of paper). We also discussed what we can and cannot recycle at home and how to start recycling at home if they do not do it already. This is an ongoing project throughout the year for my room to recycle everything that can be recycled always!

Teacher made lesson -I used posters I found on the ACC website about what we can can't be recycled as well as videos they have posted online about the problems with recycling things like plastic bags.

Marina Doneda, donedam@clarke.k12.ga.us

Read books on Epic reading.

professional development

clarkes@clarke.k12.ga.us

weekly garden club for ASP Program 3rd-5th graders in partnership with Maisy Durkin UGA Entomology student (with the zucchini project)

a variety of lesson sources from my google drive https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1SIu9NMUafN-ueUTHBAZ3x6TKNmCSW90g

5th grade garden service learning group

small group of 5th grade students using part of their recess time once a week to water the new spring garden plants & harvest as needed

no specific lesson taught- just service to the school

Sara Clarke clarkes@clarke.k12.ga.us, Angela Sackett sacketta@clarke.k12.ga.us

NONE, School-wide or Professional Development

Workday or Volunteer Service

no specific lesson used- school wide garden planting & gardening day

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

Sara Clarke, Angela Sackett, Adrienne Dibrell dibrella@clarke.k12.ga.us, Kelly Hocking hockingk@clarke.k12.ga.us, Haley Cullum cullumh@clarke.k12.ga.us, Heather Kaplan kaplanh@clarke.k12.ga.us

https://www.georgiaorganics.org/

Sara Clarke, Arin Hagood, Lexie McCollum, Melissa Freeman, Michelle Legette, Andy Plemmons

Special (Art, Music, STEM, Media, PE, Health)

Reading a book about ocean pollution then using Pebble Go and a "Black Out Poetry" creator to make poems based on environmental awareness with science articles as the foundation for a poem

https://blackoutpoetry.glitch.me/
https://site.pebblego.com/modules/2/categories/2949/articles/2194?sqs=ca540d844f918a4a93abec605fe27d804ed4168939b39684b8a8b7d8b179fa66

Sara Clarke, Ragan Garrett garrettr@clarke.k12.ga.us

Workday or Volunteer Service

professional development

vernora@clarke.k12.ga.us

professional development

nordgrenb@clarke.k12.ga.us

professional development

professional development

milsapr@clarke.k12.ga.us

professional development

glennier@clarke.k12.ga.us

professional development

hughesa@clarke.k12.ga.us

Bennett Williams (williamsb@clarke.k12.ga.us), Brittany Dillard (dillardb@clarke.k12.ga.us), Joe Weinmeister (weinmeisterj@clarke.k12.ga.us)

Special (Art, Music, STEM, Media, PE, Health)

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

NEED, EIA, ACC Green Schools

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fbnt3meWrNlI3M1dC4o-muhLfIGFIcKgO6KT2zi9JC4, https://drive.google.com/open?id=11Ch2NirJksYu6YA0QqyL0XuQUSrEwHyM3EzsqjAzO0A

NEED, EIA, Green School Archive

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SdvvMhU3NAwsK3wiIYU6zYVF5zb1sCS0MGEknr0sF1M, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pn92nbHP3TUCULIe805VKkIx-rmRTf9inS0doA4G7Rg

Conservation and Regulation- students discuss renewable resources and how they are regulated. Class discussion is held debating the merits of regulation, and an example game where the class has a renewable resource to protect is played. https://classroom.google.com/c/MzcxOTA5OTY1MTM4/m/NDY4NDYxMTA2OTY0/details

Created by self, utilizes https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/one-for-all-a-natural-resources-game/

Students were led through a conversation about Conservation Status. We brainstormed animals that have threatened status, and animals of least concern. A short video about animals that have been impacted was shown.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15I0kMioxYBDD1sE5VU1jLOo8G1HynpunENz8W-4ZVuw/edit#slide=id.ga2bc0d7d51_0_38

Students learned about renewable resources, and compared the main pros and cons of common renewables including solar, water, and wind.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bT8TzXXeALMZ_OFZzLi-h1nyZHgy5lil4NCLbHCFkg8/edit#slide=id.p

Self made

Students learned about less common renewables, including geothermal, biomass and marine energy.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bT8TzXXeALMZ_OFZzLi-h1nyZHgy5lil4NCLbHCFkg8/edit#slide=id.p (scroll to day 2...)
self made

Students were re-introduced to compost. We watched a short video about food waste, and then reflected on the school compost and how it could be improved.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NsCRspDZHUsSwwg-4HZhS75Cbkb1ZEfKWHDyZKiIwcY/edit

Self made

Students were taught about carbon footprints, and completed a quiz to measure their carbon footprints.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NsCRspDZHUsSwwg-4HZhS75Cbkb1ZEfKWHDyZKiIwcY/edit
self made

Over the course of two days students designed and built solar ovens. They then used the ovens to make smores. Students were amazed they worked even in Feburary.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NsCRspDZHUsSwwg-4HZhS75Cbkb1ZEfKWHDyZKiIwcY/edit
Self made

Chris Batson, Jamie Momeyer, Karyn Dobroski

Deforestation of the Amazon Forest. As a tree in the forest, students wrote a letter to the Brazilian government pleading with them to follow through with the laws they have in place for deforestation

CCSD Curriculum portal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VOt5XcCs5oXywiyybPDf1YguE4pHYaK8nyxOO2h7mxY/edit

guerinn@clarke.k12.ga.us

ESOL class (Sheltered ELA)

We explored the problem of single-use plastic and ocean health, as well as strategies for recycling and repurposing items to reduce waste (e.g., trash to treasure). The weekly presentation slides attached here represent five (5) days worth of lessons including learning intentions and success criteria, videos and instructional materials, and student work materials.

This was a teacher-developed mini-unit using a variety of resources, many of which came from my Action Scholastic subscription.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=16UNiDpf6vm3qqpVfkcQfxydinZMNEVVpRtoHSruwvPU

ACC Recycling Resources

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Gui0FOhwLM72riSXwp2pHrv3c0JxTaei

NONE, School-wide or Professional Development

School-wide, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth

https://drive.google.com/open?id=14bLzGcTTT4wAH4UhD97Fq1oiMML6aUu1sbfujjRYGLE

Classroom Lesson, Workday or Volunteer Service, After-school Program

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cLZNu5si7iTb_5Zu87Ng3IysVOaQnsE_

Classroom Lesson, Workday or Volunteer Service, After-school Program

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DqXOls3QbB2NXi4M85wl_IOQB2fTIzN8, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hQO_wbv0-Xz1XfifZlFX7YnAjFx9i6lH

Workday or Volunteer Service, After-school Program

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_RzGkey_1AWAZrNHtKSY2mIaN0YjJY2t

Hughes, Audrey hughesa@clarke.k12.ga.us

Workday or Volunteer Service

Jenn Thomas (thomasj@clarke.k12.ga.us), Bri Moon (moonl@clarke.k12.ga.us), Kristeen Anninos (anninosk@clarke.k12.ga.us) Terra Hancock (hancockt@clarke.k12.ga.us)

Students attended a recreation/leisure field trip to Trail Creek Park/Walker Park. Students engaged in outdoor activities and walked the nature trails.
Nature Trail Weathering Scavenger Hunt

https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B1WNQeWZF6BdM3FVcnpQSXg2b0U/edit?resourcekey=0-9h2BhrfAqhNqMYt6U6DvjQ

Jenn Thomas (thomasj@clarke.k12.ga.us), Bri Moon (moonl@clarke.k12.ga.us), Kristeen Anninos (anninosk@clarke.k12.ga.us) Terra Hancock (hancockt@clarke.k12.ga.us)

Students observed a lesson about compost and recycling; including what items can be composted or recycled.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B1WNQeWZF6BdVEZ3UVFYMUF3M2M/edit?resourcekey=0-b5NhxxP4NFRxO8qO03u_rw

Jenn Thomas, Bri Moon, Kristeen Anninos, Terra Hancock

file:///C:/Users/thomasj/Downloads/Soil%20Science%20lesson%20plan%20-%20GFVGA.pdf

Jenn Thomas, Bri Moon, Kristeen Anninos, Terra Hancock

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/0B1WNQeWZF6BdVkVjWGZJQ0hTcmc/edit?resourcekey=0-DX7TMgwHoOlU3ZL-6ZJZJg#slide=id.p1

Jenn Thomas, Bri Moon, Kristeen Anninos, Terra Hancock

Ecosystems:
Most living things don’t have it as easy as our pets and houseplants. In the wild, organisms have to find what they need in their ecosystem. That’s a group of living things interacting with one another and their environment. Each organism needs a habitat with the right conditions for its species. Thousands of species can live in one ecosystem. When different populations of different species interact, they form a community—but it's not always neighborly! Organisms have to compete for limited resources, and carve out a place for themselves—a niche—in the ecosystem. They have to find food if they’re consumers, or find energy to make food if they’re producers. Decomposers take a totally different approach, and break down waste such as dead organisms. It’s part of the cycling of matter, like carbon. Lately, human actions have disrupted this process, leading to climate change. Press "play" to discover how ecosystems support life on Earth!

Brainpop:
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/ecosystems/