Place-based Science for Educators: Module 2

Components

Modality

Activities and Assignments

Part #1: Natural Communities

Asynchronous (~1.5 hours)

·         Watch: Natural communities and factors that affect them

·         Read:

–          Wetland, Woodland Wildland (Thompson and Sorenson) introduction

–          Reading the Forested Landscape (Wessels), intro and chapter on topography and substrate

Part #2: Tree Expertise and Site Visit

Asynchronous

(~3.5 hours)

·         Watch: introduction to tree identification; high and low-tech tools for tree ID

·         Visit: return to your wonder journal site; complete journal assignment #2 (theme: reading the landscape)

·         Submit: Wonder journal #2

Part 3: Place Plan Work

Asynchronous

(~1.5 hours)

·         Watch: Place plan intentions and inspirations

·         Read: Place plan assignment

·         Submit: Place plan initial ideas

Live Session: Reading the Landscape, Intro to Place Plan

Fri, July 15

3:00 – 4:30PM

Zoom

·         Introduction to the layer cake approach

·         Debrief tree ID challenge; connections to science concepts and skills

·         Place plan brainstorm