Five-unit arc building classroom skills toward a community field trip and public sharing

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Description

The curriculum is organized as five sequential units of roughly two to six hours each: Get a Clear Picture, Solve the Puzzle (four science stations), Get into the Zone (a field trip), Putting the Pieces Together, and Tell the News. "A field trip is a featured component of the curriculum (Unit 3). Units 1 and 2 prepare youth for the field trip by building skills and curiosity." The sequence ends with learners presenting findings to natural resource professionals and community members, moving from introduction to investigation to synthesis to communication.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Advance preparation of science stations and materials, some with significant lead time
• A accessible local stream or river site for the field trip

Constraints

• Seasonal constraints or distance may force the field trip before Units 1-2, requiring more well-prepared adults; units may be skipped or reordered when time is short

Target Learners

• youth in grades 5-8

Target Goals

• investigating a local ecosystem through inquiry
• synthesizing data from multiple specialist roles
• communicating scientific findings to community audiences

Claims

Related Patterns

• Five core areas of classroom technology use as organizing units for assessment
• Pre-visit, on-site, post-visit field-trip activity arc

Examples

• Field Trips

Key Sources

• Reilly, K., Wooster, B., Andrews, E., Bourdeau, V., Conley, R., & Thompson, M. (2008). Holding onto the GREEN Zone Leader Guide: A Youth Program for the Study and Stewardship of Community Riparian Areas. Bureau of Land Management. https://www.blm.gov/education

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title	Five-unit arc building classroom skills toward a community field trip and public sharing
description	The curriculum is organized as five sequential units of roughly two to six hours each: Get a Clear Picture, Solve the Puzzle (four science stations), Get into the Zone (a field trip), Putting the Pieces Together, and...
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