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Restoration Ecology for Young Stewards
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Restoration Ecology for Young Stewards
Inquiry-based science curriculum (10+ lesson) for grades 5-8, where students learn about watershed ecology, Pacific salmon and native plants, and proceed to design their a streamside restoration (tree-planting) or greenhouse plant-growing project with an experimental component that tackles real-world challenges faced by habitat restoration professionals. Deeply aligned with WA science EALRs.
Written material(s) (e.g. curriculum guides, unit plan, lesson plan, etc), Professional development / Training workshops, Classroom presentation, Includes a visit to a site, Outdoor field trip, Downloadable resource(s), Service learning, Volunteer Opportunities - Action-oriented, Volunteer Opportunities - Student
Students learn about stream ecosystems, Puget Sound watersheds, native plants, water quality, non-point source pollution and salmon, while enhancing critical thinking skills and performing habitat restoration.
By Grades
Early Childhood / Preschool
Early Childhood / Preschool
Youth Group (scouts, after school programs, Campfire, 4-H, day camps), K-12 teacher, Nonformal educator, Tribal group, Homeschool
inquiry-based science salmon watershed native plants water quality
http://www.stillysnofish.org/education/reys.html
Free
Snohomish and Island Counties , King County
Puget Sound (Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, Island, San Juan)
All of Washington
Earth Science, Ecology/Biodiversity, Water, Aquatic/fresh Water Systems, Regional Topics -- Forests