Department of Natural Science
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

Activities

The activities marked with a magnifying glass are outlined to show how these hands-on, multi-disciplinary activities can meet Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards.


The Watershed Concept
A Case Study: Measuring Chloride Levels on a "Watershed Meltdown Day"

Maps & Mapping
Making schoolyard ground cover base maps

Ecosystem Health
Maps of Home: Using Inquiry to Cultivate a Sense of Place
The Watershed Wheel
Bioregional Living
Do You Know Where You Are? A Bioregional Quiz

Phenology: Seasons and Life
Activities: Phenology Data Exchange on Journey North
Phenology of Minneapolis: a brief lesson plan for tracking (broken link)

Worms!
Worm World Activity
Explorations in Composting (broken link)

 

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