Heal the Bay – Creek Week
Advocacy Project/ Research Training
Led by Angela Oh
PROJECTS
1. Documentary video on effect of pollution on creeks and what we can do about it.
2. Host a recycling competition between divisions/districts of PAVA
3. Hosting a PAVA cleanup
Topics – Research with Poster Board
1. Creatures/Animals/Insects in the different creeks and how they are affected by the pollution
2. Amount of trash based on environment/setting
3. Determine the difference between water quality of the five creeks
Day 3: Determining the Project, Idea, Issue
· Abstract: After students are divided into separate teams, students will listen to the different topics and projects that they can choose. From a total of three projects and three research proposals, students will determine how they can actively work on helping the environment using their projects. Students will learn how to plan their projects with biological, chemical, and physical methods of discovering a problem and finding a solution. They will define their project/topic and discern what they expect to accomplish. After breaking down the time and schedules, students will begin planning.
· Learning Objectives:
o Decide on a project/research subject, and defining a solution to the problem
o Decide the specific elements of the project/research
o Define goals
· Lesson Plan Schedule
o 15 minutes: Lesson plan lecture
o 40 minutes: students working
o 25 minutes: presenting to the other students
· Lesson Plan Notes
o - discuss any plans and concerns
o -what does each team what to focus on
o - present the different projects and topics that each team wants to pursue
o - project ideas, what do you want to do about it
o -how to change the environment and make a difference
o -working actively instead of just listening passively
o - planning with a good clear result, good regular communication
o - set up a list of requirements and steps to fulfill ( specifically)
o - discover the problem of the topic and what the solution of the problem is trying to determine or achieve
o - team game dodgeball developing team spirit, working together
o -what types of household habits can you change (i.e. using reusable bags, water bottles)
o - list of goals, mission statement, detailed overall goal, short statement
o - definition of success
o - brainstorming session
Day 4: Defining needed Materials and Resources
· Abstract: Students will determine a list of requirements and steps to complete their project. They will find out what resources to help facilitate their project and a calendar with a checklist on what they need to accomplish. Each team will determine the people they need to talk to and learn how to network with the staff at Heal the Bay for help and information. In the end, each team will nominate a team leader, who will assign what each team member will be doing.
· Learning Objectives:
o What resources are needed
o People they need to talk to (research scientists, speakers, community leaders…)
o Roles, how are you going to do this
· Lesson Plan Schedule
o 15 minutes: Lesson plan lecture
o 40 minutes: students working
o 20 minutes: presenting to the other students
· Lesson Plan Notes
o - how can we use resources to our benefit of the project
o - project manager who is responsible for ensuring that project is finished on time, with good quality
o - assemble project team with needed equipment
o - calendar with dates throughout the project that need to be met
o -time frame
o - references
o - problem-solving, who’s going to do what job
o -creating a checklist
o Planning out, getting started
o - timeline
o - what is the task
o - what is the cause and effect that is trying to be achieved
o - evaluate how much of the planning is finished
o - what are we trying to achieve in the bigger picture
Day 5: Planning Out, getting started
· Abstract: Students will have a plan with organized layouts of a cause and effect for their project/research paper. They will look at the bigger picture of their project and how this program has affected and or helped understand their project. They will also see how what they are doing is going to change the environment and in what ways. In order to make a poster, students will determine the different elements including a
o topic
o mission statement with goals
o solution
o methods
o hypothesis of data
o predicted results of fulfilling their project/research paper
o pictures
· Learning Objectives
o make a poster on their topic
o creating a timeline and being prepared to start
o completing a presentation
§ all members must present and introduce themselves to the rest of the program participants
· Lesson Plan Schedule
o 15: Lesson plant lecture
o 30: Students Working
o 15: Group Presentation
· Lesson Plan Notes
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