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How Environmental Literacy and Land Stewardship Could Help Save California for Future Generations
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This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have valuable perspectives and a critical role in shaping our society and our world. We recognize their power to drive dialogue and create...
Why I Joined the San Mateo Environmental Learning Collaborative: A Cohesive Standards-based Climate Change Unit for Eighth Grade
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As a science teacher it is a challenge to offer approachable yet enriching curriculum for all students, especially because I strive to create rich curriculum for every student in every one of my classes. The middle school students I teach...
Why Does Teaching Science Beyond the Classroom Matter?
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“Look, there’s water in my bag! Why does my bag have more water than yours? What happened to the leaves?” These were my student’s observations as he took off the rubber band that was wrapped around a clear Ziploc bag...
Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Literacy, and The Power of Partnerships
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SnowSchool Brings Science Education to Rural Students
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Challenge Accepted—DO Something
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“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.” ~ Steve Jobs In 2017, I had the very great pleasure of meeting Dr. V. Ram Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Climate Sciences...
Connecting Curriculum and Standards to Teach About Healthy Habitats (part 2)
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It is not easy to find a healthy habitat on our school campus. Our campus is a bit of a concrete jungle. Concrete sidewalks connect the buildings that lead to an expansive concrete play area which is surrounded with, you...
Developing Instructional Units Aligned to the NGSS and EP&Cs to Teach About Water Conservation
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Paramount Unified School District (PUSD) is progressing toward the full implementation of California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) and the Environmental Principles & Concepts (EP&Cs) throughout grades K–12. This progress is the result of a strategic district-level plan for...