Symbiotic Schoolyard Package
When you become a Symbiotic Schoolyard teacher, you get:
1.The Schoolyard Habitat Restoration Unit, which includes:
Digital Download
A Preparation Guide. Complete guide with everything you need to know to carry out a native planting project in your schoolyard using the Schoolyard Habitat Restoration Unit.
A Teacher Guide. Detailed lesson plans. 13 lessons that take 6-8 weeks of class time.
A Student Notebook. All the handouts students need for the entire unit.
PowerPoints. Each lesson has a PowerPoint to guide the hands-on, student centered activities.
Assessments. Two quizzes, a final assessment, and rubrics for grading.
2. Virtual Professional Development Workshop. Access to two recorded workshops. The first is an overview of Symbiotic Schoolyard and how to prepare for the restoration project. The second is a lesson by lesson training in the Schoolyard Habitat Restoration Unit.
3. One-on-One Support. During a scheduled zoom call, I provide customized support for your unique project. This can include helping you to identify a restoration site in your schoolyard and/or a volunteer expert partner. I really enjoy listening to what teachers need to be successful and supporting teachers one-on-one. I bring years of experience working with schools.
Symbiotic Schoolyard can be billed as professional development. If you are a teacher who is paying out of pocket and $350 represents hardship, please email me. I want SS to be available to everyone at a price they can afford.
Next Generation Science Standards Covered in Unit
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
MS-LS2-3. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Secondary
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.