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Learning About the Hydrosphere
A Local Application
An Interdisciplinary Approach

In the fall of 2000 Centennial Campus Middle School (CCMS) eighth grade students and educators collaborated with the Partners for Environmental Justice and North Carolina State University professors and preservice teachers in a service learning project involving their local watershed, Walnut Creek, and its urban wetland. They invite you to share their experiences and reflections.

Preparing for Environmental Analysis

Analyzing Plants

Curriculum Correlation for an Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning Experience

In preparation for this project students studied the biomes of the world and hydrology.

Introductory Presentations at CCMS by the Partners for Environmental Justice Co-Chairman Ed Milligan, Preservice Teacher Brady Rochford, and Botanist Scott Taylor visited the school to prepare the students for their exploration of the wetland.

About Walnut Creek - Background information and aerial photographs
Walnut Creek Wetland

Experiencing the Wetlands

"After learning about wetlands, the Walnut Creek wetlands, and the Partners for Environmental Justice we moved to the problem and actually got to see with our own eyes the beauty of the wetlands and how this wonderful paradise was being destroyed. On the field trip we saw the different aspects of the wetlands by doing many different activities." (Art)

"We drew pictures of what we saw and what we imagined. With Dr. Beal we went on a nature walk and searched for trash, trees and frogs. Then with Scott and Brady we looked at animal tracks, planted trees, and walked downstream." (Emily)

Students learn of the Work of the  Partners for Environmental Justice
Artistic Interpretation
Data Collection
Just for Fun

Exploration

Data Collection

Restoration

 

Fieldtrip Fun!

It's not all work!

 

"While we were doing this sometimes we were struck with awe and other times we were so mad as we saw what carelessness had done to this wonderful home." (Rachel)

Responding as Environmentalists

Gis Studies of the Watershed and Wetland
Spell of the Land Presentation
Presentation
Spell of the Land, NCSU


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