Service Learning Project

     My Service Learning Map        

Name: Elaine Stappenbeck_________________________________

Grade:7th___________  Number of Students Participating 100 total

PREPARATION: Goals/Objectives

¨      What topic/content area/s do I want to address?

Scale Models, Measurement, Ratio and proportions, Geometry, and Botany

¨      What do I want my students to learn from this project?

How to draw, model and use proportions to complete a blueprint of the courtyard

Discuss the ecosystem and plants native to KY

Measure to the nearest ¼ inch and convert the measures to different units of measure

¨      Who will we serve?

Students and faculty of Tichenor Middle School current and future

¨      What is the service that we will provide?

To convert the outdoor facility into an outdoor classroom where students and community members can learn with hands-on experiences and real-life situations

Now it’s time to plan:

¨      How long do I want this project to take?

Start Date:_April 9th________  End Date:_April 27^th______________

¨      How will classroom learning and activities be connected to the service?

Taking knowledge of ratios, proportions and measurement to complete and actual scale model

Ecosystems, biomes, and plants indigenous to the area to create a welcoming environment, one conducive to learning

¨      How will I engage the students in the planning process?

Students will create an outdoor classroom applying skills which were taught in math and science class

By involving students in the development of the lesson, there will be more of a buy-in into the activity because of their involvement in the planning process, which entails their own version of the classroom

Students will decide which model they want to use and create (voting on one student’s model), that is most beneficial for learning and the environment

ACTION

¨      What action steps will the students take to perform the service?

Students first have to learn background information in the classroom to set-up the activity (proportions, measurement, biomes, etc)

Students have to draw a scale model and decide what plants they want to use; then decide which classmate produced the best model to use as the classroom to build

Students will clean-up the facility (weed, mow, mulch, etc)

Students will create the outdoor classroom (design, plant, etc)

Let’s REFLECT…

¨      List three reflection activities in which students will participate during this project. (Remember the multiple intelligences).

1. Students will self-assess their model/blueprint to the actual mode
2. Reflect on which model is best to use as the outdoor classroom and why
3. After the classroom is complete, what measures need to be taken to maintain the classroom so it doesn’t go back to the way it was when the project began

CELEBRATION/DEMONSTRATION

¨      List at least three ways you could celebrate/demonstrate the students’
work.

1._Provide before and after pictures so students can see their accomplishments 

2._Create stations in different areas of the outdoor classroom and have an education day/night where the student body and community/parents can come see the classroom and have students explain what they did, how they did it and why they did it.

3._Contact local media sources to explain what the students learned and measures Tichenor Middle School is taking towards 21^st Century Learning

What can my service learning coordinator do for me?

¨      What resources or outside assistance will I need for my project?

_Contact landscaping or businesses that would be willing to help the students learn the proper way to design, tear-down, plant, etc

Help supply tools and supplies

Find community members that are willing to come in as guest speakers to talk about the importance of what the students are learning in their math and science classes and how it applies to their own career daily

Additional Notes or Comments:

_Math and science teachers need to reflect on lesson (enough time, how things went, etc)

Maintenance – this isn’t a lesson that will be done every year but they can definitely talk about the same things and work on maintenance of the classroom

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