https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u Diverse Resources and Materials for Science Unit en-us 2023-08-03 17:05:04 UTC 2023-08-15 23:26:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/267b.png lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655615696 Outdoor is an incredible organization that students and their families can become involved in. There is a large disparity between low-income and people of color and their access to beautiful outdoor spaces to explore. This excellent organization takes this issue head on to provide programs and corporate partners to help lessen this disparity. When communities are completely left out of beautiful outdoor spaces it makes it hard to see why we should take the effort to save them. By showing students and their families where they can go to appreciate and enjoy nature they naturally become more invested in the conservation and preservation of these spaces. ]]> 2023-08-03 17:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655615696 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655620063 This is a great book that amplifies a love of nature and specifically insects. Often time insects are regarded as pests and a part of nature we don't want to involve ourselves with. By featuring this book in my unit of study we can begin the discussion of the importance of insects and how it relates to composting and other climate solutions. ]]> 2023-08-03 17:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655620063 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655622393 This book features the importance of using our "things" to their fullest potential. There are so many items we have that break or we think we are finished using them and they end up in a landfill. Reading the book, "Kenya's Art" by Linda Trice and Hazel Mitchell shows students that we can find ways to repurpose our things and avoid contributing to landfills. ]]> 2023-08-03 17:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655622393 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655625800 This is an amazing true story of how a young woman in the country of Gambia chose to be empowered by the issue that so many of us contribute to on a daily basis. Instead of becoming jaded to the issue she found a solution and started recycling the bags. This book is a great way for all students to see that no matter where you live you can create solutions to larger problems. ]]> 2023-08-03 17:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655625800 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655633345 This website can provide all students with the inspiration and option to influence their government to make changes for their future. ]]> 2023-08-03 18:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655633345 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655668175 This is a great resource for families. It would be an easy activity that I could facilitate for families. I would ensure I supply materials and with an appropriate location that they have access to. A great way to teach about how trees recycle our air and how we can make connections with nature. ]]> 2023-08-03 19:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655668175 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655669344 This would be a great resource for a unit/classroom newsletter to parents. It would be especially important for those families who speak Spanish. ]]> 2023-08-03 19:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655669344 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655672595 A great story to amplify the conservation of all animal species. Featuring a black family who cares to share their knowledge of animals with their children. ]]> 2023-08-03 19:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655672595 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655681720 A powerful true story of a Kenyan woman's environmental passion to inspire other African people to plant 30 million trees in 30 years. This is a culturally divers story to pair with my lesson that features an at-home family assignment in which students and their families are given the opportunity to plant trees. We would read this story with both students and their families. ]]> 2023-08-03 19:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655681720 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655686021 This would be a more brief subject but a very important one. Discussing how the Indigenous peoples of the Americas were able to live in harmony with the land and how they knew how to conserve and protect the land, water and animals. How white colonization took away the land from Indigenous people. This will be paired with the book, "The Water Wlaker" by, Joanne Robertson]]> 2023-08-03 20:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655686021 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655688625 The book, "The Water Walker" prominently features the Indigenous tribe, Ojibwe/Ojibway. The video also features the Indigenous language in congruence with the English translation. It discusses how their sacred Indigenous land and water was abused by the U.S. government and white colonizers. It also talks about how the Ojibwe people stood up to the government and protested the abuse of their land and water. ]]> 2023-08-03 20:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2655688625 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2660960725 This a high quality complex text that is a perfect challenge for ELL students. It opens up the door for new vocabulary and the concept of exploring the world around you. ]]> 2023-08-13 18:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2660960725 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2660967816 This compost/worm container is a great visual for students to see how different types of human produced 'trash' can be composted or on the contrary, how it does not compost. I would use several of these or find containers like these to display how worms can help compost and how beneficial they are along with other composting animals in helping to rebuild our earth.]]> 2023-08-13 19:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2660967816 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2660969028 2023-08-13 19:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2660969028 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2662794673 A great book to display the negative effects humans have on the earth.]]> 2023-08-15 22:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2662794673 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2662820774 A boy who combats climate change, specifically flooding, by planting trees up river from his village. ]]> 2023-08-15 23:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2662820774 lweidman1 https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2662826581 2023-08-15 23:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lweidman1/4jnrb9u54pbtj59u/wish/2662826581