Pam+Haskins



I found several areas that are already utilizing conservation in our area. The one that is closest is Salem Lake. Salem Lake is a 365‐ acre reservoir that provides winter habitat for a variety of waterfowl, grebes, gulls and other birds. The habitat consists of the following: oak forest & mixed hardwoods/pine trees small wetland communities lake creek.

Fortunately, all of the areas listed in the file are one day field trips.

I would remind my students about the previous day's lesson where we discussed habitats and conservation. I would introduce Restoration Ecology and its' defination. I would show the students the Wiki page and the website, Guide_NorthwestPiedmont.pdf. I would ask the students how many travel across the Salem Lake bridges on their way to school. Several of our buses travel across them. We have two after-school clubs that take their members to Salem Lake. The Boys Only Club takes the boys fishing at Salem Lake and the Planet Protector's Club takes its members to pick up trash at Salem Lake. We would review the vocabulary associated with conservation. The students would be assigned in groups of two. I would assign them an animal to research that Salem Lake is protecting. They would perform research on the internet. Requirements would be a report about their subject, conservation suggestions for their animal, and draw pictures of their animal and its' habitat. If the students are not members of our two after-school clubs, I would tell them about the Adopt-A-Park program that is offered by the CIty of Winston-Salem.



The Northern Shoveler Winter Wren American Black Duck Yellow bellied Sapsucker

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I agree with Marta. I was unaware of the opportunities for inner city schools until I started researching for my Wiki. I liked how she was going to prepare the information for her students to introduce them to the project. The way she outlined the information was very clear and detailed. By requiring her students to write or develop a Wiki page about their field trip allows her students to review what they learned about the topic. When I opened her website for Prospect Park, it was very interesting. I wish I had time to visit the park in Brooklyn when I am there.
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