| One of Twelve Partner Schools in Maine |
Last spring, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as a partner
teacher with the Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute. As a result, Skowhegan Area
Middle School was awarded the opportunity to be a partner school in this program.
There are twelve partner schools throughout the state. Three new schools are
chosen each year. The schools are selected based on their commitment to “lake stewardship
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Map from MLCI <http://www.mlci.org/Students/ParticipatingSchools.aspx> |
| This Year Focus will be Oral History..... |
A representative from MLCI will visit the class this winter in preparation
for this years focus which is an oral history of the lake. Students will interview
lake experts to learn more about this natural resource in their community. In
the spring, students will go aboard a 30 foot pontoon boat equipped with scientific
equipment in order to explore lake ecology. The data collected from the study
will be posted on the student portal of the MLCI web site
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| Click above image to go to student portal |
| Five Years and Twenty Five Students.... |
My students will be a part of the program for five years. The
group participating will consist of approximately 25 eighth grade students that
are willing to make the commitment of taking this additional science class. Over
the course of the partnership with MLCI, students on the Elm team will submit
information under various categories of study regarding the lake. The categories
are listed on the MLCI web site.
Click
here to see the Categories
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| Please check the website for periodic updates... http://www.mlci.org |
The public can periodically check the web site for additions and updates.
I am very excited to be involved with this program. The students are getting
a wonderful opportunity to be a part of a content rich, exciting, meaningful,
hands on experience. My hope is that this experience will lead to a greater appreciation
of our natural resources and lake stewardship as well as a strengthened interest
in science.
WebPage by: Njervey
10/20/2005 |
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