August 17, 2016 Hayley Valley

Step 1

As your students begin the Process, a comprehensive environmental inventory can lead to a well-defined issue to be addressed and, eventually, more focused research.

Use the following tools to:

  • Understand where in your curriculum and teaching responsibilities the Process fits best
  • Connect the environmental inventory to your curriculum and standards needs
  • Understand how to prepare your students to engage effectively in a project-based learning experience
  • Learn about a variety of inventory methods, and the types we recommend

Helpful Step 1 Videos

 

 
Aligning and Planning for Earth Force
This video will help educators think about how to work the Process into what they are already teaching so that they can plan for a seamless integration.
 

Step One Classroom Resources

A Note on Distance Learning Facilitation: In a distance learning environment, conduct inventories in students’ homes and surrounding outdoor space (if accessible). Earth Force has 3 inventories specifically for this purpose in the following topics: 
Water Quality
Waste 
Flooding Risk
Please take and adapt as needed to fit your individual needs. 
After conducting inventories, use the fillable version of our Root Cause Tree to delve into the underlying community issues of the observations and data collected.