It’s that time of the year when our SLURRP students put their knowledge into action! In our final SLURRP outreach, the education team is helping fifth grade students connect everything they have learned about their schoolshed, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and runoff pollution. We culminate this knowledge with an action day, which teaches students that they have power to make a difference in their community. Students participate in a trash clean-up of school property. In addition, they stencil storm drains with messages that bring awareness to the fact that polluted stormwater will lead to the Chesapeake Bay. Below are photos from our outreach at Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle. Students collected over 60 pounds of trash, and stenciled five storm drains throughout their school community!
We have had so much fun with both Ms. Mahoney's and Mrs. Overstreet's 4th grade classes. We learned about watersheds and participated in a hands-on experiment to demonstrate runoff!
We also spent some time outside with 5th graders from Federal Hill Prep. Students observed their schoolyard and completed a schoolyard Report Card. This video is a great visual to get your students thinking about runoff pollution and how it affects wildlife. Before showing them the entire video, you could have them brainstorm where this plastic bag could potentially end up. Maybe have them create a fictional bag character and share their stories with us! |
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April 2019
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