Sea urchin project

Sea urchin project

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  SEA URCHIN PROJECT Hale Kula Elementary School 2012-2013
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  They’re here! Thejuvenile sea urchins were delivered today, August 10, 2012!
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  The urchins areabout 1” in Dr. Rick Jones from UH-West Oahu diameter. received a grant from NOAA and selected to work with Hale Kula on this project.
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  Sustainability and stewardshipwill be the focus of this project. Fourth and fifth graders in the blended learning class were the first to receive their sea urchins.
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  Brainstorming – Whatdo we know about sea urchins? What do we want to find out? Dr. Jones answers questions from second graders in B4.
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  Studying real-world problemsand solutions = being a community contributor (General Learner Outcome #2) Observing the urchins – seeing, touching, even smelling the creatures.
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  It starts withobservations and questions Kindergarten students from J4 were a little apprehensive about touching the urchins (left). After a few minutes in their new home, the urchins are already eating the limu and moving around the aquarium.
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  and selecting aquestion to study Do sea urchins prefer the sandy Which food helps sea urchins grow area or do they prefer to live on the faster – limu, unseasoned nori, or a coral? (3rd grade, H1) specially-formulated dry food? (5th grade, A1)
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  Sea Urchins forCoral Recovery: Hale Kula’s Climate Stewards Program Project Goals: Through Comprehensive evaluation we will measure: •whether the program increases environmental and climate literacy of the teachers and the students •whether the program increases the number and impact of climate stewardship activities at the school and in the community
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  Project Goals continued: •Increasedcontrol of invasive algae on the reefs of Kaneohe Bay •Continued participation of Hale Kula and addition of schools in the Scholfield/Wheeler Complex and then to other schools in Central Oahu and the Leeward Coast •School and community adoption of project management after year five to sustain climate stewardship activities
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  Links: “We don’t  http://goo.gl/jeRnZ inherit the Earth from  http://goo.gl/kOJ9g our ancestors.  http://goo.gl/vkCN5 We borrow it from our  http://goo.gl/lTU2L children.” Native American quote
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  To be continued. . . .