Allen County Educational Service Center was awarded $6,700 for Starlab portable planetarium. The program will be put in 50 classrooms to work with first and second grade students to address energy and environmental topics. Facilitators will discuss weather, bird migration and the solar system.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School in Cuyahoga County was awarded $5,500 for an interdisciplinary project that will explore current energy use and planetary impact. Students will research environmental issues that affect their community and design an environmental survey for their peers. Participants will present to their parents, peers, and community members about the need for environmental change.
Chippewa Local Schools in Wayne County was awarded $7,500 to raise student and community awareness about natural gas conservation, consumption, and safety. By using computer software and laptops, students in grades 9-12 will progress through a series of energy use and natural gas curriculum. At the conclusion of the unit students will display their work by presenting to parents and community members.
Cleveland Municipal/Waverly in Cuyahoga County was awarded $2,500 to provide 75 first graders with a chance to spend six weeks on outdoor field trips to neighborhood surroundings. They will observe, journal and gather items to write about. Upon return to the classroom students will use a projector to display and discuss the found items.
Crestwood High School in Portage County was awarded $9,600 for students to explore environmental features of the local Cuyahoga watershed. Freshman through senior students will progress through courses that examine the pH levels, health, species, and physical characteristics of the local ecosystem. Spreadsheets, graphs, presentations, and web design will be used to document findings.
Green Middle School in Summit County was awarded $8,000 for Connect the Science Classroom into the Science Field. Through distance learning 7th grade students will be investigating the connection between science and technology and the influences of human activity on science and technology. Initiatives, projects, and professionals will be brought into the classroom via laptops, pod casts, video cameras, and web sites.
Jackson Milton Schools in Mahoning County was awarded $8,000 that will go towards the purchase of supplies, equipment, and curriculum for expansion of a current outdoor science lab. The lab has 25 acres of wetlands with ponds, woods, field habitats, and trails. The expansion will increase awareness and achievement in environmental factors and earth system science for grades K –12.
Marietta Middle School in Washington County was awarded $5,000 to provide students the opportunity to become climatologists. Students will look for causes of global climate change through lab scenarios, experiments, and research. Probes and graphing calculators will be used to collect data. Conclusions and results will be put on pod cast to be posted on the web.
McGuffey K-8 School in Trumbull County was awarded $1,900 to encourage students to apply math and science skills to their everyday life. For example, with the help of parent volunteers, students will measure the required depth to plant a spring bulb; use journals, writing charts, graphs and books to collect data and to verify student predications of bulb growth.
Our Lady of the Angels School in Cuyahoga County was awarded $7,000 to develop a pilot program that will expand student expertise in environmental and energy topics. Third through 8th graders will measure and test the water quality of the Rocky River. They will take a full day field trip to Stone Laboratory Education and Research facility. Students will be challenged through research projects, creative thinking, and problem solving.
Painesville Township Schools in Lake County was awarded $5,800 to inspire 5th grade students to understand and create solutions for energy management and conservation. Students will design and build robots, research the use of coal, oil, and nuclear power for energy generation, and engage in discussion about energy issues in their local community.
West Geauga High School in Geauga County was awarded $7,500 to create a trail between two schools that will link an existing outdoor classroom. The project will give students a greater understanding of how neighboring ecosystems affect their well-being and how they can reduce their own carbon footprint. The link will allow students to monitor biodiversity, remove invasive species, and create access to an existing vernal pool.
