Featured Projects in Eastern
Washington
- Adopt-a-Farmer Project, Waterville
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Waterville Elementary School began NatureMapping in 1993. The Adopt-a-Farmer Project officially began in 1999
and continues to grow as new research questions arise.
1. Work with the Waterville Elementary School Grades 2-4 to build a school and community-wide research project
where the students identify new research components to the study of the Short-horned lizard.
2. Identify the elementary students' limitations with technology that is used in high school and college, such as
GPS (Global Positioning Systems), Radio Tracking, and GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
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- Literate About Biodiversity of the Waterville Plateau
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The Waterville Elementary School developed a 5-year plan to inventory and map the biodiversity of the Waterville Plateau.
Each grade has developed a
- descriptive story that integrates with the state learning standards
- project design matrix integrating science, math, technology, reading, writing, art, and social studies
- matrix meeting their grade level expectations (GLEs)
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