DISCOVERY PROJECTS: Classroom Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School

• Eric Fries, Vergennes Union Middle School
  

  Unit Topic: Preserving the Forest in Our Backyard
  Unit Overview: During this Expedition, students will explore the ways that people use nature, and participate in a project in which they will act as stewards of land at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area. Students will begin with a three-day kick-off in which they will participate in plant collection and measurement, journaling, and mapping activities to gain an understanding and appreciation of Dead Creek. Experts in fields including wildlife conservation, birding and invasive species will aid them in this process.
  
  Reflection: Fries Reflection (PDF 38KB)
  Unit Plan: Fries Unit Plan (PDF 157KB)
  

• Sarah Nadeau, Middlebury Union Middle School
  

  Unit Topic: Dairy Farming in Vermont-Grade 7
  Unit Overview: Overview: Students will visit between two or three local farms to discover ways in which farming has changed from the past, present and future within Vermont. This will accompany a unit taught in English for the novel As Long As There Are Mountains by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock.
  
  Reflection: Nadeau Reflection (PDF 12KB)
  Unit Plan: Nadeau Unit Plan (PDF 36KB)
  

• Betsy Rippner, Mount Abraham Union Middle School
  

  Unit Topic: Coming of Age-Teenagers Then and Now
  Unit Overview: This unit will explore the concept of “adolescence”- what this means and what it is like to be a teenager in today’s society..  It will then examine the notions of “coming of age,”   “rites of passage,” and when and how people become “adults” in our society.  Students will also compare and contrast what it’s like to be a teenager today to what it was like in the past by interviewing family and community members.
  
  Reflection: Rippner Reflection (PDF 15KB)
  Unit Plan: Rippner Unit Plan (PDF 51KB)