1.+Orientation+-+Quoddy+Learning+Center+-+September+21

Students and partners will meet at the Quoddy Learning Centre at the Ganong Nature and Marine Park at Todds Point just outside of St Stephen. We will spend the day together at the Park, starting to build relationships within the group as well as discovering the reasons this project has been implemented. We will be introduced to, and begin to develop our skill sets with tools such as GPS units and cameras that will be in use for data collection throughout the year-long program. We will spend time learning about various local ecosystems by discovering them first hand during a geocaching activity as well as through a discussion regarding the St Croix River Ecosystem in preparation for the St Croix River outing.
 * Orientation - Quoddy Learning Centre **

Date - September 21st

*See curriculum documents linked to this site. Outdoor Pursuits 110 - Students will master the necessary technical skills relevant to the unit activities - i.e. Photography & GPS navigation (p.3). - Students will demonstrate appropriate safety procedures (p.3). Biology 112/111 - 213-3 Use instruments effectively and accurately for collecting data (p. 15). - 213-8 Select and use apparatus and materials safely (p. 15). - 215-6 Work cooperatively with team members to develop and carry out a plan, and troubleshoot problems as they arise (p. 15). - 215-2 Select and use appropriate numeric, symbolic, graphical, and linguistic modes of representation to communicate ideas, plans, and results (p. 28). Biology 122/121 - 155-5 Analyze why and how a particular technology was developed and improved over time (p. 14). - 212-1 Identify questions to investigate that arise from practical problems and issues and then determine ways to investigate them (p.14). Environmental Science 122/123 - Identify different types of ecosystems and give examples of each (p. 6). - Collect and record environmental data for a given ecosystem (p. 6). - Explain why certain ecosystems are unique to given regions (p. 6). - Students will develop: a sense of responsibility towards sustainability i.e. stewardship (p. 7). Evaluation during this exercise will be based on Informal/Formal Observation Student Performance Journal entries Data entries by students 1. Students will collect data through photographs and GPS points 2. Students will learn about marsh, forest, estuary and field ecosystems and microclimates 3. Students will start to develop attitudes and skills which will be built upon throughout the years activities. 9:30 am Meet and greet activities, introduction to project 10:00am introduction to photography, introduction to GPS 11:30 Lunch 12:00pm Geocaching exercise - data collection 1:00pm Guest Speaker regarding the St Croix River Ecosystem 2:00pm Leave site, return to schools Kim Reeder – Quoddy Learning Center Melissa Price – Eastern Charlotte Waterways Art MacKay – Retired Scientist Karen MacKay – Community Volunteer Lee Sochasky – St. Croix International Waterway Commission Sabrina de Jong - Teacher
 * New Brunswick Curriculum Outcomes **
 * Expectations**
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