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ECO Expeditions Curriculum Program
A complete web-based curriculum program for 5th grade earth science standards:
- Comprehensive lessons of the earth science standards for 5th grade
- Engaging student movies for pre and post lessons Tutorial video demonstrating each activity
- Pre and Post assessment tools
- Hands-on approach creating excited and engaged students
- Curriculum utilizing local San Diego examples creating relevant connections
- Curriculum is grant funded and free of charge to all schools and teachers
Program Components
ECO Expeditions is a unique and creative resource for 5th grade teachers when teaching the California State Earth Science Standards. ECO Expeditions provides a comprehensive program for teaching the important aspects of water science using San Diego examples. Local examples help to make the learning process relevant for students and encourage conservation.
Student movies feature Dr. ECO and student super heroes presenting the necessary background information along with introducing each of the six lessons. Dr. ECO and her super heroes explore San Diego County learning the origins of San Diego's water, how water is managed locally and the importance of conservation.
Movie 1 - The Mystery of Contaminated Water
Movie 2 - Goo in the Groundwater?
Movie 3 - Slick Rick is Melting
Six Lesson Plans provide the teacher with the background information, procedures and activities to fully teach the 5th grade earth science standards. See the Getting Started! page on the website for detailed information about lesson plans.
Activity Video Tutorials available for Lessons one, three and four demonstrating the activity, providing the teacher with a stress free experience to incorporate hands-on activities. All links available on the website.
ECOLIFE FOUNDATION
The ECOLIFE Foundation is dedicated to the conservation of nature and natural resources. We work through education and by assisting communities to obtain water, food and shelter in biologically sustainable ways.
ECOLIFE addresses conservation by working to meet human needs through community-based work designed to conserve wildlife and natural ecosystems while increasing the quality of life for the people who depend most directly on those ecosystems. We define solutions collaboratively and respectfully then we work towards verifiable goals. By creating models and combining efforts through strategic partnerships with businesses and aid organizations, we multiply the leverage applied toward solving issues.
ECO Expeditions was generously funded by a grant from the McCarthy Family Foundation.
