Lori Townsend, an elementary science teacher in Charlotte, NC introduces PBS’ EcoInvestigators, a collection of new resources for teaching and learning about the environment in grades 3 through 5.
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Welcome to the PBS EcoInvestigators! Please take a look around, try some of the activities with your students and/or share how you plan to use these resources with your students.
EcoInvestigators is designed to get students in grades 3-5 engaged, excited, and prepared to take on and solve environmental problems in their community and beyond. So, what is the best way to do this? Hone their inquiry-based science skills by providing them activities that help them to collaborate, research, identify, and offer solutions to problems in their own communities. We have developed this program so that you will be able to take advantage of PBS and other media resources to learn more about global environmental problems and challenge your students to take the next step in — and to take control of — their own learning.
We’ve also provided below a visual of how this program might best flow for you, as well as more info on using the CmPS Model in your classroom.
About This Site
Encourage Your Students to be EcoInvestigators.
- PBS and International Paper are proud to introduce you to EcoInvestigators. Using the Community Problem Solving model of inquiry-based instruction, you and your students will use this website and its multimedia assets to build knowledge and develop projects that address your local community and its environment. On these web pages you will find lesson plans, project ideas, media assets and assessments rubrics related to four primary environments: Air, Land, Freshwater, and Saltwater. Which type of environment should you choose? That is up to you and your students! In fact, feel free to “EcoInvestigate” more than one if you wish!
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