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CW Stanford Eco-Classroom -Educational Opportunities <br />Once the stormwater retro-fits and other structural components of the eco-classroom are <br />in place, students can continue collecting data and compare it to the original baseline to <br />see how things change over time. <br />In an effort to show just a few of the educational opportunities and their direct correlation <br />to current science curriculum, the following lists have been generated. The first shows the <br />present. opportunities in collecting baseline information. The second list provides a few <br />possibilities for ongoing monitoring. <br />Under each item the grade level curriculum that it correlates to is listed. Please note that <br />the high school science classes are not noted. Generally, ALL of the items listed below <br />can be correlated directly to the high school environmental science curriculum as well as <br />portions of the biology and chemistry classes. <br />Present Opportunities (Baseline Data Gathering) <br />1) Review maps and available Geographic Information systems <br />a) Identify land use/cover types ................................................................................ (7) <br />b) Determine mapped geology .................................................................................. (6) <br />c) Identify mapped soils ............................................................................................ (6) <br />d) Determine watershed, i.e. "ecological address" .................................................... (8) <br />2) Conduct Biological Inventory <br />a) Identify/map trees ........................................................................................... (6,7,8) <br />b) Survey and record wildlife noted (i.e. visual observation, tracks, scat, etc.) ..... (6,8) <br />c) Collect macro-benthic samples to identify aquatic animals present ............. ..... (6,8) <br />d) Identify den trees, downed logs and other significant "micro-habitats"....... ..... (6,8) <br />e) Look for and identify fungus and other signs of natural decay processes .... ........ (6) <br />3) Co llect Baseline Physical Property Data <br />a) Take soil samples to identify soils present, identify soil horizons (i.e. layers), <br /> compare to soil map ...................................................................................... ........ (6) <br />b) .Analyze soils to determine properties (i.e. pH, nutrient levels, etc.)............ (6, 7, 8) <br />c) Collect rock/mineral samples, compare to geologic map ............................. ........ (6) <br />d) Analyze rock/mineral samples to determine properties ................................ (6, 7, 8) <br />e) Collect water samples and use with macro-benthic data to determine current water <br /> quality ........................................................................................................... ........ (8) <br />f) Analyze water samples to determine properties ........................................... ..... (7,8) <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />