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2019 Educator Stewardship Projects Hands-on projects with background information, supporting materials, and student worksheets available to download and adapt.




*Educators who completed projects supported by NOAA Planet Stewards share their stories, innovations, and resources you may find useful in your own education setting in The Earth Scientist — a peer reviewed science education journal of The National Earth Science Teachers Association. The articles include links to background information, supporting materials, and student worksheets available for you to download and adapt. They reflect the enthusiasm, hard work and success of educators, their students, and communities. Find out how you can receive support from NOAA Planet Stewards to carry out a stewardship project.*  View 2023 Educator Stewardship Projects
                    
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  Projects from the spring 2019 edition of The Earth Scientist  Student Leadership and Climate Literacy In order to be an active citizen of today’s world, children and adults need to be climateliterate. This article describes a NOAA Climate Stewards year-long project that provided
				opportunities for student leadership, student choice, and learning how to be a climateliterate person. The schoolwide stewardship program in California involved students at
				all grade levels. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders established overall goals for students to
				reduce energy usage and waste consumption. Fourth and fifth grade students created an *Eco Super Hero* program for grades K-5 and a *Turtle Camp* specifically for kindergarten and
				1st grade students. Grade 4 through grade 8 students in the program were able to explain
				climate science, understood its connections to human activity, and felt like they had the
				tools to continue to make a difference in mitigating future impact.  The Eco Super Hero posters One of the Eco Super Hero posters that the students created. The poster includes Electrizer (a grades 3-5 Eco Super Hero who can cause a blackout if you are using too much energy) and Energy Girl (a K-2 Eco Super Hero who can hear energy being wasted).  About the Author Jessica Lura works at Bullis Charter School, a K-8 public charter school in California. A National Board
				Teacher and Google Certified Innovator, she has taught both elementary and middle school including first,
				second, third, and eighth grade. She can be reached at msjlura@gmail.com. Download: Student Leadership and Climate Literacy  Photovoice for Children’s Climate Change Engagement: Using Digital Photography to Bridge Knowledge and Action A priority for climate change educators is to present evidence-based information while
				promoting students’ positive engagement. A crucial avenue towards achieving these goals
				is to combine classroom activities with opportunities for students’ active engagement with
				sustainable solutions through individual and collaborative action projects. The present
				article describes *Science, Camera, Action!* (SCA), a fifteen-week after-school program carried
				out with fourth- to seventh-graders. SCA’s *Science* component used interactive activities
				to demonstrate the interrelationships between Earth’s changing climate, ecosystems, and
				sustainable actions within communities. Photovoice, SCA’s *Camera* component, involved
				the use of digital photography to explore youths’ climate change perspectives and to identify opportunities for their active engagement. Finally, SCA’s *Action* component aimed to
				cultivate youth potential as agents of change in their families and communities through
				the development and implementation of youth-led action projects. Action projects
				included local policy advocacy, a tree-planting campaign, a photo gallery opening, development of a website, and the establishment of a Boys and Girls Club community garden.
				Following the program, participants demonstrated increased climate change knowledge,
				improved pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, and an enhanced sense of agency to
				positively impact the environment. They also gained a deeper appreciation for science (e.g.,
				in school, careers, and society) and reported increased interest, confidence, and performance in school science.  After clearing an overgrown lot on the property of their Boys
and Girls Club, these participants planted more than one hundred fruit
and vegetable plants and formed a “Garden Club” for summertime
garden maintenance.After clearing an overgrown lot on the property of their Boys
					and Girls Club, these participants planted more than one hundred fruit
					and vegetable plants and formed a “Garden Club” for summertime
					garden maintenance.  About the Author Dr. Carlie Trott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of
				Cincinnati. Her research focuses on university-community partnerships for collaborative research and
				action to advance social justice and environmental sustainability. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in
				Applied Social Psychology from Colorado State University (CSU). Previously, Carlie held a postdoctoral
				research fellowship with CSU’s STEM Center. Carlie can be reached at carlie.trott@uc.edu. Download: Photovoice for Children’s Climate Change Engagement: Using Digital Photography to Bridge Knowledge and Action  Recycling at School: An Action Project While many of us assume that recycling is now entrenched in our 21st century culture,
				analyzing recycling bins in public places, such as schools, quickly dispels that notion. This
				article describes an action project completed by 5th grade students in New York State as
				they focused their attention on their school’s recycling bins and worked to increase recycling behavior in their school community. Students first collected photographic evidence
				of the use of recycling bins in classrooms and then used a variety of methods to educate
				fellow students on the importance of recycling. Two months later, they collected additional photographic evidence of bin use, and saw an increase in the number of bins used
				correctly. Students concluded that recycling behavior can be increased through education.  Students created posters to hang in the school hallways to encourage recycling.Students created posters to hang in the school hallways to encourage recycling.  About the Author Kottie Christie-Blick is  a teacher in the South Orangetown Central School District in New York State. She is also an educational
				consultant who specializes in teaching educators how to teach about climate  change. She is the creator of the children’s blog kidsagainstclimatechange.com. She is a NOAA Climate Stewards Educator and a Distinguished Fulbright Teacher. Kottie can be reached at
				kchristieblick@socsd.org. Download: Recycling at School: An Action Project  Ocean/Climate Literacy, and Action at Hale Kula and Beyond This NOAA Planet Stewards Project involved an elementary school on the island of O‘ahu on raising and releasing sea urchins to help restore the health of recently remediated reefs adjacent to the Waikīkī Aquarium. In May of 2013, 117 urchins were released giving everyone involved a sense of accomplishment and the knowledge that in their small way they could do something to improve overall reef health. Also discussed are the challenges and successes encountered by the participating educators’ and students’, the logic for selecting the school to participate in this program, and recommendations for similar citizen science stewardship projects.  Photo of sea urchins raised by elementary students.Baby Hawaiian collector sea urchins (Tripneustes gratilla) raised by elementary students for release on coral reefs covered by invasive “bubble algae” Dictyosphaeria cavernosa. Photo Credit: NOAA.  About the Author Rick Jones is an Associate Professor of Science Education and Science at University of Hawai’i at West O’ahu (UHWO). He holds B.S. degrees in Geology and Secondary Science Education and a MS in Natural Science from the University of Wyoming and an Ed. D in Curriculum and Instruction – Science Education from Montana State University. He has over twenty-five years of teaching sciences in public schools in Wyoming, Hawai’i and Montana. Rick has been at UHWO for over ten yearswhere he teaches Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography and Science Methods courses. Rick can be reached at rmjones7@hawaii.edu. Download: Ocean/Climate Literacy, and Action at Hale Kula and Beyond
 Subscribe to Our Mailing List Subscribe to the NOAA Planet Stewards mailing list to receive announcements about the program and our bi-monthly newsletter, *The Watch*, which offers professional development opportunities, educational resources, and much more!   The Watch: Newsletter Archives    Table of Contents 2019 Projects Student Leadership and Climate Literacy
						Photovoice for Children’s Climate Change Engagement: Using Digital Photography to
							Bridge Knowledge and Action
						Recycling at School: An Action Project
						Ocean/Climate Literacy, and Action at Hale Kula and Beyond  2019 edition of The Earth Scientist: Download Complete Issue Copyright© 2019, The Earth Scientist, National Earth Science Teachers Association. All rights thereunder reserved.  **Search**Our Posts    Get **Social** Social
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