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June 11, 2010
BRIDGE students constructing a ‘rain garden’
HANCOCK - Although a garden is a place for pretty flowers, sometimes it can do more, such as filter pollutants from rain ... >>more
June 9, 2010
Stenvig honored for excellence
L'Anse Sentinel - Helen Stenvig, 5th grade science teacher at CJ Sullivan Elementary Schools was recognized for her extr ... >>more
June 4, 2010
Calumet students tend school forest
The seventh-grade class at Washington Middle School in Calumet has been collaborating through team projects as part of a ... >>more
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Hancock Middle School Grades 7 & 8
 

Project Description
126 Students / 3 Teachers

Develop a new course, "Service Learning" and new projects for "Self and Community." Both courses will integrate place-based education into the curriculum and conduct hands-on service-learning projects.

Teachers
(lead teacher in bold)

  • Heather Bradway
  • Karen Scholie
  • Noel Hanson

Community Partners

  • Keweenaw Land Trust - Pat Todzlowski & Jim Belote
  • MTU Center for Water & Society - Alex Mayer
  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Bruce Peterson
  • Vern Simula

Project Photos
 

 
New kiosk interpretive signs designed by Hancock Middle School students.   Gr. 8 students conduct investigations at Paavola Wetlands (Fall09).
     
 
Stream monitoring field trip with Dr. Alex Mayer from Michigan Tech.   Student measures stream width.
     
 
Student measures dissolved oxygen of water.   Student measures stream flow.
     
     
 

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