Sea urchin project

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SEA URCHIN PROJECT Hale Kula Elementary School 2012-2013

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SEA URCHIN PROJECT

Hale Kula Elementary School 2012-2013

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They’re here! The juvenile sea urchins were delivered today, August 10, 2012!

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The urchins are about 1” in diameter.

Dr. Rick Jones from UH-West Oahu received a grant from NOAA and selected to work with Hale Kula on this project.

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Sustainability and stewardship will be the focus of this project.

Fourth and fifth graders in the blended learning class were the first to receive their sea urchins.

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Brainstorming – What do we know about sea urchins? What do we want to find out?

Dr. Jones answers questions from second graders in B4.

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Observing the urchins – seeing, touching, even smelling the creatures.

Studying real-world problems and solutions = being a community contributor (General Learner Outcome #2)

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It starts with observations and questions

Kindergarten students from J4 were a little apprehensive about touching the urchins (left). After a few minutes in their new home, the urchins are already eating the limu and moving around the aquarium.

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and selecting a question to study

Do sea urchins prefer the sandy area or do they prefer to live on the coral? (3rd grade, H1)

Which food helps sea urchins grow faster – limu, unseasoned nori, or a specially-formulated dry food? (5th grade, A1)

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Sea Urchins for Coral Recovery: Hale Kula’s Climate Stewards

ProgramProject Goals:

Through Comprehensive evaluation we will measure:

• whether the program increases environmental and climate literacy of the teachers and the students

• whether the program increases the number and impact of climate stewardship activities at the school and in the community

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Project Goals continued:•Increased control of invasive algae on the reefs of Kaneohe Bay•Continued participation of Hale Kula and addition of schools in the Scholfield/Wheeler Complex and then to other schools in Central Oahu and the Leeward Coast•School and community adoption of project management

after year five to sustain climate stewardship activities

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Links:

“We don’t inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children.”

Native American quote

http://goo.gl/jeRnZ http://goo.gl/kOJ9g http://goo.gl/vkCN5 http://goo.gl/lTU2L

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To be continued . . . .