Gilbert Middle School Indians Lexington County, South Carolina

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Gilbert Middle School Warriors
Lexington County, South Carolina
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School MottoWhere Success is Doing Your
Best!!
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EIC SEERS Vision Statement
Gilbert Middle Schools vision is to incorporate
an environmental educational model in order to
improve student achievement and behavior. By
integrating a curriculum using the environment as
a foundation, students will see relevant and
meaningful connections and assume greater
ownership and interest in their learning. Through
the use of integrated, interdisciplinary
approaches and EIC, the team will foster an
appreciation for the environment and strengthen
the connection between students and the Gilbert
community. Our vision is to create life-long
learners who will serve as good stewards of the
environment.
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Team MembersAlan Zwart.PrincipalBarbara
Padget.Social StudiesCourtney
McCallion.MathPamela Reeder.ScienceVivica
Floyd.Language ArtsCommunity PartnersAmy
Curran.SC DHECJoy Boswell.SC DNR
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Community ResourcesLexington Soil and
Water Conservation DistrictSC Department of
Natural ResourcesSC Dept. of Health and
Environmental ControlLexington County MuseumSC
State MuseumUniversity of South CarolinaLocal
BusinessesLocal Schools
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Healthy Wetlands -Loveem or
LoseemNatural System local
wetland water living organisms
(component) (component)erosion/sedimentation/d
ecomposition (processes)
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Social System the communitytransport
ation schools businesses/cement
plant agriculture Non-Point Source
Pollution
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Focus of Our InvestigationThe highest
point in all of Lexington County is found in the
town of Gilbert. We know that the targeted
wetland is receiving Non-Point Source Pollution
from the town. We will investigate the current
health of this wetland and determine what can be
done to improve its health so that it will
properly function as a natural filtration system.

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Organizing QuestionHow are the social
systems of Gilbert affecting the health of the
wetland?
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Supporting QuestionsWhat are the
social systems?How are the social systems
impacting the health of the wetland?What is a
healthy wetland?Is the targeted wetland
healthy?What can students do to improve the
health of the wetland?How can the information
gained be used to create and maintain a healthy
wetland area on the school grounds?
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Possible Constraints
Budget Weather Time Safety Factors for
Students Lack of Cooperation from Local Businesses
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Implementation - Interdisciplinary Sequence
Classroom Map (M) ? Community Map (SC)
?Community Awareness Brochure (LA) ?Use Community
Map for Written Directions (LA) ?Community
History Overview (SS) ?Create Gilbert Topo Map
(SC) ?SC Landforms Gilbert Relief Map (SC/SS)
?SCMAPS Hydrophobic Horse viewing Gilbert Wetland
(SS) ?Wetland Graphing (M) ?Wetland Map (SC)
?Identify Local Plant/Animal Life in Wetland (SC)
?Research Plant/Animal Life (LA) ?Investigate NPS
Pollution (SC) ?Create a Chart/Graph of NPS Study
(M) ?Analyze Results (SC) ?Distribute Results
through Community Brochure (SS/LA) ?Initiate
Service Learning Planning?Create Wetland ? Ribbon
Cutting at Wetland
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The student willCreate a map of their community
(Inquiry I.A.B)Create a Relief Map showing SC
Landform regions (III.B.3,k,l,m,n,
III.B.4.a,b)Interpret local topographic maps
(I.A.7.d)
Mapping
Research
Science
The student willIdentify plants, animals and
insects (Inquiry I.A.1.b.2)Classify organisms
found in wetlands into phylums (I.A.1b)Conduct
investigations on water quality (I.A.3.a,b, I.A.5
a)
The student willInvestigate the role of wetlands
(I.A.2.c)Debate issues related to conservation of
wetlands (I.A.7.a)
The students willCreate a wetland based on
information gained through investigation
(I.B.1.a, I.B.2, I.B.7, I.C.all strands)
Scientific Method
Service Learning
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The students will Draw a community classroom
map to scale (NIIID2) Draw a wetland map to scale
(NIIID2)
Scale Drawing
Math
The students will Use technology to create
graphs or charts with collected data to use in
debates (A.I.C 1, DIIB1)
The students will Design a scale drawing of a
wetland and figure the cost of materials (NIIID2)
Service Learning
Technology
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Revision (8 W1.4)
Writing
Language Arts
Central Idea (8 W 1.3)
Purpose Audience (8 W1.2)
Research (8 RS2)
Pre-writing (8 W1.1)
Brochure Creation (8 W 2.1, 8 W 1.6.1)
Living Organisms
Plants
Precise Writing
Animals
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Laws affecting wetlands Collaborate and Plan with
community (8.10.1)
Government
Research and Communication
Create brochure for community Design and create
wetland on school campus Impact on community
Social Studies
8.2.1
SC MAPS Hydrophobic Horse Activity Watersheds
map (8.8.1, 8.8.2, 8.8.3, 8.8.4, 8.8.5)
Historical Background Knowledge
Maps
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Assessments
Pre-Contextual Assessment Labs Projects Maps Portf
olios Brochures Interviews Work
Samples Observations Post-Contextual Assessment
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Service Learning Component
Using the results of the investigation, students
, along with community helpers, design and create
a wetland area on the school campus. The wetland
can be used as an outdoor classroom by the four
schools in Gilbert.
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The sun never shone on a cause of greater
worth. Thomas Paine