Community Mapping

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Community Mapping

• Putting All the Pieces Together

Geographic Inquiry
Service Learning
Community Partnership
Place Based Education
Core Standards
Global Positioning System
Field Work
Mapping
Geographic Information Systems
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What is CMaP?

• Project-Based method of incorporating current
  mapping technology and community relations into
  classroom curriculum
• A process to engage youth in their community
  using current technology to address local needs
• A way to promote student learning in a real-world
  context

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Putting the Pieces Together

• Service Learning

• Service-learning is a teaching method that
  enriches learning by engaging students in
  meaningful service to their schools and
  communities.
• Young people apply academic skills to solving
  real-world issues, linking established learning
  objectives with genuine needs.
• Students apply critical thinking and
  problem-solving skills to real-world issues.

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Putting the Pieces Together

• Placed/Community-Based Education

• Students connect classroom instruction to local
  setting
• Students make connections for life long learning

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Putting the Pieces Together

• GIS/GPS Technology

• Give purpose for using technology in the
  classroom
• Practical skill used in business/science fields
• Incorporates critical thinking/spatial analysis

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Putting the Pieces Together

• Community Partnership

• Illustrates how geographic skills are useful with
  other organizations
• Partner offers support and resources for
  classroom
• Students help meet the real need of partner

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Putting the Pieces Together

• Fieldwork/Mapping

• Gets students out of the classroom
• Students learn observation/data collection skills
• Students learn cartographic skills on how to
  represent data spatially

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Developing a Project at Oak Canyon Junior High
Schoolin Lindon
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The second thing we wanted our students to learn
was how to use a GPS unit
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When trying to decide on a Community Service
Project we asked the following questionsWhat
is a current event or topic in the
community?What is a topic currently being
discussed around the dinner tables in this
community?
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Recycling program increases in popularityDAVE
LINDSEY - North County StaffThursday, December
15, 2005Driving through Lindon, visitors may
have seen blue trash dumpsters peppering its
streets at periodic times. Lindon has a
recycling program, and that recycling is
progressively increasing in popularity with its
residents, said Sherrie Laidler, who is
overseeing the city's fledgling recycling
program. What most are not aware of is how
convenient and easy it is to have and use a blue
recycling trash can, she said, adding, "People
don't realize that most garbage is recyclable, my
recycle bin is now fuller than my garbage
can."Most people also don't believe they need a
recycle bin, Laidler said, but most of the items
thrown out by the average resident are acceptable
for recycling. Items such as cereal boxes, metal
hangers, junk mail, newspapers, tin cans and
small appliances (toasters, irons, coffee makers,
pots and pans) are among some of the expected and
unexpected items that can be recycled."Most
people don't want to make the effort to separate
trash for recycling, but you don't have to
separate," Laidler said. "All the recycling goes
into one bin. Lindon Cities recycling program,
which started in March, provides user friendly
recycling that accepts more than half ofwhat
would normally be thrown out, she said.
Everything that is acceptable to recycle can be
dumped into the same trash bin, just like regular
garbage. At 4.05 a month for the second trash
container, recycling is a less expensive service
than normal garbage costs, shesaid. More
information is available from Laidler at the
Lindon City offices, 785-5043.Daily
Heraldhttp//www.heraldextra.com
In The News...
Make recycling a priority Daily HeraldTuesday,
January 21, 2003 Make recycling a priorityA
story ran recently about the Lindon landfill and
how it is filling up too fast. In the
accompanying picture were items that could have
been recycled, thus saving space in the landfill.
I was so excited to become a subscriber to the
"Recycle for Scholarships" program last year.
For 5 a month you can recycle plastic
containers, paperboard and unsoiled plastic bags.
You can recycle newspapers, junk mail, office
paper, magazines and phone books. They take
aluminum cans, unsoiled foil and pie tins. You
can recycle cans and anything made of glass. In
our garage we have signs above buckets lined with
the provided plastic liners. We just take a
recyclable item out and put it in the right
bucket. Every two weeks on pick-up day, we pull
the liner up and tie it and put it out front for
pick-up in the provided tub. If you don't think
you can afford this cost, you can still recycle.
There are newspaper/magazine/phone book bins all
over town. You can take plastic grocery bags to
Wal-Mart. You can save tin and aluminum cans and
take them to a recycling business and get money
for doing so. While 5 a month may seem a lot
for what you have to do, think of it as an
investment in our children's future and a nice
thing to do for our planet. The return on your
money and effort is priceless.Kaye
Nelson Daily Heraldhttp//www.heraldextra.com
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The question we wanted Oak Canyon Students to
researchHow does my community recycle and
why or why not?
Next
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After students sign up in groups of four and are
given assigned houses they began collecting data
through a survey
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Students organize their collected data on sheets
like these
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The following slides are a sample of a student
PowerPoint Presentation
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Recycling Are you involved?

• A power point presentation by Emily H., Lindsey
  P., Ashley C. and Rachel H.

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Summary

• While surveying we learned that most residences
  do not participate in recycling. Of the few that
  did, they only recycled some of the accepted
  items. Two of the households were very
  enthusiastic, therefore they recycled as much as
  possible. The majority claimed to either not have
  the time or money.

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Acceptable Recycling Items

• Newspaper
• Magazines
• Glossy Ads paperclips staples OK
• Telephone books
• Plastic Containers 1-7 see below
• Tin Cans labels can be left on
• Aluminum Cans
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Cereal Boxes
• Tissue Boxes
• Metal Hangers
• Paper Towel/Toilet Paper Rolls
• Junk Mail
• Small appliances kitchen ware, irons, etc.
• Office Paper
• Wrapping Paper
• Examples of acceptable plastics 1-7 Soda
  bottles, water bottles,
• milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles, juice
  bottles, any natural colored or clear plastic
  containers.

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Unacceptable Recycling Items

• Glass
• Styrofoam packing peanuts, etc.
• Food and Liquids
• Green Waste tree limbs, grass, etc.
• Dirt or Rocks
• Large Appliances
• Plastics not labeled 1-7
• Plastic Grocery bags
• Aerosol Cans, Paint Cans
• Motor Oil, Car Batteries
• Light Bulbs

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What Did They Say?

• When asked the question Why dont you recycle?
  some of the responses were
• I dont have the time.
• I cant afford to pay for recycling.
• It should be more convenient and less of a
  hassle.
• It needs to be more publicized in our county.

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The Process
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Wrapping it Up

• During this survey we realized the small amount
  of families who knew about their recycling
  options in their area. Two of the residences had
  recently moved in, and they were very unaware
  about the recycling options. We came to the
  conclusion that many more people would recycle if
  only they knew more about it. The City Council
  should put more effort into recycling awareness.
  It was very interesting to know more about
  recycling in our community.

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Comments from Lindon City Residents about
recycling

• Thank City Council for starting recycling in the
  community
• Advertise/Public Awareness Campaign
• More options
• Bins for drop-off
• Glass?
• Weekly pickup
• Yard Waste
• Make it free
• Make it mandatory/Keep it optional

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In the FUTURE . . .

• Continue Collaboration with Lindon City
• Possible topics
• Wetlands?
• Storm drain system?
• Follow up on recycling?
• Trails?
• Our needs
• Color aerial photograph
• Data updates