A Sneak Peek...
3/3/2018
The 2nd and 3rd grades have joined forces for our new PBL project. Our driving question is "How can we create a mural for the Anchorage airport that will teach tourists about Alaska?" The kids were introduced to this project with a surprise field trip to the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery. There they were given a great tour and learned about the workings of the hatchery and some basics in fish anatomy and life cycle. Once we returned to school, the students got busy using their newfound salmon knowledge to create templates of the different types of salmon for our mural. In a PBL project, it is important to involve the experts and to provide students with real world experiences. So in addition to talking with Chuck Pratt at the fish hatchery, students were also able to spend some time with Jeremy and Nate from Carlile Trucking. The students were able to ask a lot of questions after viewing a fun powerpoint presentation about the role that Carlile plays in the shipping of salmon to the lower 48. The highlight of the visit was being able to investigate and explore one of the Carlile trucks. After break, the students will begin the process of actually creating the mural. They've already chosen a background scheme and which Alaskan salmon they each want to paint for the mural.
Look for updates on the second half of the project and information on the formal unveiling of our salmon mural at the airport coming soon! Comments are closed.
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Marcella HitchcockMs. Hitchcock teaches second grade, is a mom of two, an avid reader, lifelong learner, and a seeker of sunshine! Archives
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