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An OverviewAn Overview

• The The BBerkshire erkshire BBiology iology CClub- lub- A group headed by our learning A group headed by our learning community back at our school.community back at our school.

– Dedicated to promoting kinesthetic and/or hands on Dedicated to promoting kinesthetic and/or hands on learning, while caring about our surrounding learning, while caring about our surrounding environment and planet.environment and planet.

– Getting students EXCITED about learning and science.Getting students EXCITED about learning and science.– Providing and teaching a new way to learn, using the Providing and teaching a new way to learn, using the

combination of all four learning styles (VARK) in order combination of all four learning styles (VARK) in order to show students that learning can be enjoyable. to show students that learning can be enjoyable.

– Attempting to protect the environment and help others Attempting to protect the environment and help others realize that we can’t keep abusing the earth. realize that we can’t keep abusing the earth.

Spreading the WordSpreading the Word• Wiki and Lenya web pages.Wiki and Lenya web pages.

• Publication of the school newspaper Publication of the school newspaper ““The Badger Pause”The Badger Pause”

• Brochures placed in various county Brochures placed in various county park districtspark districts

• Links to web pages Links to web pages

• Presenting to our school boardPresenting to our school board

• Talking to various clubs like Ducks Talking to various clubs like Ducks Unlimited, Rotary Club, or Sierra Unlimited, Rotary Club, or Sierra ClubClub

• Having guest speakers come into Having guest speakers come into our school to talk to differentour school to talk to different science classesscience classes

• Inviting not only students to Inviting not only students to participate, but also community participate, but also community membersmembers

Planned ActivitiesPlanned Activities•Field trips to places such as…..

•Burton Wetlands, Mentor Marsh, The Hiram Field Station, Lake Metroparks, The Cuyahoga Valley National Park, The Kent Bog, and The Geauga Park District

•Classify PHWH streams by the process of HHEI evaluations in order to study the stream and watershed qualities at local sites.

•Compare the steam quality of different areas

• With the biology students as well as the public

•Working in unison with our fellow underclassmen to explore the wide world of science

Plan of AttackPlan of Attack

• Teaching about the history of the land and how Ohio is a countrywide leader in environmental knowledge

• Assess the technique of kinesthetic learning (hands on) and incorporate it in the classroom

• Creation of a main web page for the public and/or community to access and use to educate and participate.

• Raise the awareness of environmental issues on earth day

• Create club apparel to sell and raise funds