Santa Cruz Island Reserve

08 May, 12 PM - 12 May, 04 PM

I have a 4th-6th grade class at Goleta Family School in the Goleta Union School District. This will be our Weeklong Science Camp. The big theme of our studies will be Systems (a group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.) We will begin with a focus on watersheds. We will look at the topography of the island identifying the various watersheds using maps. We will specifically look at the watershed where the field station is. We will study the health of the creek close to the field station to learn about its functioning and overall health. We will identify particular invertebrates that live in the creek as well as study the natural vegetation and tits role in the riparian habitat well as erosion and bank stability,. We will also do water testing. The children will use data sheets to document their findings and write up analyses and conclusions. We will visit Canada Del Puerto, the wetland by Prisoner's Harbor, and identify birds and nests. We will do specific lessons at the wetland from the Mountains to Sea Watershed Curriculum guide which we will also reference at the creek and on our hikes. Through experimentation the children will determine how the wetland was formed and identify different water sources for the wetland. We will use the naturalist bird list found on your website to identify the variety of birds nesting and visiting the wetlands. Children will also learn about the role wetlands play in the health of the ocean. In addition to our water studies we will study the endemic plants. We will use the naturalist guides from your website to learn about the plants and the role they play in the island ecosystem. We will use our research to help identify the plants we have studied and document where we find them on a map. We will also hike on the Pelican Trail with a naturalist from Island Packers who will help us identify the endemic and invasive plants on the hike. Cherryl Connally is working on getting a ranger to come speak with us about the eucalyptus plants and the controversy of their removal. This will lead us to analyze some of the Eucalyptus forests on the island and create arguments for or against the removal of these invasive species. One way we will document our learning experiences is with iPads using the Seesaw app. On this app we create photo journals which include videos, art work, discussion groups, and photos, which is a great way for the children to show their learning journey throughout the week in individual folders or journals. For the past 5 years we have been a NOAA Ocean Guardian School. We have a native plant restoration project close to our school along a creek. Making connections between our watershed system on the mainland and the watershed system on the islands by comparing the similarities and differences of the landscape and geology through mapping tasks, will be a culmination of our studies.

Visit #49830 @Santa Cruz Island Reserve

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Goleta Family School Science Camp

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Teri Briggs May 8 - 12, 2017 (5 days)
Group of 23 K-12 Student May 8 - 12, 2017 (5 days)
Group of 19 Volunteer May 8 - 12, 2017 (5 days)
Group of 1 K-12 Student May 11 - 12, 2017 (2 days)

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Vehicle Use - By Day 1 May 8 (2 hours)
Vehicle Mileage 24 May 8 (2 hours)
University Level Class : Bunkroom/Camp 43 May 8 - 12, 2017
Vehicle Use - By Day 2 May 10 (7 hours)
Vehicle Mileage 24 May 10 (7 hours)
Vehicle Use - By Day 1 May 12 (4 hours)
Vehicle Mileage 12 May 12 (4 hours)
University Level Class : Bunkroom/Camp 1 May 11 - 12, 2017