Project Description It is in the WES mission statement to help children create a “foundation for lifelong learning, responsible citizenship, and the realization of their potential”. Enrichment opportunities and community […]
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Critical Habitats and Threatened Species Stewardship Project
Project Description The goal of the “Critical Habitats and Threatened Species Stewardship Project” is for all Grade 7 students at the Sandwich STEM Academy, to explore critical and unique coastal […]
Read moreVernal Sampling & Monitoring
Project Description The STEM Academy just recently completed construction of a vernal pool (June 2018), an outdoor living laboratory, on school grounds. This project was accomplished in conjunction with Mass […]
Read moreSustaining and Protecting Our Local Estuaries
Project Description In the coastal estuaries of Chatham and Harwich, development over the past several decades has resulted in the buildup of substances, such as excessive nitrogen. This causes blooms […]
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Aquaponics: It’s All About the Food
Project Description What better way to a student’s mind then through the belly? The goal of “It’s All About the Food” is to immerse 5th and 6th grade students in […]
Read moreNauset Science Field Expedition: Understanding Our Local Ecosystem
Goals, objectives, and activities This water quality monitoring program is an on-going collaboration between the Center for Coastal Studies and the Nauset School System. The goal of this field study […]
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Portraits of Antarctica
My goal for this project is to expand on the work that we started in the spring of 2013 in the Studio Art Program. I was trying to come up […]
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Eggs to Legs – Creative Exploration of Animal Life Cycles
The objective of this project is to provide Science Curriculum Enrichment to all First Grade Students at Mullen-Hall School. To creatively enhance the students’ year-long study of Life Cycles, a […]
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