...is a little different than the joy of cooking.
So far this semester, I've been so busy doing to get this event squared away, that it's been hard to find time to keep reading. But read I have, mostly getting a crash course in curriculum development, to bookend Explore UT with lessons/activities related to some of the events on the day. And this afternoon, I submit the product of those labors for consideration.
Proposed Curriculum Schedule
Week of Feb. 7th: Calm before the storm.
Week of Feb 14th: Marine Biology Day. Guest speaker: ? Perhaps someone from the biology department at UT, who could then meet up with the kids at Explore UT at the touch tank exhibit.? Brief review of food chain concepts. Activity: Balanced Ecosystem Spoons game. Ask students what the effect of removing various creatures from a coral reef ecosystem would be. Conclude with brief discussion of the impact of human activity on marine ecosystems. Connect to marine touch tank at Explore UT.
Week of Feb 21nd: International Day. Guest speaker: Us! to talk about our various cultural backgrounds and experiences. Invite kids to share their own. Activity: dancing to debka music or other folk dances, eating a snack from another country, brief language lesson in a language spoken by one of us, but not the kids. Connect to international festival at Explore UT.
Week of Feb 28th: Nutrition and Fitness Day. Brief overview of food pyramid/recommended number of servings of various types of food (probably just a quick handout). Guest speaker: UT student-athlete (TBA) to talk about the importance of healthy diet and exercise. Activity: Nutritional Budgeting? And/or put together healthy lunch for Explore UT Day from three or four choices of entree, side dish, and drink (choices TBA).
March 5th: Explore UT
Week of March 7th: De-briefing from Explore UT. Let kids talk about their favorite parts (possibly go through pictures). Special Guest: UT member of Mexican American Association of Pharmacy students (TBA). Activity: blood pressure/heart rate?
About Me
- BJ
- I had plans for a super-awesome summer internship involving Middle East policy. Those plans went kaput, but I've decided to do what I'd be doing anyway, for personal edification and satisfaction. And fame, obviously.
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LR>>The Ecosystems Spoon Game reminds me there is (was) a 'habitat' teaching pond on west side of Main Building. It contained aquatic plants, turtles, and a few small fish. Think Biology Dept and students are/were responsible for maintaining it.
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