Participating School: Miwok Elementary
Lead Teachers: Maripat Bannister, Michelle Miller
Participating Class: 1st grade

Overview: Our first graders will learn what a watershed is, and specifically learn about the water, plants, and animals of Shollenberger Park in the Petaluma River Watershed. Students will learn about adaptations of some of the birds and plants of Shollenberger. Students will learn that people and animals depend on natural systems (Principal l of the California Education and Environment Initiative), and that people influence natural systems (Principal ll of the California Education and Environment Initiative). Students will use books, the internet, and field trips to gather information to use in a piece of informational writing and a presentation about the plants and animals of the Shollenberger wetland and/or the Petaluma River Watershed.

Project Curriculum

Watershed Classroom

Watershed Classroom supports the implementation of exceptionally engaging curriculum about the Petaluma River and Watershed to educate youth in Petaluma about their place in our environment, how their decisions and actions affect their environment and inspire youth to conserve and celebrate the Petaluma Watershed.