Nermine Rubin shared the work of Water4Mercy with middle school students. This organization brings advanced solar and water technologies to remote villages in Africa. By providing access to clean water, African villages are able to grow food and break the cycle of poverty in African villages. She reminded the students of the bible verse that sums up their mission: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." The program not only gives African residents clean water, but promotes dignity and mercy as persons of God.
Students in the elementary grades explored the theme of clean usable water by creating their own water filtration systems that mimic natural filtration systems. Students attempted to clean "dirty" water and tested their filters using PH strips to determine how effective they were. One thing is for sure: the students have a deeper appreciation for the abundance of clean water we have access to.
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8th grade participates in the AWWA Water Tower model engineering design and build competition11/6/2019 This competition requires students to design and build a water tower with specific size and height requirements. The models are judged based on 4 categories including: cost efficiency, hydraulic efficiency, structural efficiency, and design/materials ingenuity. For more information about what the competition entails, please see https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.fsawwa.org/resource/resmgr/mwtc/2016_reg_iv_mwtc_registratio.pdf On October 17th, 6th grade students attended: MarineQuest, the annual open house of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). The students were able to participate in hands on activities, visit laboratories, and enjoy informative displays that teach about marine life. Our students learned about bioluminescence in one lab and then toured a simulated life-sized bat cave in another educational area. Outside, the students were invited to enjoy touch tanks with sea critters commonly found in Florida's waters. First, Guardian Angels 7th and 8th grade students, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Deeley, and Mrs. Stalzer extend a very special thank you to Mrs. Mongelluzzi for making the presentation and activity possible. Mrs. Mongelluzzi sponsored this event through her most generous donation. We all thank you. Mr. Jake Martin https://mote.org/staff/member/jake-martin educator with Mote Marine presented the many types of careers in the marine science field. This session is intended for grades 9-12. This speaks volumes to the character of our students that Mote marine accepted our request to include 7th and 8th graders in such a presentation. They were all very interested and had many pertinent questions. After the careers presentation, 7th grade students participated in a simulated red tide removal initiative. The students were tasked with efficiently, safely and cost effectively removing a substance emulating red tide from water while protecting the marine life within. Students worked in small teams to purchase materials to remove the red tide. They also had to take into account marine life protection, proposals to obtain funding and working together to accomplish the goal. Information about educational experiences are found at https://mote.org/education GRADES 9 - 12 MARINE CAREERS From scientist to photographer & boat captain to educator, explore a variety of careers found at Mote Marine Laboratory and learn what it takes to start a career in the marine science field. Careers include: Marine biologist, marine chemist, animal behavior specialist, aquaculture, aquarist, communications and marketing, fish and game warden, educator, marine technician, GRADES 6 - 12 RESEARCHING RED TIDE You’ve probably seen and smelled its effects, but what is red tide and what is being done about it? Learn the facts about this notorious algal bloom & Mote’s current research and see if you can find the best solution. Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade enjoy working with the ozobots. K through 2 use color markers to program the Ozobot while 4th and 5th grade begin working with Ozoblockly to use block coding using the browser based programming and downloading to the Ozobot. They all love to watch the Ozobots enact what is programmed and trouble shoot when the Ozobot does not perform as predicted. Guardian Angels students in grades 6 through 8 worked in collaborative, vertical teams of 4-5 6th through 8th grade students. Teams worked to develop wanted posters depicting the aerobic and anaerobic processes in the anoxic and aeration tanks; brochures creatively marketing the water treatment plant as a desirable place for bacteria to retire, children's book illustrating the 'flush to fertilizer' processes and 3D maps modeling the station stops of the tour. 16 teams presented in varying forms of narrations and skits. In connection with our school's STREAM theme for 2019-2020 - Stewards of the Waterways, 72 students from grades 6 through 8 toured this water treatment plant. Utilities educators showed students about items that reach the treatment plant that need to be removed. The tour included visits to operations center, chemistry lab, various treatment tanks and various sanitation systems. In addition, there were hands on activities and post visit projects for students to engage with. A few topics students are focused on included microplastics in the water, marine life, run off and chemical contamination.
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