Join Green & Healthy Schools and sustainability experts from across the state for virtual learning. Recommended for students in grades 6 to 12.
Fall 2020 Virtual Classroom Learning Series
As we are learning forward with this new endeavor, we have decided to offer this series as on-demand videos, instead of live events.
Videos can be found on this webpage, or on the Green & Healthy Schools YouTube channel.
Find recorded video sessions like this one in the links below
Home Energy Audit with Nate Conroy, STEM Hero (9/8/20)
 
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Part of Understanding Community Systems series. Join us as we step outside to learn a little bit about forest diversity and winter ecology as we practice field techniques and science practices.
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Marine debris injures and kills aquatic and marine life, interferes with navigation safety, and poses a threat to human health. Our oceans, our waterways, and our beaches are polluted with a wide variety of marine debris, especially plastic materials. Learn more about the origins of trash in our waters, its impacts and, most importantly, what YOU can do about it. We will investigate one surprising way it enters our waterways: the wastewater treatment plant.
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Schools across the United States and in Wisconsin are increasingly installing solar, passing 100% renewable energy resolutions, and making sustainability a priority. This topic is intended for students interested in learning about what the process is like to go solar, how and why schools are making solar and other sustainability-related investments, and what the benefits are for schools. Learn from a solar professional as well as a student activist on how you can use your voice to make a difference at your school.
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Discover hidden water stories using a free digital tool that opens a portal to interactive inquiry at home or in the classroom—the Milwaukee Community Map. Use Google Earth to zoom in and out to explore your own private museum exhibit on the many facets of Milwaukee's Water Story. Through data, visuals, and videos, learn about climate change, stormwater, green infrastructure, watersheds, water history, green schoolyards, community groups, and what it means to be "water-centric"!
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Each drop of water has costs associated with the supply, transport, treatment, and energy required to heat water to a comfortable temperature. In this activity you will determine how much each shower you take costs and investigate how much money, water, and energy could be saved through water conservation measures.
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Where does your trash and recycling go when it is picked up from your curbside? How is it managed to ensure protection of our land and waters? Gain an understanding and appreciation for how today’s landfills are engineered and advancements in technology have helped separate recyclable resources for reuse. Tips to help us reduce waste and learn to recycle better will be shared.
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How we get around is changing - from the size and type of vehicle to the way it's powered. Jane will talk about electric vehicles and a potential future where all our vehicles are powered by renewable energy. But what does that look like? And, how do we get there?
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Part of Understanding Community Systems series. In this session, we will explore the connection between trees and climate change. You will learn how to measure the height and diameter of trees using simple classroom tools, and then use those measurements to determine how much carbon is sequestered by each tree. Then compare this data to the amount of carbon produced by average schools and local businesses. Finally, we will look at scientific models to see how local trees might be affected by climate change in the future.
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Layering up might be enough for you, but what does your home need to be winter-ready? Explore your space to uncover ways your household uses energy in different seasons. Take action to conserve energy, stay comfortable during Wisconsin’s chilly months, and work towards a healthier home and community.
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Join us for a virtual field trip at the Goodman Youth Farm in Madison, Wisconsin as we work to get the farm ready for the winter. We'll take a tour of the farm to show you how we put the farm to rest for the winter and plant our last crop of the season: garlic!
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In this workshop, we will introduce some structures you can build to keep some cold hardy crops growing even when freezing temps outside would otherwise kill them! We will give a tour of the cold frames and hoop houses in our garden so you can see what's still growing inside, and we will demo how to build a low tunnel. All of these structures use no energy except for the heat and light of the sun to let us continue eating fresh food way beyond our normal growing season.
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Learn and understand the direct impacts proper recycling techniques have on our communities & environments. An industry professional shares the truths and fictions, the do’s and don’ts, and the past, present, and future of the recycling industry in Wisconsin.
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Scientists at UW–Madison and around the world are finding ways to make fuels and other petroleum from plants instead – and they’re studying how to do so in a way that is sustainable and economical. Join this session for a hands-on introduction to bioenergy research. Follow along at home or school as we set up a fermentation experiment with materials from your kitchen or yard to understand some of the very same puzzles researchers in the lab are studying.
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The world is finite, but our imagination is infinite. The branching of trees, spiraling of shells, meandering streams and the radial designs of flowers, represent an analogy of science, technology, engineering, art, architecture and mathematics (STEAM). Participants draw, collect, and create ways in which Nature influences everything human. Design Is Our Nature offers multiple venues for bringing learning outside or the outside inside increasing environmental stewardship through place-based projects.
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Ecosystems are made up of human and non-human, living and non-living things. Trees provide community benefits and the types of trees found in a community tell us about other plants, animals, soil, water and broader biocultural systems. Using drawings and other tools, we will make close observations of patterns in tree structures, then use these observations to investigate trees’ functions and what they tell you about your place. We will also learn tree identification skills applicable to any neighborhood or community system.
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Part of the Understanding Community Systems series. Many regions in Wisconsin are experiencing more heavy rainfall events compared to past years. Trees can be part of the solution to reducing impacts from flooding. Join us on a local journey to explore where the water goes in one neighborhood in Central Wisconsin and how trees help reduce the flow of flooding. Participants will learn how to use iTree to estimate the value of ecosystem services provided by individual trees.
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