Ecocity Partners develops environment education curriculum for schools, non-profit organizations, and private groups. Please contact us if you would like to develop a new environmental education program. To request access to the full curriculum for any of the programs listed here, please email ecocitycoloradosprings@gmail.com.
Big Cats! A high school lesson in comparative anatomy
Citizen Science Curriculum for Upper Elementary/Middle School
Learning Outcomes for Four Rotations of Outdoor Learning:
citizen science- math standards- title: Citizen scientists collect ecological data to protect wildlands with scientific information
Students will:
- learn about referents and how body parts were used to develop the English system of measurement.
- employ various measurement devices, determining which is most appropriate for the measurement task.
- measure several ecological parameters.
- compare the results of each student team.
- reflect on the value of repetitive measurement and compute an average of the class data.
ecology- science standards – title: Observing ecology, looking for evidence of survival
Students will:
- define ecology
- collect information about the ecology of [your landscape]
- conduct a plant inventory
- reflect on the adaptations of local species to deal with environmental stresses
geology- science standards – title: A tumultuous relationship: Pikes Peak granite and the erosive forces of water
Students will:
- define geology
- collect soil samples and conduct a soil texture analysis
- build mountains and erode them away with various water sources
ecological restoration- science standards – title: Restoring your landscape
Students will complete one of the following projects (or any service project your program requires):
- Restore an old backcountry campground including soil decompaction, native seed collection and dispersal, mulching with native materials
- Build a native plant rescue garden
- Build steps to the new backcountry campground
- Take an inventory of a listed noxious species on your property
- trail construction/trail maintenance
- Weed pulling
Youth Ecological Literacy Program 2.0- enrichment at Steele Elementary School (2015)
Below is a sampling of past environmental education curricula I have written.
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Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA)
http://garna.org/programssummary/yelp/
GARNA ecology curriculum_2010
Forest Ecology written for the Buena Vista Conservation Camp
Forest Ecology for Middle School
Forest Ecology Student Handout
forest_ecology_poster
Forest Ecology Poster- Laminate this and then students can plot their data in the field using a dry erase marker. The original is poster sized, so the lamination had to be done using a professional machine available at a print shop, or maybe in the school library.


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Other Lessons
Ecology Lesson Assignment- College Biology (BIO 112)
3rdgrade-biologylessonplan
Plant Ecology and Art for Elementary Students
Ellis Elementary _Earth Force article_2008
Lessons written by my Students:
Lesson-example
Evidence for Success
ENV101 college students measuring the Eagle River, CO, USA Citizen scientist collecting data Snowshoeing after Cit Sci at Bard College, NY, USA Integrated science student collecting respiratory physiology data RMFI Citizen Scientists collecting trail dimension data, Garden of the Gods, CO, USA RMFI Citizen Scientists collecting trail dimension data, Garden of the Gods, CO, USA RMFI Citizen Scientists collecting trail dimension data, Garden of the Gods, CO, USA RMFI Citizen Scientists collecting trail dimension data, Garden of the Gods, CO, USA Poster session at the Citizen Science Association Conference 2017, Raleigh, NC, USA Spring 2017 – We turned in the winter rye before it set seed. We let this sit for several weeks. Poster session at the Citizen Science Association Conference 2017, Raleigh, NC, USA Turning in the winter rye cover crop at the Ecocity Microfarm, CO, USA, 2016 Collecting kochia data, Salida, CO, USA Loving my own children GARNA YELP field trip, Monarch Pass, CO, USA SCC Learn and Serve crew, Salida, CO, USA GARNA YELP field trip, Buena Vista, CO, USA GARNA YELP classroom visit, Salida, Colorado, USA Learning in the alpine, Continental Divide, Monarch Pass, CO, USA