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Minor Elementary School Gwinnett County, Georgia

Minor Elementary School Gwinnett County, Georgia. Creating a Healthier, Safer, & More Livable Community. Focus of Investigation. Students will investigate how graffiti, litter, and runoff impact the quality of life within our school community. Context Minor Elementary School

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Minor Elementary School Gwinnett County, Georgia

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  1. Minor Elementary SchoolGwinnett County, Georgia

  2. Creating aHealthier, Safer, & More Livable Community

  3. Focus of Investigation • Students will investigate how graffiti, litter, and runoff impact the quality of life within our school community.

  4. Context • Minor Elementary School • Surrounding community within a 2 mile radius • Beaver Ruin Creek/wetlands

  5. Organizing Question In what ways do graffiti, litter, and non-point source pollution affect wetlands near Minor Elementary School?

  6. Supporting Questions • How do graffiti and litter affect community pride? • How do graffiti and litter affect economics of the community? • How do graffiti and litter link to more serious crime? • How do graffiti and litter contribute to non-point source pollution? • How does non-point source pollution impact the ecosystem surrounding Minor Elementary?

  7. Unit Activities

  8. Service Learning Projects • Adopt a Road/Stream • Clean up campaign around school • Create a butterfly garden which contains native plants • Create a graffiti free corridor • Storm Drain Stenciling

  9. Authentic Assessments

  10. Minor Elementary and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Creating…

  11. A Healthier…

  12. Safer…

  13. More livable Community!

  14. Minor Elementary School, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, and The State Botanical Garden of Georgia EIC Project 2002-2003

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