Housatonic River Middle School Curriculum

Southern Berkshire Regional School District
Mount Everett Middle School – 8^th Grade

Project Summary

LESSONS:

Introduction to the Housatonic River Unit

Settlers' Experience Journal Assignment

Housatonic River History and Ecology Introduction

Canoe Trip Preparation Lesson

Housatonic River Canoe Trip Lesson

Living History Station – Bartholomew’s Cobble

Ecosystems/Soils Station – Bartholomew’s Cobble

Water Quality Station – Bartholomew’s Cobble

Math and Art in Nature Station – Bartholomew’s Cobble

Housatonic River Final Project Introduction Lesson

Service Learning Project – Bear’s Den Property

Service Learning Project – Bartholomew’s Cobble

Housatonic Project – Peer Presentations

Housatonic Project – Elementary Presentations

ASSIGNMENTS / STUDENT WORK:

Final Project Assignment

Journal Assignments

Presentation Assignment

PROJECT EVALUATION:

Field Trip and Service Learning Evaluation

Field Eval Matrix

Final Housatonic Unit Evaluation

This project is funded by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust,  the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 Although the information in this document has been funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement NE 981624-01-0 to Housatonic River Restoration, Inc., it may not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred.