Program Description:

The Green Learning Station at the Civic Garden Center is home to a hands-on field trip for secondary students to learn about green solutions to common urban environmental issues. Trained guides lead small groups of students through the site, facilitating discussion and experiments and sharing information at four stations:

Don't Throw the Nutrients Out with the Trash
Growing Food in the City
Leaky Pavement
Rooftop Gardens

At each station students work together to solve a problem, which helps them engage with and build understanding of science and sustainability concepts. Students record their thoughts and activities in field books so they can take their experiences back to the classroom. In the course of the field trip, students will: design a composting system, design and conduct experiments with different types of green roofs and pervious pavements, discover and taste different edible plant parts, identify plant families based on their characteristics.

Plan to be on site for 3.5 hours, including time for a bag lunch.

Program Provider: Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati
Grade Level: i) 7th Grade, j) 8th Grade, k) 9th Grade, l) 10th Grade, m) 11th Grade, n) 12th Grade

How much does the program cost? Free

Program Provider Website: http://www.greenlearningstation.org/engage.aspx
Contact Person Name: Kylie Johnson
Contact Person Phone: 513-221-0981 x16
Contact Person Email: kjohnson@civicgardencenter.org
Subject Matter: Composting, Conservation, Gardening Agriculture and Soil, Plants, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Stormwater Management, Sustainable Design, Water Quality

Program Length: Over 1 hour
Maximum Number of Students: 40
Days Offered: Tuesday, Wednesday
Times Offered: Flexible
State Content Standards Met: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
Venue Needed: Off-Site Venue
Region: Greater Cincinnati Area

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