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Inquiry Minds Community Event
with Children with Eeko World/PBSKIDS GO! And Other UNC-TV Science Resources

Dr. Merle Price and Pamela Hines, PreK-12 Manager at UNC-TV, conducted "Inquiry-Minds" activities with two schools- Lacy Elementary on January 20, 2006 and Burton Elementary on February 8, 2006. The theme for both events was Reuse and Recycle and PBSKIDS GO!

A Reuse and Recycle booklet was given to the teachers, and the students were led in activities from the booklet, such as

• Giving the definition of recycling
• KWL pre activity-brainstorm
• What do you know about recycling?
• What do you want to know about recycling? and;
• What did you learn about recycling?

Specific school activities included:

Lacy Elementary School Visit

• Introduction
• Meet and Greet with Bula from Zula Patrol
• Whole Class Photo Opportunities
• Shared Goals and Objectives
• Interactive Activities
• Viewing of Zula Patrol
• Played Solar Systems Game
• Spinning Dance Game and Song
• Eeko World Website/The Future
• Reuse and Recycle KWL Booklet and Interaction with students and teachers
• Oral and Pictorial Evaluation
• Comments from Teachers

Burton Elementary School Visit to UNC-TV

• Introduction
• Meet and Greet with Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Individual and Whole Class Photo Opportunities
• Shared Goals and Objectives
• Interactive Activities
• Viewing of Reading Rainbow Episode-Patchwork Quilt
• Reuse and Recycle KWL Booklet and Interaction with students and teachers
• Viewed Eeko World Website/The Future
• Created paper quilt, "Burton Rocks Quilt" using recyclable materials
• Tour of UNC-TV
• Oral, Thumbs Up / Down, Pictorial Evaluation

Comments from Teachers

"I will develop a hallway bulletin board with the pictures."

"Great activities!"

"It was a wonderful success for the third grade teachers science curriculum."

Future plans: The third grade teacher referred us to the Math Night coordinator at Lacy Elementary School. We have been invited to go back to Lacy Elementary to participate in their Math and Science Night that will take place on March 16, 2006.  We will use activities from the Inquiry-Based workshop such as the "Adaptation relay, Cyperchase, and will share other science curriculum." 

A PowerPoint was developed using the pictures from the Burton visit and presented at the North Carolina Reading Association Conference and the Outdoor Classroom Train the Trainer Seminar.  This PowerPoint will be used in other science presentations.