SMILE Teacher Resources
Becoming a New SMILE Leader at Your School
Membership Forms
(FOR TEACHER USE ONLY)
High English
Original Membership Forms Due to SMILE Office by Sept. 30 and no later than Oct. 28.
Annual Event Permission Forms
High English
(Please note: December 17th Teacher PD Workshop should be added to calendar)
(Logs are due the Monday immediately following each meeting. Please send to smile@etal.uri.edu)
SMILE Teacher Responsibility Checklist
SMILE Club Timeline for Teachers
SMILE Club Timeline for Students
SMILE Recruitment Flyer (Middle and High School)
Family Science Night Checklist
(please send picture as a JPEG in a separate e-mail)
FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL PLAN WORKSHEET
2012 SMILE Senior Scholarship Application
Newsletter Article Due Dates
*Please e-mail as an attachment to smile@etal.uri.edu by the date indicated.
November 4 |
February 17 |
April 13 |
Horgan Elementary |
Ella Risk Elementary |
South Kingstown Elementary |
Calcutt MS |
Harris Elementary |
Woonsocket MS |
South Kingstown MS |
Deering MS |
South Kingstown HS |
Pawtucket HS |
North Kingstown HS |
Central Falls HS |
West Warwick HS |
Woonsocket HS |
Coventry HS |
Family Science Night Dates
West Warwick |
October 26, 2011 |
South Kingstown |
October 26, 2011 |
Central Falls |
October 26, 2011 |
Woonsocket |
October 27, 2011 |
North Kingstown |
November 3, 2011 |
Pawtucket |
TBD |
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Club Curriculum
Annual Event Preparation
January-March/April 2012
Elementary School
(Biotic and Abiotic Factors that make up an Ecological Community)
Ecology - Populations and Ecological Communities
Intro to Ecology - getting started with vocabulary
building an energy pyramid vocabulary
a field study - counting populations
Estimating and Counting Populations
experimenting with overpopulation
line transect - a classroom demo for surveying a small community
line transect - using the line transect method in the field
Water
invenstigating your environment - 5 Water activities
Measure Water Volume of a Stream or a Pond
indicator species of clean water
Soil Science
Biochemistry, pH, and Cycles
biochemistry - 4 hands-on activities
going in cycles - water - nitrogen - oxygen-carbon cycles
Atmosphere and Climate Discovery
How High Does the Atmosphere Go
Climate Discovery - Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks
Mixing Ratios or Parts per Million
Middle School
(Cranes and Magnetically Levitated Trains)
Time-Lapse Video of Cranes in Action
Activity 2: Liberty's Arm (Force & Lever Arms)
Activity 3: Liberty's Torch (Counterbalancing)
Activity 4.1: Chocolate Grabbing (Introduction to Gravity & Balance)
Activity 4.2: Crane Construction Challenge
Activity 5: Build a Boom Crane
Activity 6: Newton's 1st & 2nd Laws
Activity 7.1: Levitation Worksheet
Activity 7.2: Levitation Activity
Activity 8: Making the Invisible Visible
Activity 9.1: Building an Electromagnet
Activity 9.2: Building an Electromagnet Worksheet
Activity 10: Internet Investigation of MagLev Trains
High School
(Remotely Operated Vehicles)
Curriculum Map - SeaPerch 2012
(When finished, please return wire strippers and multimeter)
2012 HS Challenge Weekend PowerPoint
Buoyancy
Activity 1: Float or Sink - Density
Handout to go with Das Boat Activity
Motors
Circuits
Activity 6: Electric Circuits (Simple Circuits & Ohm's Law)
Vectors
Activity 7: Vectors (What Are They & How to Use Them)
Careers
Activity 8: What is Science & Engineering?
Resources
SeaPerch National Challenge (April 11-13, 2012)
URI Pharmacy PowerPoint Presentation from Teachers' Workshop
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Watershed Stewardship
September-December 2011
Background
Watershed Stewardship Curriculum Map
Healthy Rivers: A Water Course online tutorial and Graphic Organizer
Field Site Locations by School
Watershed Education in Rhode Island
Activities
1) Teacher: Watershed Model: Understanding Nonpoint Pollution and What You Can Do
Student: Watershed Model: Understanding Nonpoint Pollution and What You Can Do
2) Living By the Skin of an Apple
4) How Does Land Use Affect Infiltration and Runoff?
Collecting Data
Identifying Plants
Sample Plant Identification PowerPoint
Wildflowers
(click on "Appendices" at the bottom of the page)
Weeds
Fungus
Other Watershed Resources
Surfrider: Know Your Water Video
PowerPoint by Gina DeMarco of the Northern Conservation RI Conservation District
Other Ideas for Family Science Night: Water Festival Games
Stewardship Project Ideas
Contact Information
The SMILE Program
University of Rhode Island
305 Memorial Union
Kingston, RI 02881
p. 401.874.2036
f. 401.874.2620
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