Big Spring High expands place‑based environmental‑science labs, including local 'Big Spring' water testing
Teachers described a revised environmental‑science curriculum that emphasizes place‑based learning, field labs (including a Big Spring water‑quality test), forest‑management burns and a student plot project that connects local ecosystems to classroom lessons.
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Madeline Bence, an environmental‑science teacher at the high school, told the board the district updated its science curriculum to add environmental literacy and place‑based learning aligned with recent state standards. She described lab activities that bring students outdoors to the cross‑country course to test soils, catalog biodiversity and conduct a 2m x 2m plot project that students adopt and monitor all semester.
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