Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Green Roof Teacher’s Guide K-5
Provided by: NYC Audubon
Activity - Outdoors Grades k-2, 3-5
Synopsis
- This collection of activities from NYC Audubon will support students in understanding, exploring, and designing green roofs.
- The activities are designed with the Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages and focus on New York-specific information.
Subjects: Science
Authors: Vicki Sando
Region: New York City
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students will get to know the native wildlife and plants in a hands-on way, which is especially great for students in urban areas.
- With the wide variety of activities and topics, elementary teachers can easily find something that fits seamlessly into their curriculum.
Prerequisites
- Some of the links to additional resources at the beginning of the guide and throughout it are broken.
- To do the activities at the Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages, as described in the lesson, teachers can use the educational tours page on their website to schedule a tour with their classroom.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Many of the activities take place on green roofs. If teachers don't have access to green roofs, they can easily do most of the activities in any green space near the school.
- Students can discuss the necessity for green roofs, citing them as a solution to things like biodiversity loss and the urban heat island effect. Students can discuss climate change and brainstorm reasons and strategies that make green roofs a climate change solution.
- When learning about the birds and habitats supported by New York green roofs, first-grade students can use the resource Songbirds of New York to get to know some of the native bird species.
- As Kindergarten students learn about butterflies and their needs, teachers may want to use the read-aloud activity Leo's Colorful Story.
- In the biomimicry activity for fourth-grade students, teachers may want to give students a specific problem or design challenge to guide their biomimicry solutions hunt.
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