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Tinsley, you have done a great job and taken some really wonderful pictures. I appreciate all your hard work. Students like you make all the work to do a project like this a worthwhile endeavor. Ms. Betty
Great pictures. Let's make sure we look for all of these, except the snake, and take our own pictures.Ms Betty
What a great picture. I hope you are as excited as I am about this project. Ms. Bettu
Today when the first person came for an interview, the hair on my neck stood up as he began to talk about the Flint River and preservation issues with the river. When I went in the library and saw a student reading the entire history of Mitchell cou…
Westwood School continues to take innovative ideas and put them into practice. The Flint River Project will enable our students to learn in a hands-on environment using research based practices of collaboration, communication, and critical thinking…
Westwood School continues to take innovative ideas and put them into practice. The Fllint River Project will enable our students to learn in a hands-on environmen using research based practices of collaboration, communication, and critical thinking…
This is the Flora and Fauna group.
Mrs.Dean's water science group for the flint river immersion project.
Several reasons prompted this choice. First, it is one of the county's greatest natural resources. It is rich with history and is an ideal subject for scientific exploration. Few people know that it has the longest free-flowing stretch of river of a…
I love the river! Will never forget when Daddy threw me in and told me to swim across. He said "you can't live in this neck of the woods if you've never swum across the flint." Of course, with rumors of the pollutants in the river, I wonder if it is…
Several reasons prompted this choice. First, it is one of the county's greatest natural resources. It is rich with history and is an ideal subject for scientific exploration. Few people know that it has the longest free-flowing stretch of river of a…
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- At 11:36am on March 27, 2009,
Vicki Davis said…
- I have uploaded your video here http://flintriver.ning.com/video/mrs-betty-shiver-discusses-the, let me know if you'd like it go to on the school news blog! Great interview.
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FLINT RIVER PROJECT - HERE WE COME
Westwood School continues to take innovative ideas and put them into practice. The Flint River Project will enable our students to learn in a hands-on environment using research based practices of collaboration, communication, and critical thinking
It has taken hours of time to pull the this project together. It has been a joint effort with teachers, volunteers, and students all planning and organizing to get optimum use of our time and resources to make our project successful. We expect to disc… Continue
It has taken hours of time to pull the this project together. It has been a joint effort with teachers, volunteers, and students all planning and organizing to get optimum use of our time and resources to make our project successful. We expect to disc… Continue
Posted on May 8, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
Why did we choose the Flint River as our immersion project?
Several reasons prompted this choice. First, it is one of the county's greatest natural resources. It is rich with history and is an ideal subject for scientific exploration. Few people know that it has the longest free-flowing stretch of river of any river east of the Mississippi. It has a unique ecology and is a huge part of local recreation. Secondly, students need to understand and appreciate the river for itself and what it brings to our community. Hopefully, they will become future steward… Continue
Posted on March 25, 2009 at 11:42am — 1 Comment
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