Grade 9 Maps a California Journey
Shore's ninth graders traveled to San Francisco March 27 to begin a weeklong learning experience as part of their history, science, and English curriculum. On the trip, they'll explore the environmental, economic, and historical factors that affect urban communities. Visiting sites ranging from research facilities at Stanford, to Muir Woods and Angel Island, to affordable housing, they'll document their travels using Google's MyMaps, which allows the students to post photos, written accounts, and more in an interactive, near-real-time format.
San Francisco provides the setting for the students to explore one of the essential questions linking their work in history, science, and English classes: how do people manage to live together? From social justice issues like affordable housing and homelessness to current scientific research on wastewater treatment, the students have the opportunity to see firsthand how people are working to find, propose, and negotiate solutions to pressing urban problems.
The trip began with an early morning flight from Boston's Logan Airport, where by chance several of the ninth graders were interviewed about the recent controversy involving United Airlines and enforcement of its dress code for company representatives.
After landing in San Francisco, the students walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, and then traveled to the Mill Valley house that would serve as their home base for the week.
The first full day of the trip included visits to the Muir Woods National Monument and the Marine Mammal Center. As their guide, a veteran park ranger, explained, Muir Woods is named after one of the country’s most famous naturalists and conservationists, John Muir (1838-1914). The students learned about the ways redwood trees can protect themselves from natural dangers. For example, the tannic acid in their wood protects them from many insects and is what gives the redwoods their distinctive color.
On the afternoon visit to the Marine Mammal Center, ninth graders learned that since 1975, the center has rescued 20,000 marine mammals. Experts at the center explained the process behind diagnosing an injured or sick seal or sea lion, including how scientists test their blood and urine, for example. They also explored the factors that contribute to their diseases.
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San Francisco provides the setting for the students to explore one of the essential questions linking their work in history, science, and English classes: how do people manage to live together? From social justice issues like affordable housing and homelessness to current scientific research on wastewater treatment, the students have the opportunity to see firsthand how people are working to find, propose, and negotiate solutions to pressing urban problems.
The trip began with an early morning flight from Boston's Logan Airport, where by chance several of the ninth graders were interviewed about the recent controversy involving United Airlines and enforcement of its dress code for company representatives.
After landing in San Francisco, the students walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, and then traveled to the Mill Valley house that would serve as their home base for the week.
The first full day of the trip included visits to the Muir Woods National Monument and the Marine Mammal Center. As their guide, a veteran park ranger, explained, Muir Woods is named after one of the country’s most famous naturalists and conservationists, John Muir (1838-1914). The students learned about the ways redwood trees can protect themselves from natural dangers. For example, the tannic acid in their wood protects them from many insects and is what gives the redwoods their distinctive color.
On the afternoon visit to the Marine Mammal Center, ninth graders learned that since 1975, the center has rescued 20,000 marine mammals. Experts at the center explained the process behind diagnosing an injured or sick seal or sea lion, including how scientists test their blood and urine, for example. They also explored the factors that contribute to their diseases.
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Logan Airport
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Interviewed on live TV
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Marine Mammal Center
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