Thursday, May 18 C Block: 1:45-2:20 pm Rebecca Grintsaig: Engaging Young Students in Science When I was younger it was often hard for me not to get overwhelmed by textbooks, so with my Keystone project, I hoped to create something that I believe would have helped me. I took the chapter from our standard biology textbook on eukaryotic animal cells and I rewrote and reformatted it. I took that information and used it to make my own “fun” textbook that incorporated cartoons, activities and plenty of color.
G Block: 2:25-3:25 pm Yonim Schweig: Green Roofs For my Keystone, I created a 10-foot-by-10-foot living roof, filled with succulents and drought resistant grasses. The roof provides habitat for native insect and plant species, and will serve as a nice spot of green, in the largely plantless neighborhood. This project will be carried on through the years by student and faculty volunteers who will water and maintain the green roof, hopefully allowing to act as a long term source of environmental education for JCHS.
Gabi Finestone: Sustainable Agriculture & Kitchen Gardening My Keystone project explores the relationship created when people know where their food comes from and how it was grown. I created my own kitchen garden. I grew a variety of fruits and vegetables on my deck and used them in my cooking. I also volunteered with the Agricultural Institute of Marin. Over the course of four visits to the Marin Civic Center Farmers’ Market, I interviewed 10 farmers and wrote a biography for each.