California SYEFEST Institute: June 24 - July 8, 1994 Day 1 Cal Poly Introductions Lecture on Ecosystems Collect Soil and Leaves. Install Decomposition Experiment. Prepare for Allelopathy Investigation Scavenger Hunt Reflect, Write and Share Sketch Your Schoolyard - assignment Day 2 Cal Poly Share Schoolyard Maps and Description Review Day 1 Lecture on Abiotic and Soils Investigating Abiotic Factors of Soil - Temp., pH, Color, Compaction Terrestrial High-Low Hunt - OBIS Activity Discussion of Data Reflect, Write and Share Day 3 Winifred Piper Elementary Leaf Variation and Seed Dispersal Investigations Design an Animal - microhabitat activity Analyze and Present Data on Morning Inquiries Present Ideas for Other Activities on Schoolyards Reflect, Write and Share Day 4 Los Ranchos Elementary School OBIS Activities: Shake It, Plant Hunt, Animal Diversity (Sweep Net) Discussion of Schoolyard Ecology Opportunities on this Site Reflect, Write, and Share Observe, Discuss, and Mark Sowbugs for Mark-Recapture Investigation Begin Allelopathy Experiment Release Sowbugs Day 5 Ocean View School Species Diversity and Populations Activity Explore / Sample Communities on Schoolyard Analyze and Present Data Invited Speaker Reflect, Write, and Share Day 6 Cal Poly Campus Invited Speaker - Mark Recapture Revisit Sowbug Mark Recapture activity Discussion of Ways to Integrate Activities into Grade-Level Curricula Bean Activity Collection of Sowbug Data and Present Results Day 7 Shell Beach Elementary Evaluate Schoolyard for Potential Investigation Opportunities Scavenger Hunt Mapping a Study Site Library Visit Reflect, Write, and Share Day 8 Guadalupe School OBIS Activity - Litter critters Additional Activities - Food Web, Food CHain Game, Ants Teachers Design an Activity on their Schoolyard Evaluate Allelopathy Investigation Develop Lessons to Integrate into Grade-Level Curricula. Share Ideas with Group Day 9 Pacheco Elementary Evaluate Impact of Students on the Schoolyard - Teachers design the Invesitgaion Present Results Predator-Prey/Protective COloration ACtivity Reflect, Write, and Share Day 10 Cal Poly Erosion Activity to Evaluate Human Influences Evaluate Results form Other Experiements During the Week Reflect, Write, and Share Luncheon Materials Fair - Order materials