Module 5
Activity B: Is Your Neighborhood Pollinator Friendly?
Participants will
- Survey their neighborhood or any defined area and create a map indicating
pollinator-friendly locations and locations that have the potential
to become an attractive habitat for pollinators
Materials needed:
- Enlarged map of the area to be surveyed, 1/participant
- Colored markers
- Cameras
- Checklist of important garden elements generated in Activity A
Getting Ready:
- Enlarge map of area to be surveyed and make copies for
each participant
- Display checklist
- Invite adult volunteers to accompany group
Grouping:
Whole group or two or three smaller groups, depending on the number of
participants
Action:
Exploration & Concept Development:
1. Depending on the size of the area to be surveyed, go as a whole group
or divide the area into sections and assign a small group to each section.
2. Give participants copies of area map and instructions about the colors
or symbols they will use to mark the map for locations that are:
a) pollinator-friendly
b) can be improved with minor transformations
c) need major changes
d) show evidence of practices that may be a threat to pollinators.
Set
a time limit for the survey that is reasonable but will keep the participants
focused
on the task. Participants may wish to take pictures of the
various sites they identify.
3. Return to meeting place and as a group transfer the markings to a
larger map that the whole group can see.
Concept Application:
4. Group members share and reflect upon their observations.
5. As a group, identify a site they might wish to improve. Guide the
group in selecting a site that fits the resources of the group.
6. Draw a large map of the site and list the improvements that need
to be made.
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