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The Outdoor Discovery Program is broken down into a year-long environmental theme and two semester-long science and social studies sub-themes, repeated on a three-year cycle. This structure allows ODP students to cover all of the science and social studies standards for K-5 and they get each standard twice during their six years at ODP. The standard is introduced to the Youngers, while the Olders go into more depth and detail.
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Year 1
Rivers & Oceans (year-long unit)
- Macroinvertebrates and water quality
- Watersheds
- Coast trip/Washed Ashore
- Landfill and transfer station
- Big Butte Springs/Willow Lake
- Emigrant Lake/drought
- Plastic Oceans movie (host a screening)
- Water Cycle
- Salmon Watch
General Science (semester 1)
- Magnets
- Science Works
- Sound waves (music)
- Talent Maker City
- Force, Energy, Motion (Lava Lanes)
- Tennis ball launcher/skate park
Social Justice (semester 2)
- Children’s March/Teaching Tolerance
- John Beeson/Native American history
- Civil Rights Movement
- Lava Beds/Captain Jack
- Water rights; Rogue Climate; Rogue River Protectors
- Immigration/the American experience
- Homelessness/Hope Village
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Year 2
Ecosystems (year-long unit)
- Whetstone Savannah/fairy shrimp
- Cascade-Siskiyou NM (Fall in the Field?)
- Plant and Animal kingdoms
- Adaptations
- Siskiyou Field Institute: Darlingtonia
- Pacifica: Garden in the Siskiyous
- Habitats and habitat destruction
- Endangered Species
- Owl pellets
- Willow-Witt Ranch
- Biomes
Geography (semester 1)
- maps and cardinal directions
- countries and cultures
- continents and oceans
- states and regions
Solar System (semester 2)
- North Medford Planetarium
- Solar System play
- Star gazing/cosmic events
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Year 3
Geology (year-long unit)
- Rocks, minerals, land formations
- Earthquakes and volcanoes
- Table Rock, Crater Lake, Lava Beds
- Seismic activity, plate tectonics
- Native American myths: how something came to be
- Crater Rock Museum
- Oregon Caves
- Fossil fuels
Weather/Climate (semester 1)
- Weather Center/weather balloons
- Make a weather station, daily weather report (build weather instruments?)
- Climate change; weather vs. climate
- Cloud types
- Weather events
- Migration patterns
US History (semester 2)
- Youngers: Oregon; Olders: US
- Jacksonville, Stearns cemetery
- Kerbyville Museum
- Applegate Trail Museum
- Hanley Farm
- Buncom
- Jan Wright
- Talent Museum