Thanks to a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust (funded by sales of Maryland's Treasure of the Chesapeake license plate) we leave our urban campus to get outside and learn through hands-on experiences. Most of our student driven best management practices are done off-site.
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Planting a Living Shoreline - Ben Oaks community along the Severn River: October 6, 2012, April 24, 2013 and November 2, 2013
Baltimore Lab School students helped to plant and maintain a living shoreline. Fall 2012 and 2013. 9th-12th grade Students, beginning in 2011 with Mr. White's chemistry students and continuing with Ms. Huggins' Environmental Science students, explored streams for macroinvertebrates and conducted water quality tests. The water quality tests included the levels of dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrates, phosphates, and fecal coliform. Photos and results were reported to specific communities on the Issac Walton Creek Freaks web site. Students summarized the data they collected, and wrote action letters to Ben Oaks Community Organization. As a result of photos, testing, and letters summarizing the data and its implications, the Ben Oaks Community on the Severn River has planted a living shoreline. Teachers: Jonathon White, Kara Huggins Outdoor Education Coordinator: Patti Child |
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Habitat Restoration with Native plants: March 4, 2013
After attending our Chesapeake Bay Foundation trip to Port Isobel Island on November 8,9,10, 2012, Gabby was inspired to take action by planning a habitat restoration project for Checkerspot Butterflies in Robert E. Lee Park. She planted 50 turtlehead plants on March 4, 2013. Teacher: Kara Huggins |
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Save the Bay Brochures: April 2012
Students in Ms. White's 8th grade Language Arts class wrote and published brochures to educate and engage the Baltimore Lab School community in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Teacher: Darlene White |
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Field Guide to the Animals of the Chesapeake Bay: Sept. 2013
Students in Ms. Huggins' 7th and 8th grade science class were inspired to educate and inform the lower school students by writing and illustrating a guide to the animals of the Chesapeake Bay. Teacher: Kara Huggins |
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Ms. Huggins' Environmental Science Students, explored streams for macroinvertebrates and conducted water quality tests. The water quality tests included the levels of dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrates, phosphates, and fecal coliform. Photos and results are reported to specific communities on the Issac Walton Creek Freaks web site.
Teacher: Kara Huggins
Teacher: Kara Huggins
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Farring-Baybrook Park Tree Planting: March 29, 2014
Will join with the National Aquarium in partnership with Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks and TreeBaltimore as we clean up Farring-Baybrook Park, one of the largest open spaces in Baltimore City and a large part of the Masonville Cove watershed! We will be removing debris and invasive species, as well as planting native trees. Outdoor Education Coordinator: Patti Child |
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Fort McHenry Field Day: April 26, 2014
Give a day for the Bay! Will join with the Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) for a debris cleanup and tree planting at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. It's the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day, and to participate in Project Clean Stream! Activities will consist of trail maintenance, garden maintenance, invasive species removal, tree planting, and debris cleanup. |
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