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Discovering the Genesee

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Third grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York created a natural and cultural field guide as part of a learning expedition on local history.

Discovering the Genesee - Volume 2

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Field guide about the geology (including the impact from humans) in Rochester, NY.

Discovering the Genesee - Volume 1

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Natural and cultural field guide about the early history of Rochester, NY

Bugs Tell a Story: Healthy Habitats Along the Genesee River

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K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

In effort to raise awareness of the state of a local river, GCCS K-5 classes developed a schoolwide expedition focusing on the health of the Genesee River in the spring of 2017.

Throughout a 12-week expedition on the geology of the Genesee River, 4th graders at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York focused on the questions: "How has the area we live in been shaped over time?" "How do scientists know that the earth has changed over time?" What might

we used spoons, forceps, shallow pans, and buckets

Testing the Waters

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Fifth grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York created this scientific report as part of a three-month learning expedition on water quality and the risks of pollution.

suddenly they saw what looked like a naked doll

Leaving Traces

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Fourth grade students from the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York, created a scientific magazine as part of a learning expedition on Early Man. They modeled the magazine after the National Geographical student magazine, Ranger Rick, and other similar magazines.

some trilobites could roll up into a ball