Third graders at Colham Ferry are participating in a year-long, cross-curricular PBL unit inspired by the book Beatrice’s Goat and the Heifer International Project. Students are learning about sustainability, and the relationship between agriculture and economics. The community outreach portion of our PBL will have a global impact by providing goats to communities in rural Africa, as well as food resources to our community of Oconee County.

• Ask

  • Live Goat visit (slideshow with multiple pictures linked) - Community partner

  • Wonder Wall questions

  • Read Beatrice’s Goat

  • Adopt a Cow program

• Imagine

  • Dr. Farrar (Veterinarian) presentation about visiting African village and the impact of livestock - Community partner

  • Explored/Researched using Heifer International Project

  • Creating goat pens (area/perimeter)

  • Goat research - What does a goat need and what does it provide? (STEM journaling)

• Plan

  • Comparing/Contrasting GA Habitats with Uganda Habitats - Research Sheet

  • Designing goat ornaments

  • Calculating supplies cost, profit, and determining price based on goal for goat ornament

• Create

  • Goat ornaments

  • Pen Pal Letters to African students

• Improve

  • Reflection - FlipGrid

  • Collaborate with Heifer International regarding student donation.

  • Present students with final information about the global impact from the goats that we are purchasing for rural communities.

  • Talk about the community impact from donation to Food for Kids in Watkinsville, GA.