It is the intention of Scott County Soil and Water Conservation and Gate City Middle and High School staff and students and the Scott County Career and Technical Center to join with area organizations and individuals to combine their efforts to maximize the educational opportunities of a school wetlands and combat a neighborhood problem. Using the natural wetlands located on the school grounds, students will investigate and understand that organisms within an ecosystem are dependent on one another and on non-living components of the environment. Inquiry skills at this level include organization and mathematical analysis of data, manipulation of variables in experiments, and identification of sources of experimental error. The Life Science standards continue to focus on student growth in understanding the nature of science. This scientific view defines the idea that explanations of nature are developed and tested using hands on instrumentation where students will learn to apply their knowledge to practical use seeking to achieve environmentally sound solutions to problems associated with mosquito populations. Students will learn to work in conjunction with experts in the field of environmental and biological science, drawing on their knowledge to assist them to combat an environmental issue while keeping the quality of the wetlands area. To achieve this goal Lake Fleming must continually be maintained by a group of volunteer adults and students. This group has many duties, including mowing, weeding and trash pickup of the area.
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