SABES Overview

• Overview

• Getting Started

• SABES Mentor Survival Guide

SABES Roles & Responsibilities

• Afterschool Facilitator & Mentor Responsibilities

SABES Calendar

• SABES Calendar (updated 10/12/2017)

SABES Meeting Days/Times

• Afterschool Program Meeting Schedule

Googledocs

• Mentor Googledocs

  • Each mentor group has a separate page on the googledoc spreadsheet above. please use your page and work with other mentors in your group to ensure that 2 mentors visit your assigned sabes classroom once/week.

• Transportation Options

• SABES Zipcar Registration Form

Curriculum

• Curriculum Overview

• Electronic Copies of the Curriculum

  • 3rd Grade:
    • Hop to It Educator’s Guide
    • Hop to It Student Journal
    • Cardboard Constructions (Part 1 of 2; Part 2 of 2)
  • 4th Grade:
    • Blinking Lights
    • Balls & Tracks
  • 5th Grade:
    • Shake Things Up Educator’s Guide
    • Shake Things Up Student Journal
    • Pinball: Designing a Game (Part 1 of 2; Part 2 of 2)

Student Driven Projects

• Community Walk-Through

  • Student Handout

• Past Student Driven Projects

DURING THE 2014-2015 SY, STUDENT-DRIVEN PROJECTS VARIED GREATLY AMONG SCHOOL SITES AND GRADES. PROJECT TOPICS INCLUDED GARDENING, COMPOSTING, BULLETIN BOARD COVERS, ELECTRONIC RAT REPELLENTS, WATER FILTRATION FOR DRINKING AND GARDEN USE, WATER SKIMMING DEVICES TO CLEAN WATER POLLUTION, SOUNDPROOFING, MODEL LOCKERS AND RAILROAD SAFETY.

RAILROAD SAFETY (JOHN RUHRAH, 4TH):

WATER FILTRATION (BARCLAY, 5TH):

SPECIFICALLY, THE 4^TH GRADERS AT BARCLAY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL DECIDED TO START A COMPOSTING CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL’S GARDEN. THEY RESEARCHED COMPOSTING, LEARNED ABOUT THE PROCESS THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AND GUEST SPEAKERS, TESTED METHODS ON A SMALL CLASS COMPOST BATCH AND ULTIMATELY PILOTED THEIR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DURING ONE LUNCH PERIOD.

Safety in the Classroom

• Safety in the Elementary School Science Classroom Packet

• SABES Science Safety Presentation