Lesson Five: Solutions
Ashley and Seth use the Internet to read about destruction of the tropical rainforests. The group decides they want to do something about the destruction. A search of Internet and printed resources leads to a group decision to raise money to adopt an acre of rainforest through the Nature Conservancy Adopt An Acre Program. A “Think-Pair-Share” strategy is used by the group to decide how best to raise some money. The kids discuss and analyze options. A bake sale is the group decision, but the “Nature Discoveries” group cannot agree on what kind of baked goods to sell. Ms. Davis suggests taking a survey to determine which baked goods people would like to buy. It is decided that each child will ask 20 people what they would most likely buy at a bake sale. A sample survey (taking a tally) is done with the group so that everyone understands what to do.