The document provides information and resources for students to write essays for the 2008-2009 Green Team Applications. It includes topics related to the school's nature trail such as a pond habitat, compost pile, bluebird trail, human sundial, butterflies, bats, tree identification, and Native American garden. For each topic, it suggests what students could write about and provides related images, videos, and websites for additional information.

1. 2008-2009 Green Team Applications Your essay should teach a student in K- 4 something new about any one of the items from the nature trail. Photographer: Terry Rosengart Pics4Learning

2. Teaching Others to Love Our Outdoor Classroom Photographer: N. Biddinger Pics4Learning

3. Photographer: Rosengart, Terry Pics4Learning

4. A Pond Habitat Who are the members of our pond habitat & how do they work in a system? Suggestions: Leopard Frogs (tadpoles?) Gambusia Cattails & Lillies Insects Photographer: Kathryn Hedges Pics4Learning.

5. Photographer : Annie&John/Flickr

6. Compost Pile What is composting? Why is it beneficial? How do you do it or, What does a good compost pile need?

7. www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/2066113292

8. Photographer: Jean Haberman Pics4Learning The Bluebird Trail What is a bluebird? Tell about the lifecycle of a bluebird. Where would be the best places along the trail to place our 11 bluebird houses ?

9. Double click www.youtube.com/watch?v=472wJNoW6Ns&feature=related

10. The Human Sundial Write out the instructions (step by step) to use the human sundial. Explain how it works. www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/145586495

11. Photographer: (both images)Elena Williams/ Pic4Learning

12. Fluttering By What plants do we need to have growing to attract butterflies? Do their larvae eat the same thing? Describe the lifecycle of a butterfly. www.flickr.com/photos/23084352@N00/500771487 www.flickr.com/photos/68008857@N00/525735562

13. www.flickr.com/photos/34653535@N00/704444656 www.flickr.com/photos/70097310@N00/2557079831

14. Bat Houses What types of bats live in Covington County? What do our bats eat? Why are they important to all of us? www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/112370807

15. www.flickr.com/photos/8088927@N06/2512817215

16. Tree Identification www.flickr.com/photos/80122196@N00/789024 www.flickr.com/photos/11211587@N03/2449747432 Create a walking tour through the trees on the path. Describe at least 8 different trees or shrubs. Use pressed leaves, sketch or “rub” the leaves to add to your guide.

17. Photographer: Mary Cantlin Pica4Learning

18. Which Indian tribe lived (lives) in this area? What does planting the “Three Sisters” mean? Are there other items we should plant in our Native American garden? Garden Area Native American 3 Sister’s Plantings

19. Image Credits Slide 1 Rosengart, Terry. greenturtle.jpg . February 2008. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 <http://pics.tech4learning.com> Slide 2 Biddinger, N.. ridgecrestjune2007(127).jpg . March 2006. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.com Slide 3 Rosengart, Terry. lillypond2.jpg . February 2008. Pics4Learning. 13 Jul 2008 <http://pics.tech4learning.com> Slide 4 Hedges, Kathryn. dsc04275.jpg . Summer 2006. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.com Slide 5 Annie & John. Flickr. 12 Jul 2008 Slide 6 Personal Photo Slide 7 Piper & Friends. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/2066113292 Slide 8 Haberman, Jean. bluebird12.jpg . 2006. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.com Slide 9 Video Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472wJNoW6Ns&feature=related Slide 10 ' Where to find the sun throughout the+year. ' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/145586495 Slide 11Pic 1 Williams, Elena. monarchreleaseday.jpg . October 2007. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.com Slide 11 Pic2 Williams, Elena. monarchcatepillar2.jpg . October 2007. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.com

20. Image Credits Slide 12 Pic 1 ' I spy another Butterfly ' www.flickr.com/photos/68008857@N00/525735562 Slide 12 Pic 2 The morning stretch and a nibble!&quot; ' www.flickr.com/photos/23084352@N00/500771487 Slide 13 Pic 1 : ' DSC_1034 ' www.flickr.com/photos/70097310@N00/2557079831 Slide 13 Pic 2 ' Just hanging around... ' www.flickr.com/photos/34653535@N00/704444656 Slide 14 Bats Help Farmers ' www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/112370807 Slide 15 The Memory Lane ' www.flickr.com/photos/8088927@N06/2512817215 Slide 16 Pic 1 Red and black ' www.flickr.com/photos/80122196@N00/789024 Slide 16 Pic 2' TRANSPARENCIAS ' www.flickr.com/photos/11211587@N03/2449747432 Slide 17 Cantlin, Mary. harvest. jpg . Fall 2005. Pics4Learning. 12 Jul 2008 <http://pics.tech4learning.com Slide 18 Personal Photo