Hyatt Park Habitat or Lily Pond Science
Science Consultant: Katrina Nyland, USC Marine Science
Ph.D student
The inquiry project of Lily Pond
Science expanded over the year. Originally, Ms. Erving, the
science teacher and
Ms. James, the art teacher designed an interactive unit
to study the life cycle of frogs. Click
here to see the Frog Thematic Units. Many things changed since the grant was
funded. Ms. Erving retired
because
of poor
health but Ms. Lucas volunteered to work with the science
segment. The pond became a part of an outdoor garden habitat
that includes a South Carolina Fence Garden, a Butterfly
Garden and multiple gardens of flowers and vegetables.
Each grade level CD through Fifth has participated in the
planning and planting of the habitat. Teachers have conducted
inquiry lessons and students are responsible for watering,
weeding, maintaining, studying and investigating what goes
on there.
On April 20, 2004, the PTO sponsored a Grand Garden Celebration.
Around 200 people attended. Ms. Lucas and the fourth graders
presented a program explaining how the garden was going
to be used to study ecology.
Our school is grateful for all the help and funding provided
through Dr. Zenger and her assistants Ms. Schneider and
Ms. Nyland, for the additional PDS funding provided through
and Inguiry grant directed by Dr. Fields, for funding from
Columbia’s Partners in Education, the Hyatt Park
PTO and for all the other help and hard work from the students,
community and teachers.
The Lily Pond and Garden Habitat will be an ongoing project
regenerated every year with new Inquiry projects, plants
and creatures. It will provide an excellent place of opportunity
for learning and enjoyment at our school.
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