Courage and Adventure - Inyo County
Key | Grade | Destination | Learning Target(s) |
1 |
K-12 |
Big Pine |
BWD 2019 - I can work with my school crew to clean up trash and litter on and around the school campus and nearby community to dispose of trash properly and beautify our neighborhood. |
1 |
K-12 |
Big Pine |
BWD 2021 - I can help raise funds and participate in a walk-a-thon to benefit Wildcare Eastern Sierra, a non-profit wildlife rescue service. |
1 |
K-12 |
Big Pine |
BWD 2022 - I can contribute to a better world by transitioning to reusable dishes and silverware in the cafeteria, decreasing food waste, and maintaining our worm farm for composting. |
1 |
K-12 |
Big Pine |
BWD 2023 - I can plan and participate in a food drive to benefit Indigenous Women Hike and Bishop Soup Kitchen. |
1 |
2 |
Big Pine Creek |
I can describe some of the plants and animals found in the forest habitat of Big Pine Creek. |
1 |
1 |
Baker Creek |
I can name 3 reasons why Baker Creek is a healthy habitat for trout. |
1 |
7-8 |
Baker Creek |
I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim, Amy, and Jan) |
1 |
2 and 4 |
Alice Piper Garden |
I can plan a native plant garden, including measuring the space and plotting plant location according to size. |
1 |
5 |
Worm Farm, BP Elementary School |
I can responsibly care for our vermicompost, maintaining the proper temperature and moisture levels, and feeding the worms regularly. |
1 |
5 and 6 |
BP Schools Cafeteria |
I can plan and orchestrate a community meeting to teach other students about the new cafeteria system and vermicomposting to reduce food waste in our school cafeteria. |
1 |
6 |
Big Pine Creek |
I can monitor the water quality of Big Pine Creek. I can attend to precision. |
1 |
9-12 |
County Road (paved section just past Reynolds Rd.) |
I can differentiate between Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles. (Birding field work with Jan, Tim, and Amy) |
2 |
5 and 8 |
Cerro Coso Community College |
I can visit a local community college campus and interact with students and staff, experience campus life through activities and tours, and learn about majors offered. |
2 |
1 |
Bishop Creek |
I can use my senses to observe and note the changes that happen during the fall season. |
2 |
1 |
Paiute Cultural Center |
I can identify different tools that the Paiute people have used and currently still use today. I can describe how tools have changed over time. |
2 |
10 |
KIBS Radio Station |
I can create a radio PSA script to speak about the dangers and costs of smoking. I can create a radio PSA script to alert the members of our community about our Better World Day project Food Drive |
3 |
1 |
Saunders Pond |
I can use what I know about casting a fly rod from when we practiced at school, to cast and fish for trout. |
4 |
2 |
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine |
I can describe some of the plants, animals, and natural features found in the desert habitat of the Alabama Hills. I can explain how natural forces might have shaped the Alabama Hills. |
4 |
6 |
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine |
I can celebrate my transition from elementary to middle school. I can make choices that positively impact the environment (classroom, school, nature). |
4 |
7-8 |
Alabama Hills and Owens River Gorge, Lone Pine |
I can demonstrate how to correctly and safely belay. (Yo Basecamp! trips – Tim & Jan) |
4 |
7-8 |
Edwards Field, Lone Pine |
I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim, Amy, Jan and expert birder Russel Kokx) |
5 |
2 |
Eureka Dunes |
I can describe some of the plants and animals found in the desert habitat of Eureka Dunes. I can explain how wind shapes the land at the Eureka Dunes. |
6 |
2 |
Fish Slough |
I can describe some of the plants and animals found in the wetland habitat of Fish Slough. I can sort, identify, and count aquatic invertebrates. |
6 |
4 |
Fish Slough |
I can identify artifacts that prove people lived in an area long ago. |
7 |
3 and 8 |
Inyo Mountains Vaughn Gulch |
I can search for fossil evidence of life during the Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era. |
8 |
3 and 9 |
Pinyon Picnic Area White Mountains |
I can search for fossil evidence that gives clues to what our area was like during the Paleozoic Era. |
8 |
4 |
Old County Rd and Pinyon Picnic Area White Mountains |
I can identify plant communities where native plants grow locally, including Desert Scrub, Riparian, and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland. |
8 |
3 and 10 |
Bristlecone Pine Forest White Mountains |
I can describe the adaptations of the bristlecone pine trees that allow them to survive in a harsh environment. |
8 |
12 |
Cedar Flat, Westgard Pass |
I can apply astronomical skills to viewing and photographing celestial objects. I can apply photography skills to creating images during the day and at night. (Astronomy/photography field work with Jan and Amy) |
8 |
7-8 |
Methuselah Trail, White Mountain |
8th grade adventure trip. |
9 |
4 |
Fish Springs Rd/ Tinemaha Creek |
I can observe evidence along the obsidian trail (petroglyphs and grinding stones) of the first peoples of the Owens Valley. |
10 |
6 |
Happy Boulders |
I can try new things. I can make safe choices. |
11 |
6 |
Buttermilk Boulders |
I can find evidence of natural processes in the Buttermilks. I can make safe choices. I can leave no trace. |
11 |
9-12 |
The Buttermilks, Happy Boulders, Sad Boulders, Tiny Boulders (Big Pine), Sage to Summit Climbing Gym |
I can demonstrate safe spotting skills while honing my bouldering skills. (Tim) |
12 |
12 |
Sky Rock & 13 Moons Petroglyph, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Round Valley, Owens River (Bishop) |
I can hone my skills as a photographer & videographer by capturing images and footage that best shows the Payahuunadu to tell the story of water in our documentary film. (Water Expedition Field Work – Tim and Amy) |
13 |
6 |
Owens River |
I can find evidence of natural processes’ effects on the flora, fauna and environment at the Owens River. I can make safe choices. I can leave no trace. |
14 |
7-8 |
Birchim Canyon |
I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim) |
15 |
6 |
North Lake |
I can push myself on the North Lake hike. I can be the student to ask, “Who needs help?” |
16 |
7-8 |
Crater Mountain |
I can show grit by summiting Crater Mountain. |
17 |
7-8 |
Owens Valley Lake, Lone Pine |
I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim, Amy, Jan and expert birder Russel Kokx) |
18 |
6 |
Death Valley |
I can construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history. |
18 |
12 |
Devil’s Gate and Waucobi Lake Beds, Death Valley/Saline Valley Road; Owens Valley Fault, north of Crater Mountain; lateral moraines, Big Pine Canyon |
I can apply geological skills to observing, identifying and measuring geomorphological features (Geology field work with Jan and CalTech/Pomona College geologists) |
19 |
8 |
Panamint Valley, Indian Ranch & Hall Canyon |
I can practice stewardship by respecting the land I’m visiting and making it better by cleaning up litter and helping to revitalize the waterfall trail. |
20 |
7-12 |
Manzanar |
I can demonstrate stewardship and service by helping to bring in the harvest! Annual pear & apple harvesting service project to assist Manzanar. I can develop and deliver a presentation that details the significance of Alice Piper as an important historical figure of the civil rights movement. I can describe the living conditions at Manzanar in great detail while citing examples from movies, readings, images, interviews, experts, and other sources. |