The students at Kootenay Orchards, spent the last week researching with their groups the various energy topics in preparation for today’s great Debate. The topics included were, Wind, Solar, Tidal, Fossil Fuels, Hydro and Nuclear. The groups presented their arguments , having the opportunity to state their case on why their particular energy resource was … Continued
This week at Kootenay Orchards school in Cranbrook, students worked hard to put together some amazing skits and presentations on how various everyday products are made. The students researched as a group what raw materials were used in the manufacturing of their product, the raw materials and resources used and shared the impacts associated. The … Continued
The grade 6 students in Mrs Potter’s class at Kootenay Orchards school in Cranbrook, are getting right back into the Beyond Recycling Program. In this weeks lesson, we are learning more about the Cycle of Stuff and the impacts that the everyday products we use have. In the lesson "It’s all from the Earth", students … Continued
The students at Kimberley Independent School and Kootenay Orchards school in Cranbrook had the opportunity to visit the Transfer Station in Cranbrook, the Materials Processing Plant, the Bottle Depot and the RDEK Landfill. The trip was filled with tons of information about how we make a difference by recycling and taking the time to sort … Continued
The students at Kootenay Orchards and Kimberley Independent school, experienced first hand how challenging it would be to clean up after a oil spill. During the lesson on Water, students were tasked with a challenge to clean the oil from water in a pie tray. The students were given only a popsicle stick, paper towel … Continued
The students from both KIS and Kootenay orchards were given the task over the March Break to collect recyclables and items destined for the landfill. The students not only came back to class with an array of items but the imagination and creativity was overwhelming!!! There were wind charms made with old spoons cut into … Continued
The students at The Kimberley Independent School and Kootenay Orchards School in Cranbrook, discussed the many ways they can reduce their Ecological Footprint. Students in both schools came up with great ways they could make change "with my own two hands". As students did their "Eco Handprint" activity they listened to Ben Harper’s song entitled … Continued
The students at both Kimberley Independent school and Kootenay Orchards school in Cranbrook, had an opportunity to debate the pros and cons of Solar, Nuclear, Wind, Fossil Fuels and Hydro energy this week. The students worked hard on researching their energy resource, as well as coming up with some great rebuttals for the other teams. … Continued
