by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Our class will be sharing our learning journey as we explored and discovered issue with the watershed in both our community, and right on our playground. We will what we learned noticed, learned and some solutions that we have found that will help keep our water clean...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students were challenged by the City of Dexter to choose the 450 trees to be given out on Arbor Day. Once the trees were selected and ordered, students created brochures to give to community members as they picked up trees from several locations around Dexter. Part of...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students have been learning about the invasive grasses that grow along Mill Creek in Dexter. We found out that a team of environmental scientists are planning a removal project and we wanted to know how we could help. Wylie 3rd graders worked with UM graduate students...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Storm Drains, Salmon, Sturgeon and Indigenous Ways of Knowing… In this learning experience, students followed the path of rainwater from storm drains to streams and larger waterways that support salmon and sturgeon. Students analyzed water quality data and...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Learn about the Great Lakes Watershed and think about solutions to problems focused around fishing, water, the benthos and changing weather patterns. Our class is going to experience an amazing adventure as we go sailing on Grand Traverse Bay and conduct experiments...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
How do we impact the water ecosystem, and how does it affect life? Four short samples of ways students in our class have interpreted this class-generated, overarching question. Ranging from human effects on species, how different species affect other species, to how...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Our 4th-grade students are using their research and writing skills to inform the public and advocate for a better future in Michigan! Join us as students present on critical conservation issues, including protecting the Great Lakes water supply and saving endangered...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students were challenged by the City of Dexter to choose the 450 trees to be given out on Arbor Day. Once the trees were selected and ordered, students created brochures to give to community members as they picked up trees from several locations around Dexter. Part of...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students have been learning about the invasive grasses that grow along Mill Creek in Dexter. We found out that a team of environmental scientists are planning a removal project and we wanted to know how we could help. Wylie 3rd graders worked with UM graduate students...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 1, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Students learned about Maple Syrup and its importance for indigenous tribes across the Great Lakes. By: Jesse, Lucy, Teagan and Emmy, 3rd Grade Teacher: Jim Barnes, Wylie Elementary, Dexter Type: Powerpoint Click on the links above to see other gallery entries...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 31, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Our 3rd grade students had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with singer-songwriter and environmental educator Joe Reilly to create an original song about their personal connections to nature. Through a blend of storytelling, reflection, and music, students...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 31, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Third graders learned about indigenous tribes in Michigan and their culture, stories and traditions. One of these learnings was around Manoomin, wild rice that was an important winter food for indigenous tribes across the Great Lakes. Students researched rice camps...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Students began the year looking at the quality of the water in Mill Creek by assessing what living things were (or weren’t) present. They have continued learning about biodiversity in many different biomes and now are looking at healthy and unhealthy Riparian...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Students will be presenting their ideas to help teach their community about fighting Climate Change including protecting trees, composting, saving monarchs, creating a weather kit and stopping plastic waste. By: Lily Lippens, Jace Cochran, Aidan Anderson, Julian...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Wylie Elementary students wondered about the Huron River Watershed. We came up with these questions: How can you tell if a river’s watershed is healthy? How healthy is the Huron River? What are ways that we can help the community keep the Huron River and Watershed...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Our third grade students received a challenge letter from the city of Dexter to help them pick out tree species to be handed out for the annual Arbor Day event. The city gave students criteria of how to pick the best trees- such as making sure they were native to...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
The Eber/Bowman Fourth Grade Team at Wylie Elementary in Dexter researched Michigan Watersheds and our favorite Michigan Rivers. We used data from The Huron River Watershed Council website to learn about the whole Huron River Creekshed. We learned about the healthy...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
The Eber/Bowman Fourth Grade Team at Wylie Elementary in Dexter researched Michigan Watersheds and our favorite Michigan Rivers. We researched the impact that humans have on rivers. We used the school Stream Table to create an unhealthy river and came up with ways...
