The following are brief definitions of each group to prevent confusion
Earth Force Group consists of the educators who were trained in the Earth Force Curriculum. They act as facilitators of each Earth Force team because Earth Force projects are solely student run. The facilitators supervise the students and guide them through each part of the curriculum.
Earth Force Team consists of the students who are taking part in the Earth Force program. They are using the scientific method to identify issues in their community and proceed to address them. Go to www.earthforce.org if you would like to learn more about the curriculum and see success stories.
The first Earth Force Team in the Martinsville-Henry county area is based out of the Virginia Museum of Natural History and supervised by Evalyn Chapman and myself. We placed an announcement of the formation of an Earth Force team in the newspaper and we received five responses. Coincidentally, all five students come from the same high school in Henry County. We have met with them three times and they are currently observing the area of Bassett to find an issue they are passionate about and that they would like to address. We will keep you posted.
The Earth Force Group has met twice and are currently forming their own partnerships within the group in order to develop their own Earth Force Team. They will be using the VMNH Earth Force team as a model. For updates on this group you can go to http://mhcearthforce.blogspot.com/ and see what they are up to.
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