Wacky Fact Wednesday - Did you know? Our school location has a large gravel deposit from ancient glaciers. Many students are doing Earth Science projects around rocks and learning about Minnesota's special landscape. Want to learn more - check out the University of MN's geology page on glacial geology! https://cse.umn.edu/mgs/glacial-geology #terranovamn #wackywedfacts
This year we've had a few groups pack meals at Feed My Starving Children. This last Friday, one of our groups made #4 on the leaderboard! #teamgoobers #fmscmn #terranovamn #experientiallearning #servicelearning #otcf
How did you celebrate Earth Day? We had some students cleaning up garbage this afternoon taking pride in our campus. And one of our high school science seminars learned about the importance of trees and photosynthesis by playing a tag game. #terranovamn #earthday2024 #outoftheclassroomintotheworld
Happy Earth Day! This year's theme is Planet vs. Plastics. Let's spread awareness about phasing out all single-use plastics. Bring your reusable water bottle and show Jess to get a Terra Nova sticker for your bottle! https://www.earthday.org/ #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #earthday2024 #earthdayorg #waterbottlechallenge
Earth Day is TOMORROW! But we can celebrate any (and every) day! Terra Nova is going to try an Earth Hour challenge. At 8:00 PM tonight post your Earth Hour celebrating our beautiful planet. Your hour, your power. Earth Hour believes that each and every one of us has the power to make a positive impact on our planet, but it’s up to us as individuals to decide how we do so. Give an hour for Earth ideas can be found at --> https://www.earthhour.org/take-part/give-an-hour
#OurHourForEarth #terranovamn
A group of Terra Nova students spent their morning packing meals with Feed My Starving Children. Our group packed over 6,000 meals, feeding 18 children for a year! #terranovamn #otcf #experientiallearning #servicework #fmsc
OTCF SeaLife part deux. #terranovamn #otcf #sealifemoa #outoftheclassroomintotheworld
Out of the Classroom, Into the World today at SeaLife! #sealifemoa #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld
When the rain stops, sometimes you need to grab your guitar and play a tune outside. #terranovamn #terranovamusicclub #getoutside
Wacky Fact Wednesday - Cottonwood trees. Did you know? We have several of these trees on the Terra Nova campus. Next time you are in the parking lot, look to the southside near the open field and try to pick out a Cottonwood tree.
Want to learn more - check out the MN DNR's page on Cottonwood trees https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees/cottonwood.html #terranovamn #cottonwoodtrees #wackywedfacts
Terra Nova NexTrex Update! We have 151 days remaining to collect recyclables for the Trex Challenge. Just one of the bags we weighed today was 15.5 lbs! To date, we have collected 219 lbs! Send in your clean plastic bags to support our school and join the recycling revolution! #nextrexchallenge #terranovamn
Some Terra Nova students are identifying trees as part of an environmental science seminar this month. #treevalue #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #mntreeid
Join us this Friday! Save your seat for our next information session on Friday, April 12th! Visit our website and fill out the Tour Request form. www.TerraNovaMN.org #terranovamn #projectbasedlearning #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #innovationeducation
We had our first Legacy 2 Inspire experience today! This group is bringing one of their custom-built woodworking and metalworking trailers to Terra Nova to provide Industrial Tech experiences for students. #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #legacy2inspire #handson #experientialeducation
It was an overcast day, but we were able to get a glimpse of the eclipse! Thanks to our student, Taylor, who got a sweet picture of the eclipse through the clouds. #terranovamn #eclipse2024
We had another awesome Out of the Classroom Friday (OTCF) opportunity at Terra Nova! We are highlighting our group of high school students who gave their afternoon to help provide food to those in need at Grace Place in Montrose. #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #GracePlace #experientiallearning
Another fun-filled Out of the Classroom Friday (OTCF) at Terra Nova! Part 2 of our Como Zoo highlights. #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #comozoo #experientiallearning
Another fun-filled Out of the Classroom Friday (OTCF) at Terra Nova! Our first highlight is our visit to Como Zoo. Students did habitats observations through field journaling! This is a real-world skill that scientists use to collect data about abiotic (nonliving) and biotic (living) factors. This is part 1 of our Como Zoo highlights. Check back for more from this trip and our other OTCF experiences from today. #terranovamn #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #comozoo #experientiallearning
We're getting ready for spring at Terra Nova! Students are putting together some greenhouses so we can start some native prairie plants. Keep checking back to see our plant progress and projects. #terranovamn #prairieplants #springtime
Splash into spring and save your seat for our next information session on Friday, April 12th! Join us and learn more about getting Out of the Classroom and into the World at Terra Nova. Visit our website and fill out the Tour Request form. www.TerraNovaMN.org #terranovamn #projectbasedlearning #outoftheclassroomintotheworld #innovationeducation
