The Montana Outdoor Science School, or MOSS, will be visiting Brorson School October 13 and 14. MOSS is a privately funded organization out of Bozeman, MT that teaches the global leadership concept of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. MOSS will be coming into the classroom and teaching lab studies in conjunction with field science. For instance, the topic of aquatic plants would consist of a plant study or dissection as part of a lab study. Students would then go to a swamp or lake to study plant-life in the field. This encourages students to talk about science in the world around them.
A variety of topics will be discussed including aquatic plants, photosynthesis and animal tracking. The school will be divided into two groups and focus on specific topics such as renewable resources and predators. Kindergarten through third grade will be learning about sustainable energy while fourth through sixth grades will be focusing on airborne engineers, such as hawks and eagles, as part of the predator study.
MOSS focuses on presenting information without textbooks to offer a hands-on learning experience and they tailor each program to accommodate the grade they are presenting to. To learn more about MOSS or find out how to bring this unique learning experience into the classroom, visit outdoorscience.org.
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