Category Archives: Forces of Nature

This semester, we collected books than anticipated. This is the updated book list!

1.     101 Dalmations – Disney
2.     The rise of Barack Obama
3.     Pen Dragon: The Merchant of Death – D.j MacHale
4.     A picture of freesdome: the diary of a slave girl- scholastic
5.     The royal diaries: Sondok  – Scholastic
6.     The Royal diaries: Cleopatra VII – Scholastic
7.     The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette – Scholastic
8.     Magic Tree House: Soccer on Sunday – Mary Pope Osborn
9.     Magic Tree House: Civil warn Sunday – Mary Pope Osborn
10.  Ivy + Bean: Bound to be Bad – Annie Barrows
11.  Sealed with a secret – lisa Schroder
12.  In a blink – kiki thrope
13.  Miss. Noddlekungel : Daniel Pinkwater
14.  Upside Down Magic
15.  Dolphin Diaries – Ben Baglio
16.  Dragon Rider – Cornella Funke
17.  Itty Bitty Animals – Joan Emerson
18.  Magic Tree House: Night of the Ninjas – Mary Pope Osborn
19.  Pup Style: when I grow up – Dara Foster
20.  Friends Forever -American Girl Doll
21.  Trust your magic – Cindy Callaghan
22.  I survived – Lauren Tarhis
23.  Home Away from Home – Cynthia Haigh
24.  Cam Jansen: The Summer Camp Mysteries – David A. Adler
25.  Magic Tree House: The Knight at Dawn – Mary Pope Osborn
26.  Beauty Secrets
27.  Anne Green – L.M Montgomery
28.  Mermaid Tales – Debbie Dadey
29.  The Babysitter Club: Krusty and the Mother’s Day Surprise – Anne M. Martin
30.  The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse – Brain Farrey
31.  Whatever After: Fairest of all – Sarah Mlynowski
32.  Witch: The Last Tear –
33.  Disney Descendants – Disney
34.  The Lorax- Dr. Seuss
35.  Clifford: goes to dog school – Norman Bridwell
36.  Matilda – Roald Dahl
37.  Dra’s Nursery Rhyme Adventure – Scholastic
38.  Beryl: a Pigs Tale – jane simmons
39.  Enchanted Tales 1 & 2 – Disney
40.  Little Bill: A rainy day to remember – scholastic
41.  Dora explorer: a birthday for Boots – scholastic
42.  Lily’s Pesky Plant – Disney
43.  What is a rock – John Syrocki
44.  A summer day on the farm – Lucille Wood
45.  Fuzzy Rabbit in the Park – Rosemary Billam
46.  The Magic Pot – Ann McGovern
47.  Goosebumps: Egg Monster From Mars – R.L.Stine
48.  True Talesof Animal Heros – Allan Zullo
49.  Amelia Bedilia – Peggy Parish
50.  Merry Christmas Gernimo – Geronimo Stilton
51.  The return of the Dragon – Rebecca Rupp
52.  Muggie Maggie – Bevery Cleary
53.  Paula & Bob’s Story – Don Buchholz
54.  Henry and the Clubhouse – Beverly Cleary
55.  Dear Drumb Diary: Let’s pretend this never happened – Jim Benton
56.  Amelia Bedilia – Peggy Parish
57.  Dear Dumb Diary: The worst things in life are also free: Jim Benton
58.  Dear Dumb Diary: That’s what friends aren’t for – Jim Benton
59.  Dear Dumb Diary: Never underestimate your dumbness – Jim Benton
60.  Dear Dumb Diary: it’s not my fault I know everything – jim Benton
61.  Dear Dumb Diary: the problem with here is that it’s where I’m from – Jim Benton
62.  Dear Dumb Diary: Can adults become humans – Jim Benton
63.  Dear dumb Diary: am I the frog or princess – Jim Benton
64.  Maya & Miguel: My twin sister – scholastic
65.  Max is missing: scholastic
66.  The adventures of baily school kid:  zombies don’t play soccer
67.  Scobby Doo & You_ The case of the glowing alien – james gelsey
68.  The birthday wish mystery: faye couch reeves
69.  Guiness World Records: Ultimate Machines- Scholastic
70.  What is Sound –  Gabriel H. Reuben
71.  Here comes night Miriam Schlein
72.  Pennsylvania Primer – Lucille Wallower
73. Strike out! How to be a star pitcher – Dan Smith
74. Icky bug shapes – Jerry Pallotta
75. The work people do Auto mechanic – Betsy Imershein
76. Sleepy Dog – Harrriet Ziefert
77. Nighttime Ninja – Barbara Dacosta
78. Star wars – Marc Cerasini
79. My five senses – Aliki
80. Guardians of the galaxy – Clarissa Wong
81. Corythosaurus – Dorling Kindersley
82. Lego Star Wars – Ace Landers
83. How do dinosaurs learn to read? – Jane Yolen
84. It Takes a Village – Jane Cowen- Fletcher
85. The Cow that went OINK – Bernard Most
86. Stegosaurus – Dorling Kindersley
87. Diary of a Worm – Doreen Cronin
88. Go to school, Charlie Brown – Charles M. Schulz
89. Into the Mummy’s Tomb – Nicholas Reeves
90. The Poky Little Puppy’s First Christmas – Justine Korman
91. If you take a Mouse to School – Laura Numeroff
92. Moving on – Carl B. Smith
93. Same Old Horse – Stuart J. Murphy
94. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Sharlene Nelson
95. Questions & Answers, Space, Explore the Universe – Capella – Arcturus
96. Rodeo Time – Stuart J. Murphy
97. If you give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Numeroff
98. Ask Albert Einstein – Lynne Barasch
99. The Popples and the Puppy – Gail George
100. Care Bears – Quinlan Lee
101. 101 Dalmatians
102. 102 Dalmatians – Dodie Smith
103. The Magic School Bus
104. Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift
105. Eighteen Cousins – Carol Hogan
106. Minnie’s Slumber Party
107. Bears, Bears, Everywhere – Rita Milios
108. Farm Alphabet Book – Jane Miller
109. Just Me and my Friend – Mercer Mayer
110. Lola at the Library – Anna McQuinn – Rosalind Beardshaw
111. Just a Toy – Gina Mayer
112. Just Grandpa and Me – Mercer Mayer
113. Good Morning, River! – Lisa Westberg Peters
114. Henny Penny – Rand McNally
115. Scooby-Doo – Scholastic
116. Just a Bully – Gina Mayer
117. Wet Dog! – Elise Broach
118. Happy Easter, Little Critter – Mercer Mayer
119. Iron Man 2 – Iron Man’s Friends And Foes – Lisa Shea
120. Calling all Engines
121. The Magic Fish – Freya Littledale
122. You Can – Carl Smith
123. Pup and Hound – Susan Hood
124. The Ice Race – Scholastic
125. Cinderella
126. Clifford’s Christmas – Scholastic
127. Questions & Answers, Animal World, Explore the Living Planet – Capella – Arcturus  
128. The Jacket I Wear in the Snow – Shirley Neitzel
129. Just Me and My Mom – Mercer Mayer
130. Science in the Kitchen – Rebecca Heddle
131. Star Wars the Clone Wars, Watch out for Jabba the Hutt! – Simon Beecroft
132. Aladdin – Karen Kreider
133. Star Wars the Clone Wars, Anakin In Action – Simon Beecroft
134. Lego Kingdoms – Hannah Dolan
135. Star Wars the Clone Wars, R2 to the Rescue – Rob Valois
136. Happy Halloween Stinky Face – Lisa Mccourt
137. Elementary Energy & Environment Science Activities Book 2
138. Fast Food – Saxton Freymann
139. 2s, 3s, & 4s – Suzanne Aker
140. Just Me and My Dad – Mercer Mayer
141. My Friends Tigger & Pooh, All Year Long! – A.A. Milne – E.H. Shepard

142.The Boy Who Took Care of the Pigs

143. Anna’s Secret Friend – Yoriko Tsutsui
144. Elementary Energy & Environmental Science Activities Book 1
145. Elementary Energy & Environmental Science Activities Book 5
146. Winter Ice is Nice  – Scholastic
147. Elementary Energy & Environmental Science Activities Book 3
148. The Treasure – Uri Shulevitz
149. Elementary Energy & Environmental Science Activities Book 4
150. Elementary Energy & Environmental Science Activities Book 6
151. Sam Gets Lost – Mary Labatt
152. Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Salem’s Tails, Feline Felon – Nancy Holder
153. Wall-E – Apple Jordan
154. Mr. Popper’s Penguins – Richard and Florence Atwater
155. Sam Goes to School – Mary Labatt
156. SpongeBob SquarePants, New Student Starfish – Jenny Miglis  
157. Sam Finds a Monster – Mary Labatt
158. Beauty and the Feast – Sara Hunter
159. That Lazy Cat! – C. R. Gibson
160. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Lyndy Stevens
161. Katie Did it – Becky Bring McDaniel
162. Friend for a Princess
163. The Pout-Pout Fish – Deborah Diesen
164. Say Good Night – Harriet Ziefert
165. The Snow Dog – Scholastic
166. Wellspring of Magic – Jan Fields
167. My Dinner – Margaret Wolff
168. The Littlest Christmas Elf – Nancy Buss
169. Horrible Harry And The Christmas Surprise – Suzy Kline
170. I Can Read About Witches – Robyn Supraner
171. I Spy – Jean Marzollo
172. There Were Ten in the Bed – Scholastic
173. Scooby- Doo and the Vampire’s Revenge – James Gelsey
174. The New Kid – Larry Brimner
175. 101 Dalmatians Little Library
176. Yankee Doodle – Scholastic
177. Magic Hair – Jane Jerrard
178. Avatar – Michael Dimartino
179. Look Around – Nora Gaydos
180. Lucky Rainbow – Jane Jerrard
181. Pet Show – Scholastic
182. Santa’s Surprise Sleigh – Susan Karnovsky
183. Jump – Scott Fischer
184. Clifford’s Kitten – Norman Bridwell
185. Dads New Path – Darrel and Sally odgers
186. Biscut – Alyssa Satin Capucilli
187. Sun and Shadow
188. One Hundred and One Read Aloud Classics – Pamela Horn
189. The Story of the Easter Bunny – Sheila Black
190. Bears Christmas Story – Mirelle D’Allance

I asked my team member what they gained this semester from the research and service project itself – Emma Peoples

“What I gained from this EACAP project was that every little bit counts no matter how small or big, it all adds up! This changed my perspective a complete 360 because I didn't know that all of these issues can be coming from us as individuals, but also that we can fix the issues. This was impactful to give to the kids who are less fortunate and for them to be able to have resources. This made me realize how fortunate we actually are and how we have resources at our fingertips daily.” – Lindsey Williams

“In my perspective learning about the bee decline was very informative. I feel like a lot of people don’t realize how big this problem is for the whole environment. I would say that our research project on bee declination allowed to see and analyze the problem and learn more about it. Our EACAP project was Glenside elementary used book drive, where we collect around 70 books for the student to allow them to improve their English and critical thinking.”  – Kate Brovina

“When we first started, we were unsure on what our topic would be on. Then we finally decided to do bee decline. It was a topic that we have all heard about but was not deeply informed. Throughout this project, I have learned to allot of new things about bee decline and I also gained a social experience working with my group. When it came to bee decline, I learned lots of new information. For example, one unique fact I learned was that bees pollinate 90 different types of crops in just North America. I had a great experience working with Emma, Kate, and Lindsey.  The social benefit I gained was learning how to work with others coordinatively. We all were assigned a part of the research paper, which we all completed. The part that I was assigned was the consequences. Throughout the process of this project, Emma played a major role and made sure everything was coordinative. For our community action, we collaborated with Glenside Elementary, a local school, to help donate used books. We set up book stations in the library, Dr. K’s office, and at our EarthFest station. Our goal was to gain 100 books to give to Glenside Elementary School. We reached 72% of this projection, gaining 72 books. Although we have not gained what we were originally wishing for, we were very proud of ourselves. This has helped me reconsider what I could possibly do with a lot of my old belongings. I believe everyone should reconsider what they do with their old things. Like that famous phrase “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” – Anthony Jenkins

Semester Conclusion: This was an amazing semester working with each other, Dr. K and Glenside Elementary. The four of us took this class not knowing what to expect and a somewhat decent understanding of the environment. Yet, a semester spent doing EACAP, group work, weekly discussions, videos, changed all of our lives. We are all so much more conscious of the impact we have locally and globally. It was amazing to hopefully change the children of Glenside’s educational future and make them feel even more secure in their reading. Also, we had a blast taking a step away from Glenside and educating ourselves about bee decline. You often head about save the bee’s but we all enjoyed looking into this on our own times and educating ourselves about a serious environmental issue. This semester has been informative and fun, thank you, everyone, for keeping up with Forces of Nature, until next time.

Here is a list of the Books received over the semester! Our goal was hopefully around 100 books in total but we did reach somewhat close to that! We still have an impending pick up from Dr. K’s office and hopefully, that will push us closer to our goal! There is a nice variety of books and I’m sure the kids will be happy to have these new additions!

Last Thursday, Forces of Nature presented our project in Gaige. This was completely awesome to pur out everything we have been doing over the semester into one presentation. we all enjoyed also seeing the hard work that our classmates have done also.

Forces of Nature decided to change our flyers and create a call to action letter! We typed out a description of our project and then drop the letters in faculty mailboxes across camps! Hopefully, some of you have seen them around campus yourselves!

EACAP Poster EACAP Poster

March 14, 2019

The Forces of Nature Decided to grab some snacks from Tully’s and get to work. First, we divided our research project on Bee Decline amongst each other. This was fairly easy. Our service project is going well, we have broadcasted it onto campus with flyers yet we have not gotten many donations.

This is the flyer that will be posted around campus for Forces of Nature! Please share with friends and on social media if possible! 

On February 15th, our group met with Ms. Fisher from Glenside Elementary for or science book collection. We decided to have used book collection around campus to increase the materials for their school library. We will be making a flyer and creating boxes to hopefully increase donations, while also reaching out to personal resources for donations.