Organizing for Environmental Justice in the Bayview
Students explore the Big 6 community leaders and their campaign to close the Heron’s Head power plant, learning strategies and theories of change used in successful activism.
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Water
To Dam or Not to Dam
Students examine the proposed Danville Creek dam as a case study in water management, climate adaptation, and community impact. They research multiple perspectives, explore alternative solutions, and consider environmental, economic, and social factors in evaluating the project.
When is too much water?
Students explore how water is treated, stored, and conserved, using real-world scenarios to calculate volumes of aquifers and treatment storage.
Researching Water and Race
Students will explore the connections between water access, race, and environmental justice by conducting academic research, analyzing sources, and writing a practice research paragraph that prepares them for a larger Social Justice Research Paper.
Water Wise
Students will act as Water Treatment Specialists, designing filtration procedures for murky water and testing its quality using pH and turbidity. Through real-world connections to local facilities and industry careers, they will explore the science and importance of clean water.
Recycling Water is More than the Water Cycle
Purifying water with household materials to explore the process and effort of removing pollutants.
Our Global Water Crisis- How can I be part of the solution?
Water’s journey through a local water district is tracked with a map and 3D model to identify the major infrastructural components of a local water district and environmental challenges each component faces.
Environmental Injustices
Students use data and maps to investigate environmental injustices across San Francisco districts, applying two-way tables to quantitatively explore the lasting impacts of historical redlining on communities.
Arroyo Valley Creek Study
Students will investigate the water quality of Arroyo Valle Creek, analyze historical and current data, and design a community action to improve local watershed health.