Water Quality Monitoring of Local Stream
Students will collect water samples from a local stream and measure various aspects of water quality.
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Greening Our Water Infrastructure
During a unit on scale drawings, proportional relationships and similar figures, we will explore the water infrastructure of SF. Students will use what they learn about green infrastructure to solve a real problem at their school.
What's My Water Footprint?
Students will learn about the importance of water, our water needs and usage, water treatments and conservation.
Water and Agricultural Job Development, Past vs Present
Students will look at the development of jobs in the water and agricultural sector. They will learn more about ancient jobs as well as more about modern jobs.
Hiring Request for Main Break Repair Team
Students will apply operations with rational numbers to a real-world hiring scenario, analyzing salaries and budgets to assemble a main break repair team while considering education, experience, and cost-effectiveness.
Local History and Uncovering the Hidden
Students will uncover the hidden histories of their school and neighborhood—once a PG&E processing site, built on landfill, and an evacuation center after the 1989 earthquake. Using the Question Formulation Technique, they’ll explore three themes: liquefaction, water, and power.
Housing in San Francisco
Students explore environmental justice, urban housing, and sustainable building strategies by designing a multifamily housing model that incorporates water, energy, and waste-reduction solutions, guided by expert insights from professionals in sustainable city planning and engineering.
Water Stories
Students will view and analyze a model PSA and learn about the sewer system in San Francisco.
Gourd Goals: A Cross-Curricular Journey Into Global Water Challenges
Students will brainstorm and notice the ways they use water and importance to their lives and community. Students will develop a solution for using a limited water supply in their lives, as well as how to reduce contaminants and conserve their supply.