Kindergarteners will visit College Hill Learning Garden to explore real plants, taste garden-grown food, and engage in hands-on activities that reinforce classroom learning about nature.
Students explore the health impacts of the Bayview-Hunters Point power plant and examine how community activism has driven change, reflecting on ways to take action on environmental health issues. This unit connects environmental justice to broader health topics throughout the semester.
Students explore local environmental restoration projects, examining the careers and skills involved in repairing ecosystems and addressing past human impacts on the Bay.
Students will explore the geology of San Francisco and learn about the different soil types throughout San Francisco. They will use their knowledge of the different soil types to build earthquake safe buildings for each of them.
We will focus on what it takes to build a city by looking at the importance of transportation. Students will learn about sustainable efforts and methods of mobility and engage in a few activities to better visualize it all.
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.
Students explore how water moves from natural sources to the faucet, learning water quality testing and filtration skills through hands-on exercises. They compare filter designs, examine their effectiveness, and discover careers in the water treatment industry.
Students will work in teams to "treat" a model of "sewage" with different processes and materials.
Students will be able to observe and measure the built wetlands habitat and describe the ecosystem interactions as well as evidence of resilience.