Build Your Own Water Turbine
Students will build turbines from pre-determined supplies to demonstrate how water can be used to transfer energy and be used for power.
Teachers as active participants in the scientific community
This ETP provides high school science teachers with a structured framework to connect with the local STEM community, engage in content- or industry-specific training, and collaboratively translate new scientific practices into actionable classroom strategies.
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How's My Waterway
In this lesson, students learn to identify factors affecting aquatic ecosystem health by collecting and analyzing chemical and physical data from a digital source in preparation for testing actual local water samples.
Riverside Water Wars
Is there enough to go around? Exploring how Riverside’s water is divided between people, farms, and nature.
Sustainable Careers
Students will research sustainable careers in the area. A list of local companies and careers will be provided to students who will then fill out a Google slides template explaining the career. Students will then present their slideshow to their classmates.
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Watershed Exploration: Health & Protection
Students will use digital tools to investigate and analyze our local watershed. Through collaborative small group discussions, they will evaluate and identify point and non-point sources of pollution impacting the watershed's health.
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Classroom Collaboration: Building Group Skills
This ETP engages students in collaborative design teams to create digital artwork in Adobe Illustrator for screen printing and sale at a school pop-up shop.
Intentional Onboarding
This lesson introduces students to classroom community-building, mindset development, and reflective practices by modeling professional onboarding and mentorship strategies.
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Contributing to the Soil Science Lab Citizen Science Project
This two-week long mini-unit focuses on students completing an investigation and contributing their findings to Soil Science Lab, a citizen science project.