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.
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.
Having students end our Human Impact unit by creating a model of their own usage of water at home or even throughout the day/week. Students will design a solution to better conserve water themselves or their community by analyzing the date from the model they created.
Students will explore electric and magnetic fields individually before using a circuit to explore how both electric and magnetic forces can be leveraged to make more complicated pieces of technology.
Medical Mystery: A Parasite Puzzle is a 10-day learning module designed for middle school in which students will research, discuss, and ultimately diagnose a disease caused by a particular parasite.
Students will work in teams to "treat" a model of "sewage" with different processes and materials.
Students will develop background knowledge about nanoscience and biomimicry to engage in a hands-on lesson where they explore how various natural materials react when exposed to water and other contaminants.
Students will understand how humans depend on Earth’s natural resources, how these resources are unevenly distributed, and how people further affect their distributions.
Students will be able to observe and measure the built wetlands habitat and describe the ecosystem interactions as well as evidence of resilience.