Community Urban Planning
Students will plan, design, and construct their own community map of a town after interviewing an Urban Planner Subject Matter Expert as part of a 6 week long Project Based Learning unit that I have previously developed.
Decoding the Drive: Gas, Gas, Hybrid, or Electric
Students will compare gas-powered, hybrid, and electric vehicles using a choice board and anticipation guide, play a round of jeopardy, and learn how new EV technologies can integrate into older gas-powered cars.
How Important are Oysters?
Students investigate how ocean acidification impacts oyster populations and marine ecosystems through hands-on experiments, data analysis, and research into NOAA-related careers in marine and ecological sciences.
Human Impact on Ocean Biodiversity
Expanding on the current scope of “Ecosystem Biodiversity” students will focus on human impacts on ocean biodiversity, centering on ocean acidification and how the change in pH level impacts the health of the lower level of the food web.
Investigating the Marsh Creek Watershed
Students will explore water quality systems and synthesize that information to monitor the quality of water in the two creeks that run on either side of the school.
It’s Raining!
Students explore how pollution travels through watersheds by modeling rainfall and runoff on a paper landscape, observing how contaminants spread, then reflecting on real-world impacts and creating memes promoting water conservation and pollution prevention.
Ocean Acidification Awareness
Students will explore various hands-on activities aimed at understanding the process of ocean acidification. Then, they will research an environmental impact related to ocean acidification.
pH, Organisms, and Ecosystems
To introduce students to ocean acidification students will engage in a two part lesson to explore the pH scale and see how lowering pH levels affect both individual organisms and entire ecosystems. This lesson will be part of my climate change unit.
Recycling Water is More than the Water Cycle
Students will explore the process and effort it takes to remove pollution from water. Then, students will create an awareness campaign to communicate to the public about how they currently use recycled water in their own community.