A Drop in the Bucket
Exploring water management by estimating and calculating the percentage of available freshwater on Earth.
A Drop in the Bucket: Investigating Earth’s Limited Freshwater Supply
Exploring water management by estimating and calculating the percentage of available freshwater on Earth.
Charging Forward: Electric Vehicle Debates
Students will present scientific arguments on various topics related to electric vehicles in the form of debates with the goal of becoming more aware of some of the issues related to the adoption of electric vehicles.
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.