Science Partner PBL Units

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3rd Protecting Our Watershed: Inquiry to Action - The Escondido Creek Conservancy Partner

In this PBL unit, students will learn about how humans impact native habitats through a partnership with Escondido Creek Conservancy. They will investigate the Elfin Forest habitat and uncover the phenomenon of Steelhead Trout, once native to the Escondido Creek, that is now endangered. Sadly, human impact has made the creek uninhabitable for our native trout. Based on our field work experience at Elfin Forest, students will discover that litter is a prominent human impact both in nature and their school site. Students will connect that human activity in the Escondido community impacts the natural habitat of the Elfin Forest and will design a solution that will help reduce litter in native habitats.

4th grade digging into food systems eusd pbl aligned with coastal roots farm

4th Grade Digging Into Food Systems - Coastal Roots Farm Partner

This PBL unit is designed to support student learning connected to the Coastal Roots field trip. Through a trip to the Coastal Roots farm, students will learn how farms practice composting for sustainable farming and waste diversion. Throughout the PBL unit students will focus on green waste, or organic waste, to learn more about how recent legislation has impacted their school site and how it will make positive long term impacts on the local community and environment. Students will create a public service announcement sharing why and how the school is sorting food waste during lunch. The goal is to inform younger students on campus about the school’s waste diversion program.

5th grade ecosystems in action eusd pbl aligned with the nature collective

5th Grade Ecosystems in Action - Nature Collective Partner

In this project students will learn about ecosystems and develop a model to describe the flow of matter among plants, animals, and the environment. Students will participate in field work at the San Elijo Lagoon with the Nature Collective. Based on student learning, students will work collaboratively using the design thinking process to design a way to protect the Escondido Creek Watershed. Students will present their learning and their product they created to a panel of community members (teachers can determine members of the panel).

5th grade ecosystems in action dlp eusd pbl aligned with the nature collective

5th Grade DLP Ecosystemas en acciones - La asociación Nature Collective

In this project students will learn about ecosystems and develop a model to describe the flow of matter among plants, animals, and the environment. Students will participate in field work at the San Elijo Lagoon with the Nature Collective. Based on student learning, students will work collaboratively using the design thinking process to design a way to protect the Escondido Creek Watershed. Students will present their learning and their product they created to a panel of Cabinet members, board members, principal, and representatives from the Nature Collective.

6th Grade Herd Heroes: Partnering with the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

In this project, students explore how humans impact environments both positively and negatively by investigating global ecosystems, atmospheric gases, and wildlife conservation. Students learn how gases such as carbon dioxide and methane affect Earth’s climate and how human activities contribute to environmental change. In collaboration with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and through a field experience at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, students examine real-world conservation efforts and the challenges animals face across different habitats. Using the design thinking process, students select an environment and species to research, analyze human-caused threats, and design actionable solutions that promote conservation and sustainability. As a culminating experience, students create and present solutions that empower their local community to act locally while thinking globally to reduce human impact on the environment and support wildlife protection

7th grade conserving nature in escondido pbl image a partnership with friends of daley ranch

7th Grade Conserving Nature in Escondido: Partnering with the Friends of Daley Ranch

In this project students will be learning about the native biodiversity of Escondido through a field trip to the Daley Ranch. Students will research and learn about a native species of their choosing and look for evidence of its life while on the field trip. Students will compare the Daley Ranch ecosystem with their school community to determine if there is evidence that the species life could be supported on campus and in their community. Students will uncover the native ecosystem services and why they are important to conserve. They will collaboratively design a solution to advocate for the conservation of their species. They will construct an argument recommending changes in their community to support their species survival, or conservation of land, to maintain their species population. Students will share their recommendation with the appropriate audience (within the scope of the school, district, city, Friends of Daley Ranch, etc).

8th Grade Middle School M.D.: Partnering with the Palomar Health Foundation

In this project students will be learning about how different medical imaging devices use waves. Students will learn about properties of waves and how they interact with matter. They will apply their learning in choosing medical imaging devices that best serves the needs of the Escondido community based on health data. On the field trip, students will learn how imaging devices can be utilized in the medical field. They will also gain exposure to a range of career opportunities in the medical field and hear from professionals about their areas of expertise. They will use the knowledge they gain through the lessons and field trip experience to write a proposal for a community health clinic arguing which imaging devices will best serve the needs of the community.

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