Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground
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Sept 18 - Nov 3
Driving Question
Driving Question
How have humans influenced waters ability to infiltrate the ground in the Commons?
Project Overview
Project Overview
Students investigate the causes of the May 2020 flooding event at Greenspire and the Commons. They will create a remediation and mitigation proposal for the most heavily impacted zones.
Public Products
Public Products
Group Final Product
Group Final Product
Design plan for courtyard and locally heavy erosion remediation.
Individual Final Product
Individual Final Product
Story Maps for Story of the Commons Water And Erosion
Sample student final products for the Breaking Ground Project.
Project Standards
Project Standards
MS-ESS2-1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
MS-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
MS-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
MS-ESS3-2 Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
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