Unit 1
While all students have the ability to become great scientists many will choose other paths in life. During this course they will learn about how their actions impact the environment for both the long and short term, as well as come up with actionable ways to mitigate those problems. They will learn skills that can be used in many career fields including team work, delegating responsibilites to a group, managing deadlines, prodiving feedback to peers, and purposeful self reflection on their work.
Project 1: Where would you live? project outline
As the increase in CO2 changes global weather patterns for the worse, students will have to use their knowledge of ocean currents, weather patterns, unique biomes, and cultural preferences to determine the most desirable regions on the planet to call home in the future. Working in teams they will present their research supported findings to the class.
Project 2: Species Survival Plan! project outline
Now that we have discovered the changes in global climate as they relate to geography and human movement, the students can examine how these changes in climate have negatively impacted the species in specific areas. Once they have determined the organism that needs to be saved they will determine an actionable plan to save their species. The groups will present their action plans to the class and justify their reasoning for proposing the actions they chose to implement.
Project 3 (links coming soon!): Sustainable farming and food choices:
Crickets, the food of the future? Students will review their knowledge of the macronutrients required by humans to maintain proper health. As students become adults understanding the biological importance of a balanced diet is critical to successful lives on their own. With buzz words such as 'organic produce' and 'grass fed beef' being thrown around in the media students will determine if these are ideas that can be maintained and scaled to feed the growing world population. They will then critically examine if protein sources such as crickets with their high nutrient content and low input requirements could make a sustainable alternative to our current food system.