Beyond the Horizon - Villa de Leyva
Teachers:Â
Juan Carlos Morales - jcmorales@nogales.edu.co
Yermurat Tulebayev - ytulebayev@nogales.edu.co
Carolina Huertas - chuertas@nogales.edu.co
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Goal & Milestones
Goal & Milestones
Goal: Students will understand what makes society sustainable and equitable when solving real-world challenges.
Goal: Students will understand what makes society sustainable and equitable when solving real-world challenges.
Driving Question: How can we design a sustainable and equitable society on another planet, taking into account environmental, social, and scientific factors, and what might this teach us about how we live on Earth?
Driving Question: How can we design a sustainable and equitable society on another planet, taking into account environmental, social, and scientific factors, and what might this teach us about how we live on Earth?
Milestones
Reading: Collection of Selected Readings
Milestones
Reading: Collection of Selected Readings
Provocation / Challenge
Provocation / Challenge
The students will watch The Martian and participate in a workshop connected to the driving question, using the film to reflect and work on related activities.
Research and Content/ Energy and Lab Report
Research and Content/ Energy and Lab Report
The students will work on energy through hands-on laboratory experiments and will submit a report with their findings.
Research and Content/ First Habit Desing
Research and Content/ First Habit Desing
The students will present an initial design of a habitat, taking into account specific criteria and constraints. Throughout the process, they will engage in collaborative decision-making, justify their choices with solid arguments, and demonstrate how evidence and reasoning guide their design solutions.
Reading/ Checking for social viability
Reading/ Checking for social viability
The students will read a collection of literary and informational texts that will guide their decision-making, helping them evaluate and reflect on the social viability and implications of their proposals in a thoughtful way.
Oral Presentation/ Species distribution
Oral Presentation/ Species distribution
The students will give presentations on their selected species, explaining their arguments and reasoning while testing and strengthening their oral communication skills through clear expression, persuasion, and engagement with their audience.
Writing process
Writing process
The students will write a persuasive essay to justify their decisions, demonstrating the knowledge and insights they have gained through their research and learning process.
Final Model and Reflection
Final Model and Reflection
The students will present their models and share reflections on life beyond our planet, comparing it with human life on Earth and exploring challenges, possibilities, and perspectives for the future.
Skills and Content
Skills and Content
FINES
FINES
Questions to discuss
Questions to discuss
What are the most important things a community needs to live in an equitable and sustainable way?
Who should decide how resources like water, land, or energy are used: scientists, governments, local communities, or everyone together?
What responsibilities do we have as individuals and as families to make sure future generations can also enjoy clean air, water, and a safe environment?
How should we balance economic growth with protecting nature?
When rules are made, should they protect the majority, the most vulnerable, or maybe, nature before ourselves?
What do you think makes a society truly fair?
Who should carry more responsibility for protecting the environment: individuals, companies, or governments?
How can communities make decisions that respect both human needs and the natural limits of the planet and other species?
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