Theater Boxes
What was your driving question?
How might we construct structurally sound and visually appealing boxes for the theater program?
Grades Involved
5th through 8th
How did this project connect to your local or regional community?
It connects to our school community as we needed the boxes for theater class. …
Ubiquitous Bacteria
What was your driving question?
Which locations in our school have the most bacteria? What is the best method for disinfecting/sanitizing surfaces?
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Grades Involved
9th through 12th
How did this project connect to your local or regional community?
Yurt Project
What was your driving question?
What is the history and significance of the Yurt?
Grades Involved
5th through 8th
How did this project connect to your local or regional community?
Our class is moving into Yurt classrooms this year. …
Fairview Forest
What was your driving question?
What types of trees are here in our local park and how has this environment changed the life of the tree? How might we understand and inform others about the varying trees of the Fairview woods and preserve the value of nature? …
Citizen Science Squirrel Project
What was your driving question?
How might we engage in citizen science in order to gain a better understanding of the habitat selection of various species?
Grades Involved
9-12; College
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Exploring Our Culture through the Local Business Park
What was your driving question?
What can we learn about local culture and economy through exploring and mapping local restaurants near Fairview?
Grades Involved
Kindergarten
How did this project connect to your local or regional community? …
A POWER-ful Campaign
What was your driving question?
How can we as students create an informative and engaging campaign for Public Power Week?
Grades Involved
5-6
How did this project connect to your l
ocal or regional community? …
Increasing Literacy on the Plateau
What was your driving question?
How can out middle school lead in efforts to increase literacy skills within our community?
Grades Involved
6-8
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Winter Adaptations and Natural Selection: A Winter Perfect Beeya-nahmp
What was your driving question?
In what ways does the environment affect the traits of an organism?
Grades Involved
8th
How did this project connect to your local or regional community? …
Fort Washakie School is located in the Wind River Reservation and the story Beeya-nahpm has been passed down through generations of the Shoshone creating a strong cultural connection to this project.
Using the Familiar to Spark Curiosity, Deeper Understanding, and Investment in Place
What was your driving question?
What is the diversity of animals in our schoolyard?
Grades Involved
2nd
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based, …
