The Upper Valley Mercury Project

What was your driving question?
Do different bodies of water have different mercury concentrations?
Grades Involved
9th through 12th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based
Project Description
Students went out to rivers, …
Poverty and Wealth

What was your driving question?
How do those in poverty survive in a world driven by wealth? …
Grades Involved
6th, 7th, & 8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking,
Bird is the Word

What was your driving question?
How can we provide a habitat for the native Alabama birds that may be displaced by human impact?
Grades Involved
8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, …
Genetics and Traits

What was your driving question?
Can we predict what traits the offspring will have if we know the parent’s information for chickens?
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Grades Involved
3rd, 4th, 7th, & 8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Community Research Project: Ice Melt Alternatives

What was your driving question?
How might the STEM/PBL class research and develop an economical and environmental alternative to using Magnesium Chloride as a road treatment in Adams County in order to reduce its impacts on our vehicles and local ecosystem? …
Fairview Kindergarten Students Study Birds in Winter

What was your driving question?
How do birds survive in the winter?
Grades Involved
Kindergarten
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based
Project Description
Students were learning about how animals survive in the winter in their Science classes. …
Fourth and Fifth Grade Students at TSS Support Wildlife Crossings

What was your driving question?
Having learned that a nearby highway was a hotspot for wildlife-vehicle collisions, Teton Science Schools’ Mountain Academy 4th and 5th graders wondered, can we help “give wildlife a brake?”
Grades Involved
4th & …
Fairview Woods

What was your driving question?
How might we understand and inform others about the varying trees of the FVE woods and preserve the value of nature?
Grades Involved
5th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? …
Packer John’s Cabin: Park Historical Signs

Driving Question
How did the decisions of our past citizens impact our community?
Grades Involved
5th
What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project?
Community as Classroom, …
Zoo Project

Driving Question
How can you design a zoo that is good for animals and attractive to visitors?
Grades Involved
3rd
What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? …