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

kindergarten students making bird feeders

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. …

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? …