West Plains History Reader’s Theater

What was your driving question?

What makes our town special?

Grades Involved
Grades 5th & 6th

How did this project connect to your local or regional community?
This project is directly linked to several historical pieces of our town. …

Cliff Cave Park Exploration

What was your driving question?

What geological features are in Missouri?

Grades Involved
Grades 3rd …

How did this project connect to your local or regional community?
Our school is 100 yards from the entrance to Cliff Cave County Park which is a large wooded park that winds down to the Mississippi River.

Wetland Wonderings

What was your driving question?

What is a wetland and how do humans impact them?

Grades Involved
Grades 4 & 5 …

How did this project connect to your local or regional community?

Bees!

What was your driving question?

Why do bees sting us and what do they do?

Grades Involved
Grades K & 1

How did this project connect to your local or regional community?
Students experienced many bees and wasp encounters at the beginning of the year. …

The Great Glenwood Food Truck Race

What was your driving question?

How can we develop a food truck that will attract local community members and do business well? …

Grades Involved
Grades 5th through 8th

How did this project connect to your local or regional community?

Farm Day at the White River Elementary School

What was your driving question?

How can we teach students what we’ve been learning?

Grades Involved
Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

How did this project connect to your local or regional community? …

Prairie Project

What was your driving question?

How might we engage and inform the community about Fairview Prairie?

Grades Involved
Grades 3th & 4th …

How did this project connect to your local or regional community?

13 Summits

What was your driving question?

How can we get students in each grade level to summit a mountain each year, while leaving a legacy for others?

Grades Involved
K through 12

How did this project connect to your local or regional community? …

An Evaluation of the Koshkonong Solar Project

What was your driving question?

How will the proposed Koshkonong Solar Project impact the local community?

Grades Involved
10th

What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?

Learner-Centered, Local to Global, Community as Classroom

Project Description

Our state’s largest renewable energy plant is proposed to be built on over 2,400 acres surrounding our small village of 1,332 people. …

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. …