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.

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

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The Arena: Chicken Coop

What was your driving question?

How can we bring chickens to Glenwood and use the product to better our community? …

Grades Involved
Grades 7th & 8th

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Prairie Project

What was your driving question?

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

Grades Involved
Grades 3th & 4th …

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Ekphrastic Poetry

What was your driving question?

How can we create a piece of writing that connects to a piece of art?

Grades Involved
Grades 4 & 5  …

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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

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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. …

It’s All In The Details

What was your driving question?

How might we learn to detail a vehicle in preparation for winter and learn how to maintain it.

Grades Involved
9-12; Graduate
How did this project connect to your local or regional community? …

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? …