A Place-Inspired Soundscape
What was your driving question?
How can music represent nature?
Grades Involved
9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Community as Classroom
Project Description
Students in a music composition class were asked to create a piece of music that represents the beauty of where we live in the upper valley of Vermont. …
Designing and Creating a Customized Mountain Bike Trailer
What was your driving question?
How can we design and customize an enclosed trailer to store and transport our school mountain bikes?
Grades Involved
12th
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? …
Paint It Out: Addressing the ACEs Through Art
What was your driving question?
How can students learn to deal with their emotions?
Grades Involved
Kindergarten
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Interdisciplinary Approach
Project Description
This project focuses on social-emotional learning. …
Blog for Newcomers: “An Adventure in Monmouth”
What was your driving question?
How can we create a resource for families in the area that shows them places to go and activities to do, especially for newcomers? This project came from the families within the school wanting a resource to share with new families, …
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 & …
Koshkonong Trails Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Local Seniors
What was your driving question?
How might we promote local community engagement, citizenship, and responsibility?
Grades Involved
7th and 8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Community as Classroom, Design Thinking
Project Description
Middle school students from Koshkonong Trails, …
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, …
