Cliff Cave Park Exploration

What was your driving question?

What geological features are in Missouri?

Grades Involved
Grades 3rd …

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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.

When You Find a Mouse in Livingston

What was your driving question?

How can we safely trap and relocate a mouse?

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Grades Kindergarten  …

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Students learned from local community members about rodents as well as pest control/animal trapping.

Wetland Wonderings

What was your driving question?

What is a wetland and how do humans impact them?

Grades Involved
Grades 4 & 5 …

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Bees!

What was your driving question?

Why do bees sting us and what do they do?

Grades Involved
Grades K & 1

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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? …

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Grades 5th through 8th

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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? …

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Grades 7th & 8th

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Ubiquitous Bacteria

What was your driving question?

Which locations in our school have the most bacteria? What is the best method for disinfecting/sanitizing surfaces? …

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9th through 12th
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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? …

Citizen Science Squirrel Project

What was your driving question?

How might we engage in citizen science in order to gain a better understanding of the habitat selection of various species?

Grades Involved
9-12; College
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Mrs. Cunningham’s Kinder Kids’ Passion Projects

What was your driving question?

What passion do you have that you can teach your peers?

Grades Involved
Kindergarten

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Students worked with family members and community members to create their passion project presentations. …