Using the Familiar to Spark Curiosity, Deeper Understanding, and Investment in Place
What was your driving question?
What is the diversity of animals in our schoolyard?
Grades Involved
2nd
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based, …
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, …
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, …
Fairview Kindergarten Students Study Birds in Winter
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. …
