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? …

Grades Involved
Grades 5th through 8th

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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. …

Yurt Project

What was your driving question?

What is the history and significance of the Yurt?

Grades Involved
5th through 8th
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Our class is moving into Yurt classrooms this year. …

The Blazers’ Blessing Project

What was your driving question?

How can we address the food insecurity issues that some of our community members face?

Grades Involved
3rd …

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A POWER-ful Campaign

What was your driving question?

How can we as students create an informative and engaging campaign for Public Power Week?

Grades Involved
5-6
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ocal or regional community? …

The Upper Valley Mercury Project

What was your driving question?

Do different bodies of water have different mercury concentrations?

Grades Involved
9th through 12th

What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?

Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based

Project Description

Students went out to rivers, …

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,