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
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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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Linear Equations and Remulching the School Garden
What was your driving question?
How do we determine the best company to partner with to mulch the garden?
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Grades Involved
9th – 12th
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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,
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, …
