Changemakers and Solutionaries

Based on self-understanding, awareness and needs, and cognitive and affective growth, students will be able to choose a project in domains they are passionate about.

Students progress through the three phases of the cycle of inquiry within a Makerspace model.

Phase 1: Units of Inquiry (Alt. Energy and other topics; Technology, Social Issues)

Introduction to Alternative Energy and Other Topics

Electric Car

Fundamentals of Electricity

High-Performance Home Design

Capstone Alternative Energy Project

Solar Energy  

Solar Cars

Solar Ovens

Passive Solar Homes

Sustainability

Environmental Action

Conservation

Trout in the classroom program

Place-Based Education:

Community Project

Establishing a food garden

Designing a rain garden (runoff) and or mindfulness space)

Recycling standard approach, composting, repurposing, issue support

Phase 2: Expression (10 weeks)

Units (open ended question to explore student direction and self)

What does sustainability mean for our future?

What could you innovate or invent to solve a problem?

What potential impact can we create for our future?

Skills

Produce and Publish Writing, utilizing multimedia applications

Present Information, findings, and supporting evidence

Develop and organize the documentation of learning

Phase 3:  Oration and Exposition- Solutionary Showcase  (10 weeks)

Presentations

Share and express the process of learning, highlighting the inquiry arc and the engineering design process.

Develop and showcase their learning.