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Birds, Insects, Balloons: Kindergarten Flight Study In this task students will explore ratio and proportions through a flight study, designing and and creating various flying objects. This task includes: |
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Case of the Cooties In this task, students will work in groups to study a chosen pathogen and then create an animation or game about what they've learned. This task includes: |
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Cycles and Patterns: Insects, Plants, and Caterpillars In this task, students will conduct three studies that explore the concept of patterns by examining three elements that are cyclical. This task includes: |
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In Sickness and In Health In this task, students will explore the idea of personalized medicine in the modern world. This task includes: |
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Media Saves the Beach In this task, students will examine what affects the local coastal ecosystem to determine what makes the water safe to enter. This task includes: |
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Seedfolks In this task, students will work together to plant seeds of positive societal ideas around the school and write poems about how they will continue to grow together. This task includes: |
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The Blood Bank Project In this task, students will work in pairs on a collaboration with the San Diego Blood Bank and create a painting and video artistic representation of a researched blood disease. This task includes: |
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The Boneyard Project In this task, students will explore the similarities between the anatomy and physiology of small animals and humans while also considering the ethics of using animal products. This task includes: |
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Urban Ecology In this task, students will explore the urban ecosystem and how people are able to interact with nature. This will culminate in students creating a magazine to be presented at exhibition. This task includes: |
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Why Does Ms. Costa Have Worms? In this task, students will explore the concepts of composting and vermicomposting through inquiry based learning. They will then collaborate as a class to create worm bins for the school to begin composting lunches. This task includes: |
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