Teaching Science 101

For this project, students will write and present a sustainable energy proposal for their city to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while meeting their city’s energy needs. Students must research their city's energy use and sources, devise a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuels with greener energy sources, find the best locations for new power plants, propose funding sources, and run a cost/benefit analysis to justify their choices. This project is designed for upper-cl

This two-paged chart includes the different types of ecosystem services and asks students to identify the ecosystem services provided by different ecosystems, including wetlands, forests, mangroves, and grassland/rangelands.

This Design Thinking rubric uses the "Approaching, Met, Mastered" rubric approach, with only the "Meeting the Standard" section completed. Students are graded on the Design Thinking steps (empathy, define, ideate, prototype, test, and tell) and soft skills. The rubric is completely editable and offers links to explain evidence types, offer suggestions for evidence, or explain design thinking terminology for clarification. Design Thinking is a process centered around creative problem-solving. It

Complete directions and rubric for a scientific poster presentation of data collected during a fermentation lab (yeast, sugar, and balloons), which can easily be found online.