Help me give my students hands on kits to help them understand climate change, including the STEM Challenge kit that lets them work as engineers to investigate renewable energy sources.
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Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My 6th grade students are creative, thoughtful and full of questions! They absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! They come to school each day ready to try new things and take brave chances in order to grow both personally and academically. Truly, they are my inspiration!
I'm entering this particular classroom mid-year and want to give these students a fresh start as they make the transition between teachers.
Our Title I school is nestled in the hills in south Phoenix. It is my hope to incorporate a variety of learning strategies, group work, and learning options, in addition to tangible resources, to ensure that each student's needs are met, right where they are!
My Project
Inspired by our novel study, Same Sun Here, and the environmental issues in Arizona, our class is interested in exploring how we get energy, as well as the impact of climate change on the desert. I teach project based science to 6th graders in south Phoenix. My students would benefit greatly from such a hands on experience.
Last week, Aliza, in the middle of an otherwise quiet class, yelled out suddenly, "But what happens when we run out of coal?" We had investigated how coal is formed over millions of years, and she began to wonder, what do we do if we don't have another million years to wait.
Additionally, we've been investigating the effect of mining and energy productions on populations- coal in the Appalachia, dams that have impacted India, and even Uranium mining here in Arizona.
What students need now is to have opportunities to conduct hands-on investigations, especially in science classes. In 6th grade science, we cover forms of energy and attempt to compare the advantages and disadvantages of each. Though my class has been excited, it is difficult for students this age to understand these concepts by simply reading about them in the textbook.
Additionally, as we learn of the need to transition from fossil fuels, I want my students to learn about STEM technical and engineering careers that could take their place, especially here in Arizona. I want them to learn how they could be part of the solution!
The kit I am requesting will make learning about renewable and sustainable energy generation an exciting and tactile experience using solar, wind, biofuels, and water power. Students will record questions, observations, and discoveries. We hope to then apply this information to our own communities as we explore what energy sources should Arizona be considering!
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