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 Students
My students love science. They want to explore, investigate, experiment and invent, but they lack the financial resources at home and at school that provides beyond the basics.
Experiences, motivation, knowledge, and resources are very important for my students to break the cycle of poverty that is in their community.
My students and their families want them to do well in school, they just need opportunities. Help my students become future biologists, geologists, engineers, agriculturalists or whatever careers that interest them.
My diverse students are multilingual--English, Spanish, Mam, Qanjobal--and most come from working-class families. Many live with single parents, guardians, grandparents or in multi-household families. Regardless of their situation, their families say they want their kids to do better than they did.
My Project
We study habitat biodiversity in 2nd grade. As part of the learning, we also discuss human impact on local habitats.
To understand the concept and process of habitat restoration, students will put together a puzzle without knowing what the original puzzle looks like.
Students will work in teams to collaboratively solve this problem. This process will help them understand what scientists, engineers and others encounter when they undergo habitat restoration.
This activity will be a part of a bigger unit that looks at how humans impact local habitats and how we can collaboratively make small changes to improve the quality of those habitats. The puzzles in the project include forest, ocean and arctic habitats.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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