This final project uses the 52 Minute Challenge to allow students a chance to pitch a real idea to create a more environmentally friendly school.

A remix of https://goopenva.org/courses/52-minute-challenge.

This final project uses the 52 Minute Challenge to allow students a chance to pitch a real idea to create a more environmentally friendly school.

A remix of https://goopenva.org/courses/52-minute-challenge.

This final project uses the 52 Minute Challenge to allow students a chance to pitch a real idea to create a more environmentally friendly school.

A remix of https://goopenva.org/courses/52-minute-challenge.

Students research modern DNA discoveries provided by the teacher as well as student selected discoveries. After summarizing each discovery, students reflect on the nature of science and identify and explain which NOS tenets are demonstrated in the DNA discoveries.

Students first collect information about the different biomes before working in small groups (2-3 students) to discuss the pros and cons for each category (climate, location, flora, and fauna). This guides them in choosing a biome to recommend to a travel agency for promotion. They present and defend their choices during a board session.

This is a review and introduction to climate change using videos from National Geographic. It includes a follow up research activity on the impact of climate change on specific biomes around the globe.

"The Prairie Preacher" follows Dr. Dwayne Estes, a botanist who earned his nickname for his passionate advocacy of grassland conservation. Once a child who found solace in nature, Estes now dedicates his life to saving America’s most endangered ecosystem—Southeastern grasslands. Through the Southeastern Grasslands Institute (SGI), he works tirelessly to protect and restore these vital landscapes.