california aapi history using ca 4th grade social studies standards, ethnic studies, and social justice standards

I can analyze my own and my community’s strengths (funds of knowledge & community cultural wealth) and present them through a museum exhibit using evidence, explanation, and reflection. Identity & Culture Students examine how identities are shaped by culture, family, and community. Systems of Power Students analyze how dominant narratives marginalize certain knowledge. Social Movements / Resistance Students recognize how communities resist deficit perspectives through cultural wealth. Critical Consciousness Students challenge deficit thinking and uplift community knowledge.

i want my students to create a museum about the knowledge funds

make this for 3 weeks with dates added already

Heat Pumps Have the students prepare a brochure highlighting a heat pump their company is selling.

Food Energy Give the students a package of food—empty is fine—and have them look at the food label. Ask the students how they determine the amount of energy in food. Have them research how to find the energy stored in food.

Measures of Energy Energy is measured in joules, represented by the letter J. Joules, however, are not the only way to measure the amount of energy a system puts out or takes in. What other ways is energy measured? Have students split into pairs to research a way to measure energy. Have each group research its own measure before coming together as a class to create a cumulative list of how to measure energy. Students can list devices, units, and other means used to measure energy and temperature.

What Makes Steel? Have students research the different types of steel, how steel is classified, the percent compositions of the different steels, and how the various elements affect the properties of the steel. Exothermic Rusting (Steel Wool + Vinegar): Place vinegar-soaked steel wool in a jar with a thermometer to observe a significant temperature rise, proving that chemical reactions (oxidation) release heat. Oxidation Investigation:Find an object that is made out of iron or coated with iron metal. Place the object outside where it will be exposed to different types of weather for one week. Over that week, take daily recordings of how the condition of your object changes and the different weather events that occur.