Design for Deeper Learning

THE POET X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Students will read the novel, respond to the poems on their own, they will listen to spoke word poetry and emotionally respond. We will explore conflict resloution both in a historical context, a current day global context and interpersonal context. Final product: "De-escalation Cheat Sheet" (Actionable Tool): 4–5 "I-statements" and nonviolent communication (NVC) sentence starters for both teens and parents when conversations turn explosive. Students will write several different scenrios for conflicts with different outcomes

The problem: Animals need safe places to live and rest. However, not all shelters provide the protection animals need from different environmental conditions. The need: Animals need shelters that provide protection and meet their basic needs. The design challenge: How can you design and build a shelter that protects your assigned animal from its environmental conditions? 5. Criteria for Success Students must design a shelter that: - Provides enough space for the assigned animal. - Protects the animal from at least two environmental conditions. - Has a stable structure that can stand independently. - Uses materials thoughtfully. - Includes features that meet the animal's specific needs.

i dont have an idea but here is a standard i think could be cool to follow but i need like all the other parts:Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. [Clarification Statement: Examples of data could include type, size, and distributions of fossil organisms. Examples of fossils and environments could include marine fossils found on dry land, tropical plant fossils found in Arctic areas, and fossils of extinct organisms.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include identification of specific fossils or present plants and animals. Assessment is limited to major fossil types and relative ages.]

I want to do a project that has to do with winter but also incorporates 4th or 5th grade language arts standards

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Ecology and human impact in Hudson Valley NY

Create a project in which the students will collaborate and plan a trip to Puerto Rico. The trip will take place in early March 2027. The class the students are taking is called "Leadership and Life Skills." The topic for this 4 week unit on Goal Setting are listed below. Unit 1 - Goal Setting Essential Questions As a leader how does one set and achieve big goals? As a scholar how does one keep up with and organize information and materials? As a scholar how does one overcome the proverbial writer’s block and get a project started? As a Global Citizen how does one manage stress? As a global citizen is stress always a bad thing to experience? As a global citizen working in a group how does one say “no” and remain a team player?

Students will collaborate to develop a proposed school-uniform policy and write an evidence-based argument explaining why their policy should be adopted. Students will clearly present their ideas, respond respectfully to classmates’ perspectives, and revise their proposals using feedback.