incorporate the novel Chains as a piece to the project include the study of the idea of revolution in general include learning about modern revolutions argument/opinion writing

Explore how plants grow under different conditions and create an experiment to show classmates the best way to help a plant thrive.

We have created a PBL based off of New Visions Chapter 5 Food for all. The essential question is: How do food deserts impact the health of minority communities, and what solutions can we design to improve access to healthy food? Students will engage in research over a 25 day period. We have lessons but create any revisions, better suggestions to engage in research.

Create a 9 week, 80 minute class twice per week with 50 minute class every other week, pbl gold standard, high school life science, marine science class based off of 2026 SeaPerch theme, Storm Response: Technology in Action for Recovery and Relief. Make it follow NGSS Life science expectations using ccc and sep as competencies Competency 2: Cause & Effect - Students will demonstrate the ability to investigate, explain, and evaluate potential causal relationships by using evidence to support claims and predictions about the mechanisms that drive those relationships. Competency 5: Energy and Matter - Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze evidence from a variety of sources (investigations, models) to predict, connect and/or evaluate the cycling of matter and flow of energy within and between systems in order to understand, describe, or predict possibilities and limitations of systems. Competency 6: Structure and Function - Students will demonstrate the ability to use evidence to support claims about the relationship among structure and function of natural and human designed objects. Competency 7: Stability and Change of Systems - Students will demonstrate the ability to investigate and analyze static and dynamic conditions of natural and human designed systems in order to explain and predict changes over time. Competency 8: Nature of Science - Student will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and individually to generate testable questions or define problems, plan and conduct investigations using a variety of research methods in a various settings, analyze and interpret data, reason with evidence to construct explanations in light of existing theory and previous research, and effectively communicate the research processes and conclusions.

Digital collage Romare Bearden Collage: Cut out images, such as musicians like Louis Armstrong, and combine them with watercolors or mixed media to create a collaged, narrative scene to celebrate black history month

Sculpture- Augusta Savage Clay Busts: Inspired by sculptor Augusta Savage, students use air-dry clay to sculpt busts focusing on portraiture and identity, suitable for studying the Harlem Renaissance

Create a painting in the style of Alma Thomas. Learn about Alma Thomas and her impact in order to celebrate black history month.

Students will calculate hypotenuse side lengths of their shadow, building height using the SOH CAH TOA formula