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Question
Students will examine the real controversy between wind and solar energy for a specific Michigan community, take an initial evidence-informed position, and refine that claim through structured critique before beginning deep research.
Days 1 - 6
📖 William’s Windmill & Energy Need
Launch 25m
⚡ Wind vs. Solar Stakeholder Snapshots
Knowledge/Skill Building 20m
📊 Energy Data Gallery Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
🗺️ Mapping the Energy Debate
Deliverable 15m
🧠 Claim vs. Fact Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
✍️ Preliminary Claim & Rationale
Deliverable 25m
🔍 Claim Feedback & Revision
Assessment 20m
📓 Perseverance Reflection Log
Deliverable 25m
Investigate
Students will systematically gather, evaluate, and organize credible evidence for and against their chosen renewable energy solution, using digital tools to analyze data and prepare for evidence-based argument construction.
Days 7 - 16
🔎 Credible Sources for Wind vs. Solar
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📊 Energy Data Mining with SchoolAI
Research 45m
📂 Wind vs. Solar Evidence Log
Deliverable 45m
⚖️ Strongest Case for the Other Side
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗂️ Counterargument Research Brief
Deliverable 45m
🔄 Evidence Log Peer Audit
Deliverable 45m
✅ Evidence Log Mastery Check
Assessment 45m
Construct
Students will construct, critique, and revise a fully developed evidence-based argument selecting wind or solar energy for a specific Michigan community. They will strengthen logical structure, integrate quantitative data visualizations, engage seriously with counterarguments, and refine their writing through structured peer critique and a mastery checkpoint before moving to public defense.
Days 17 - 28
🧠 CER for Wind vs. Solar
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗺️ Wind vs. Solar Argument Outline
Deliverable 45m
📊 Data Charts for Energy Comparison
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
⚖️ Counterclaim & Rebuttal Workshop
Deliverable 45m
📝 Full Draft: Wind or Solar Defense
Deliverable 45m
🔍 Peer Logic & Evidence Review
Deliverable 45m
Defend
Students will publicly defend their renewable energy position using evidence, respond to challenges from peers and professionals, revise based on critique, and reflect on how their thinking evolved from initial claim to final defense.
Days 29 - 40
🎤 Defense Panel Protocol & Q&A Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🔁 Mock Wind vs. Solar Panel Round
Project Work 45m
📝 Panel Feedback & Revision Notes
Deliverable 45m
⚡ Windmill Prototype & Data Check
Project Work 45m
🏛️ Renewable Energy Defense Panel
Assessment 45m
📚 Argument Evolution Reflection
Deliverable 45m