Examine
Examine
Students will investigate how energy moves through school systems, study how electricity sources affect air quality, gather information from community partners and texts, analyze causes of wasted energy, compare possible cleaner solutions, and use evidence plus feedback to choose a promising idea for the next phase.
Days 5 - 20
240 min over capacity (640 min available across 16 days)
Engineer
Engineer
Students will design a school-friendly clean energy solution by studying strong examples, turning research into criteria-based plans, building and revising prototypes, and documenting how evidence and feedback shape their design choices before moving into formal testing.
Days 21 - 30
Discover
Days 1–4
Examine
Days 5–20
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Engineer
Days 21–30
Day 27
Do
Days 31–33
Day 31
Share
Days 34–35
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 2
🔎 Energy Hot Spot Walk
🔎 Energy Hot Spot Walk
29
Day 3
📝 Challenge Definition
📝 Challenge Definition
30
Day 4
👥 End User Overview
👥 End User Overview
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
Day 6
🌫️ Fuels, Air, and Electricity
🌫️ Fuels, Air, and Electricity
4
Day 7
🏙️ Questions for Energy Experts
🏙️ Questions for Energy Experts
5
Day 8
🔎 Source Evaluation Report
🔎 Source Evaluation Report
6
Day 9
🧭 Energy Waste Pattern Hunt
🧭 Energy Waste Pattern Hunt
7
Day 10
🕸️ Root Cause Analysis
🕸️ Root Cause Analysis
10
Day 11
📏 Criteria and Constraints Sort
📏 Criteria and Constraints Sort
11
Day 12
💡 Clean Energy Idea Sprint
💡 Clean Energy Idea Sprint
12
Day 13
🗣️ Solution Proposal
🗣️ Solution Proposal
13
Day 14
🔁 Proposal Feedback Carousel
🔁 Proposal Feedback Carousel
14
Day 15
🎯 Evidence Check Conference
🎯 Evidence Check Conference
17
Day 16
18
Day 17
19
Day 18
20
Day 19
21
Day 20
25
Day 22
🔍 Exemplar Exploration
🔍 Exemplar Exploration
26
Day 23
⚡ Energy Transfer in Model Devices
⚡ Energy Transfer in Model Devices
27
Day 24
🌍 Cleaner Energy Trade-Off Sort
🌍 Cleaner Energy Trade-Off Sort
28
Day 25
🧭 Creation Plan
🧭 Creation Plan
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 26
🛠️ Prototype Build Round One
🛠️ Prototype Build Round One
1
Day 27
🧪 Hypothesis
🧪 Hypothesis
2
Day 28
💬 Prototype Feedback Carousel
💬 Prototype Feedback Carousel
3
Day 29
🔧 Revise and Recheck Prototype
🔧 Revise and Recheck Prototype
4
Day 30
📝 Solution Development Report
📝 Solution Development Report
7
Day 31
Do
🧪 Fair Test Setup for Energy Models
🧪 Fair Test Setup for Energy Models
Implementation and Data Collection Plan
Implementation and Data Collection Plan
8
Day 32
Implementation Results
Implementation Results
9
Day 33
🔍 Data-to-Revision Conference Notes
🔍 Data-to-Revision Conference Notes
11
Day 35
📝 Growth Reflection
📝 Growth Reflection