Learning Goals
Students will be able to formulate a compelling investigation question about how land and water decisions affect a community's access, identity, and stewardship.
Students will be able to analyze maps, satellite images, and photographs to identify cultural and environmental patterns in a region.
Students will be able to explain how physical and human characteristics shape the identity of individuals and cultures living in a region.
Students will be able to gather and evaluate source evidence from tribal nation perspectives, environmental justice case files, and other regional sources for relevance and credibility.
Students will be able to construct an evidence-based explanation of who is affected by a land or water decision and why.
Students will be able to compare multiple perspectives to determine how communities differ in their relationship to the same region and resource.
Students will be able to revise their claims and explanations using peer feedback, new evidence, and reflection on strengths and weaknesses.
Products
Individual Investigation Notebook: Regional Land and Water Case File
Students maintain a research notebook that documents their question, source checks, map and image notes, data observations, and personal explanation of the case. It shows how their understanding changed as they gathered evidence and revised claims.
Maps and Voices Gallery Walk Investigation Report
Teams create a formal report and presentation that synthesizes each member's evidence into one defended claim about who is affected by a land or water decision. The product must include maps, visual evidence, source rationale, limitations, and unanswered questions.
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