Launch
Launch
Students will launch the investigation by gathering first-hand bioindicator evidence, building core understanding of how insects signal ecosystem health, and turning early observations into focused questions and an initial evidence-based claim.
Days 1 - 3
Question & Hypothesis
Question & Hypothesis
Students will turn launch observations into strong investigable questions, build evidence-based hypotheses about insect behavior and ecosystem health, and draft an initial evidence plan that connects bioindicators, habitat factors, and possible human impacts.
Days 4 - 9
Method & Measures
Method & Measures
Students will finalize and defend a method for investigating native insect behavior and ecosystem health by refining variables, selecting tools and sampling locations, building data tables and graph templates, and revising an experimental proposal through peer and partner feedback.
Days 10 - 15
Field Data Collection
Field Data Collection
Students will carry out their approved field methods, document traceable aquatic insect and habitat evidence, create interim data displays, and refine data quality through partner and peer critique before moving into full analysis.
Days 16 - 21
Analyze & Validate
Analyze & Validate
Students will verify and clean their insect and habitat datasets, analyze biodiversity patterns with graphs, test their hypothesis against anomalies and limitations, and draft a claim-evidence-reasoning explanation that can be revised with peer and partner feedback before final products.
Days 22 - 27
Revise & Showcase
Revise & Showcase
Students will strengthen their final conclusions by checking the quality of their evidence, revising claim-evidence-reasoning explanations, improving graphs and visuals, testing their communication with peers and partners, and preparing polished poster and briefing materials for the upcoming public showcase.
Days 28 - 33
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present and defend their ecosystem health conclusions to community audiences, use final feedback to strengthen clarity and evidence, and complete a closing portfolio reflection that documents how their investigation methods, data interpretations, and habitat recommendations changed over time.
Days 34 - 36
Launch
Days 1–3
Day 1
🦟 Stream Safari Clue Hunt
Launch
52m
Day 2
📊 Bioindicator Patterns and Quick Graphs
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 3
📝 CER Claim and Question Board
Deliverable
50m
Question & Hypothesis
Days 4–9
Day 4
🧭 Stream Clue Pattern Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 5
🧪 Fair Test Question Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building
48m
Day 6
📚 Bioindicator Evidence Jigsaw
Research
52m
Day 7
✍️ Hypothesis and Evidence Map
Deliverable
52m
Day 8
💬 Partner Feedback Tuning Round
Community Experience
52m
Day 9
✅ Question and Hypothesis Defense
Assessment
52m
Method & Measures
Days 10–15
Day 10
🧪 Fair Test Variables Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 11
🗺️ Sampling Map and Tool Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 12
📊 Data Table and Graph Template Build
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 13
📝 Experimental Proposal Draft
Deliverable
52m
Day 14
💬 Proposal Critique and Revision
Project Work
52m
Day 15
🛡️ Method Defense Checkpoint
Assessment
52m
Field Data Collection
Days 16–21
Day 16
🧭 Transect Notes and Sample Codes
Knowledge/Skill Building
42m
Day 17
🦟 Stream Survey Round One
Community Experience
52m
Day 18
📊 Interim Graphs and Pattern Notes
Knowledge/Skill Building
48m
Day 19
🔁 Data Wall Peer Critique
Deliverable
44m
Day 20
🌿 Stream Survey Round Two
Project Work
52m
Day 21
✅ Evidence Log Quality Gate
Assessment
50m
Analyze & Validate
Days 22–27
Day 22
🧪 Data Quality Check Protocol
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 23
📊 Biodiversity Graphs in Sheets
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 24
🌿 Bioindicator Pattern Sensemaking
Knowledge/Skill Building
48m
Day 25
📝 CER Draft for Site Health
Deliverable
52m
Day 26
🔁 Graph and CER Critique Round
Project Work
52m
Day 27
🎯 Midpoint Evidence Defense
Assessment
52m
Revise & Showcase
Days 28–33
Day 28
🧠 CER Limits and Uncertainty Check
Knowledge/Skill Building
48m
Day 29
📊 Graph and Biodiversity Storyboard
Knowledge/Skill Building
52m
Day 30
📝 Poster and Briefing Draft Build
Deliverable
52m
Day 31
🔁 Sticky-Note Rehearsal Gallery
Project Work
52m
Day 32
🌿 Partner Review with Parks and Lab Staff
Community Experience
56m
Day 33
✅ Showcase Readiness Defense
Assessment
50m
Showcase
Days 34–36
Day 34
🖼️ CER Poster Rehearsal Walk
Deliverable
48m
Day 35
🌿 Stream Safari Showcase
Assessment
52m
Day 36
📓 Investigation Portfolio Closeout
Deliverable
50m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Launch
🦟 Stream Safari Clue Hunt
22
Day 2
📊 Bioindicator Patterns and Quick Graphs
23
Day 3
📝 CER Claim and Question Board
24
Day 4
Question & Hypothesis
🧭 Stream Clue Pattern Sort
28
Day 5
🧪 Fair Test Question Clinic
29
Day 6
📚 Bioindicator Evidence Jigsaw
30
Day 7
✍️ Hypothesis and Evidence Map
1
Day 8
💬 Partner Feedback Tuning Round
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 9
✅ Question and Hypothesis Defense
6
Day 10
Method & Measures
🧪 Fair Test Variables Clinic
7
Day 11
🗺️ Sampling Map and Tool Plan
8
Day 12
📊 Data Table and Graph Template Build
12
Day 13
📝 Experimental Proposal Draft
13
Day 14
💬 Proposal Critique and Revision
14
Day 15
🛡️ Method Defense Checkpoint
15
Day 16
Field Data Collection
🧭 Transect Notes and Sample Codes
19
Day 17
🦟 Stream Survey Round One
20
Day 18
📊 Interim Graphs and Pattern Notes
21
Day 19
🔁 Data Wall Peer Critique
22
Day 20
🌿 Stream Survey Round Two
26
Day 21
✅ Evidence Log Quality Gate
27
Day 22
Analyze & Validate
🧪 Data Quality Check Protocol
28
Day 23
📊 Biodiversity Graphs in Sheets
29
Day 24
🌿 Bioindicator Pattern Sensemaking
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 25
📝 CER Draft for Site Health
3
Day 26
🔁 Graph and CER Critique Round
4
Day 27
🎯 Midpoint Evidence Defense
5
Day 28
Revise & Showcase
🧠 CER Limits and Uncertainty Check
9
Day 29
📊 Graph and Biodiversity Storyboard
10
Day 30
📝 Poster and Briefing Draft Build
11
Day 31
🔁 Sticky-Note Rehearsal Gallery
12
Day 32
🌿 Partner Review with Parks and Lab Staff
16
Day 33
✅ Showcase Readiness Defense
17
Day 34
Showcase
🖼️ CER Poster Rehearsal Walk
18
Day 35
🌿 Stream Safari Showcase
19
Day 36
📓 Investigation Portfolio Closeout