Launch
Launch
Students will launch the project by sorting safe school materials, connecting everyday items to natural resources, and creating a first drawing of an Earth-care habit that they will investigate and improve in later phases.
Days 1 - 2
Observe & Listen
Observe & Listen
Students will sort school materials, observe shared spaces, listen to a school adult, and combine evidence into a visual needs chart that will guide an Earth-care improvement.
Days 3 - 6
Imagine & Choose
Imagine & Choose
Students will turn evidence about school users’ needs into a focused design question, sketch several different Earth-care improvements, use peer feedback to revise an idea, and select a team design supported by evidence.
Days 7 - 10
Build, Test & Revise
Build, Test & Revise
Students will build a low-fidelity Earth-care improvement, test it with classmates and a school user, complete two documented revisions, and prepare a clear explanation for the Earth Care Gallery Walk.
Days 11 - 14
Showcase
Showcase
Students will share their revised school Earth-care improvements with an authentic audience, use peer and visitor responses to make a final change, explain how their designs help the school, and reflect on their learning and contributions.
Days 15 - 16
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
♻️ Sort, Save, and Shine
Launch
30m
Day 2
🌳 Resources Behind School Supplies
Knowledge/Skill Building
28m
Observe & Listen
Days 3–6
Day 3
♻️ School Item Sorting Evidence
Knowledge/Skill Building
27m
Day 4
👀 Shared-Space Observation Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 5
🎤 School Adult Earth-Care Interview
Community Experience
28m
Day 6
🧡 Earth-Care Needs Chart
Deliverable
30m
Imagine & Choose
Days 7–10
Day 7
🧭 Turn Needs Into Design Questions
Knowledge/Skill Building
28m
Day 8
✏️ Shape-and-Function Idea Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 9
💡 Three Earth-Care Idea Sketches
Project Work
30m
Day 10
✅ User-Need Design Choice
Assessment
30m
Build, Test & Revise
Days 11–14
Day 11
🧰 Labels, Parts, and Habit Posters
Knowledge/Skill Building
28m
Day 12
🛠️ Build, Test, Revise Once
Project Work
30m
Day 13
👂 School-User Test and Revision
Community Experience
30m
Day 14
✅ Earth-Care Design Readiness Check
Assessment
30m
Showcase
Days 15–16
Day 15
🌎 Earth Care Gallery Walk
Community Experience
30m
Day 16
⭐ Final Design and Celebration
Assessment
30m
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
19
Day 1
Launch
♻️ Sort, Save, and Shine
20
Day 2
🌳 Resources Behind School Supplies
26
Day 3
Observe & Listen
♻️ School Item Sorting Evidence
27
Day 4
👀 Shared-Space Observation Walk
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 5
🎤 School Adult Earth-Care Interview
3
Day 6
🧡 Earth-Care Needs Chart
9
Day 7
Imagine & Choose
🧭 Turn Needs Into Design Questions
10
Day 8
✏️ Shape-and-Function Idea Practice
16
Day 9
💡 Three Earth-Care Idea Sketches
17
Day 10
✅ User-Need Design Choice
23
Day 11
Build, Test & Revise
🧰 Labels, Parts, and Habit Posters
24
Day 12
🛠️ Build, Test, Revise Once
December 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
30
Day 13
👂 School-User Test and Revision
1
Day 14
✅ Earth-Care Design Readiness Check
7
Day 15
Showcase
🌎 Earth Care Gallery Walk
8
Day 16
⭐ Final Design and Celebration