The most impactful actions are often the personal actions and choices that students, their classmates and their families make in their daily lives. In this section, students examine common materials and how they are disposed, and learn how to control sources of debris in the schoolyard or home that could end up in the ocean.
Here is a link to the STEAMSS curriculum 6-8 grade with the overview of the activities that support project based learning approach-- includes essential questions.
Cooperative learning seems to be at the foundation of project based learning. Cooperative learning can also support individual learning goals and development.
This curriculum has project based activities that I can incorporate into monthly maker project (6th-8th grade). Check it out!
Instead of standards, what if we were to start curriculum development by leading with questions around a subject of focus? The object or idea itself should somehow capture students’ interests and cause them to become curious.
Student curiousity and connections with the content along with opportunities for critical thinking and problem solving to find resolution guides development. Also, the ability to create -innovate helps drive interest and motivation. Please feel free to share your thoughts with me.