Project Based Learning at the Career Academy

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Welcome

• Project Based Learning at the Career Academy

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Projects

• Up the Creek
• A Stewardship Project at Peterson Creek
• Park It
• A Service Based Project at Pioneer Park

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The Driving Question for

• Up the Creek
• How clean is our water and how does that relate
  to endangered species preservation?

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The Driving Question for

• Park It
• What does our local government do about the uses
  of land and in what way does environmental
  literature relate to these goals?

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California Standards Used

• English 2.0 Reading Comprehension (Informational
  Materials)
• 2.0 Speaking Applications
• 2.3 Deliver research presentations
• 2.3d Organize and record information on
  charts, maps, and graphs
• 2.5 Recite Poems
• History 8.3.6 Describe the basic law-making
  process and how the Constitution
  provides numerous opportunities for
  citizens to participate in the political process
• 8.6.1 Discuss the influence of
  industrialization and technological
  developments on the region, including
  human modification of the landscape and how
  physical geography shaped human actions

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California Standards Used

• Math - Probability Statistics
• 1.0 Notion of independent events
• 4.0 Standard Distribution
• 5.0 Mean, mode and median
• Geometry
• 9.0 Derive volume and surface areas
• 11.0 How changes in dimensions affect
  perimeters and areas
• Algebra
• 8.0 Slope, Parallel lines, Perpendicular
  lines
• 15.0 Solving rate problems, work problems and
  percent problems
• Mathematical Reasoning
• 1.0 Discuss how to approach a problem
• 2.5 Use a variety of methods, words, symbols,
  charts, graphs, tables, diagrams and
  models to explain mathematical reasoning

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California Standards Used

• Science 2.8 Students know rivers and streams are
  dynamic systems that erode, transport
  sediment, change course and flood their banks
  in natural recurring patterns.

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Culminating Projects

• Newspaper
• Presentations
• Slide show
• Photo Montage
• Reports
• State of Peterson Creek (Health of the Creek)
• A Take Action Plan to local government

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Culminating Projects (cont.)

• Science Exhibition
• Three panel presentation
• Poetry
• Composition
• Recital
• 3D multi-media model of either the park or the
  creek

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Resources

• People
• Money

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Comments Questions Answers
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Next Year

• Plan
• Proposal
• Status