Explore these short learning experiences and MWEE opportunities on a variety of topics. Data and observable evidence is collected in a hyper-local context as a way to catalyze big-picture thinking . All these experiences start with student-driven inquiry and lead them to take action. Even the smallest of actions add up! If you want to zoom out first, check out the Global Water Module. See how the blue marble connects us all.
Sense.Able Schoolyards
Capture, analyze and interpret data from schoolyard sensors to explore environmental issues related to Urban Heat Island, Extreme Precipitation, Air Quality and Environmental Justice.
Connecting Trees and MWEEs
Learn ways to mitigate the current impacts of past racist development patterns as well as a changing climate related to the urban forest in schoolyards or surrounding streetscapes.
Stop Litter in its Tracks
Do a Litter Survey of your schoolyard ! Help Philadelphia identify where trash collects, advocate for cleaning it up, and share your success. Record your progress over time. Be a part of the solution.
Is It Really Flushable?
What does flushable really mean? Students test the soluble properties of toilet paper and flushable wipes, using their evidence to understand the impact these materials have on the waste water treatment system. They thendesign a strategy to educate others on the impact of these common products on the combined sewer system.
Water Access Around the Globe
Access to clean water is a human right, students explore water in communities, countries, and contexts around the world. Using case studies from Afghanistan to India, students examine real projects underway that look to solve community access to water, through the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.