Life in the POD

Programme of Inquiry

Central Idea: Humans use their knowledge of energy to create technological societies.

Inquiry Into: Fundamentals of Physics

Application of Pure Science (Technology)

Impacts of Technology

Teacher Questions:

1. What is physics?

2. How do people use their knowledge of science to create technology?

3. What are the positive and negative effects of employing technology?

4. How is our society reducing the negative impacts of technology?

Hot Topics:

Inspirations from Nature (Biomimicry)

Engineering

How does it work? (Light bulbs, TVs, and Radios)

Global Warming

EXHIBITION PROJECT
Students are busy organizing the Exhibition Project and Earth Day Festivities.  We will
keep you all posted as more details become available. See you all on April 22.

Inquiry Into: Environmental Education

This Friday we will clean the pond area, prep the butterfly garden bodering the nature
trail, and sink identification posts,if weather permits. We will probably wait for better
weather to mulch the trail.

This week students will participate in a variety of environmental education activities.
POD teams will select activities they want to facilitate during the Earth Day
celebration. This celebration will allow students to develop valuable leadership skills. 
We will gather for a Zero Waste Lunch in the HDS courtyard on Earth Day. POD students
will address the school at 12:45 to begin the afternoon's festivities. POD teams will
guide the lower school through a series of fun environmental education activities from
1:00pm to 2:30pm. The POD will discuss an afternoon plan for middle school students this
week.  They have discussed creating multi-age teams and a separate middle school team
with different activities.

Also, students will contact environmental experts this week.  We hope to have a variety
of environmental presentations the morning of Earth Day. This portion of the program will
be open to students in grades 4-8.

Inquiry Into:
Genetic Engineering

At this time students are studying biomimicry.  What happens when you put a spider's
genes into a goat's DNA? You get super milk with silk-like fibers that you can
manipulate. The technology is called biosteel. It's cool!

Inquiry Into:
Animals

Students will select Earth Day activities that educate students about animal adaptations.

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Fieldstudies
Fieldstudies are subject to change at this early date.