My Part
Alexandra- Community Pride Lessons
How to engage students in their community and history/ learning about their town?
For this semester’s project, we are going to have a water fair. Through my research question, I will design a table to teach students about their community and what has happened throughout the years in that area, explaining why the landscape is as it is now. I will research East St. Louis to learn about the landscape and develop a fun activity that showcases the changes over the years. I will also look at other lessons that involve students learning about their communities so that I can build my lesson. Also, I want to show kids what could happen to their town if we work hard over the years to improve the landscape, enhance the well-being of the land, and make it a healthy and loved place—one step at a time.
Implementation
The research aims to identify the most effective ways to foster curiosity about water conservation in the lives of young children, thereby inspiring lifelong habits that benefit the world. As a team, we will develop a water fair table setup where students can participate in a short, 15-minute activity lesson. Each table will have a specific topic, such as plants, flooding, and community. Following our Zoom meeting with Zack from JJKFan, we will need to make some adjustments to the age range, which will now span from kindergarten to middle school. As a team, we will be meeting outside of class to work on our project.