- Year 2024
- NSF Award #1758478
- Registration Noyce Scholar/Teaching Fellow/Master Teacher
- Role Current Noyce Scholar
- First Name Victoria
- Last Name Taylor
- Discipline Chemistry, Life Sciences, STEM Education (general)
- Institution University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Abstract
An outline of the development, implementation, and success of a rigorous project-based learning unit in a Title I school. The “What’s in Your Water?” project-based learning unit allows students to investigate the quality of local water sources, evaluate water inequality globally, and engage in the engineering-design process to design and market a filter. Through this process, students develop an understanding of acid-base reactions, sources of water contamination, and human impact on earth systems. It also allows students to engage in critical media literacy while generating an advertisement campaign for their filters. Through differentiation and scaffolding, this PBL has the capacity to reach every learner.
Focus
STEM content and/or convergent skills development, Managing high-need classrooms/building trust for all students
