Project: Elementary “Go Local”

Project: “Go Local”

Grade: 3rd

Content Areas: NGSS, Math, ELA

Enduring Understanding: Outside influences impact our natural surroundings

Final Product: Garden design and proposal/pitch for local community

Culminating Experience: Gardening day with our local community invited to our school

Driving Question: How can we promote native species in our local area?

Benchmarks/ Deliverables: 

  1. Local ecosystem, native plants: Final Science journal
  2. Interdependent relationships: Informative essay, detailed diagram (Explain Everything app)
  3. Problem/solution: Proposal to pitch

To download this project overview click here: Grade 3_Go Local!