Blue Projects Full Projects Take Action Zines/Texts Virtual Field Trips Series 1: Eco Changemakers Student Project: Public Service Video Life Habit: Impact Awareness Student Project: Letter to Congress Life Habit: Empathy Student Project: Comic Book Life Habit: Creativity Series 2: Should we? Student Project: News Story Life Habit: Impact Awareness Student Project: Idea Pitch Life Habit: Creativity Student Project: Time Capsule Life Habit: Empathy Series 3: Climate Changers Student Project: Podcast Life Habit: Kinship Student Project: Song Writing Life Habit: Curiosity Student Project: Mural / Public Art Life Habit: Empathy Series 4: Faster, Higher, Stronger, Safer Student Project: Graphic Design Life Habit: Learner Student Project: Interactive Exhibit Life Habit: Kinship Life Habit: Courage Student Project: Prototype Student Project: Picture Book Life Habit: Curiosity Persuade Skill 1: Organizing an argument Skill 2: Integrate visuals Skill 3: Compelling delivery Skill 1: Central argument Skill 2: Strong evidence Skill 3: Standing-out Skill 1: Central argument Skill 2: Using evidence to persuade Skill 3: Use digital media/ visuals Inform Skill 1: Hooking your listner Skill 2: Storytelling with sound Skill 3: Authenticity & power of words Skill 1: Story topic and headline Skill 2: Story structure and evidence Skill 3: Use digital media/ visuals Skill 1: Composition & focal point Skill 2: Color Skill 3: Typeface Narrate Skill 1: Story arc Skill 2: Word choice Skill 3: Show vs tell Skill 1: Theme Skill 2: Structure - chorus and verse Skill 3: Lyrics and word choice Skill 1: Writing great characters Skill 2: Story layout & plotting Skill 3: Dialogue Create Skill 1: Theme Skill 2: Foreground/background Skill 3: Scale Skill 1: Audience and outcomes Skill 2: Material selection Skill 3: Instructional methods Skill 1: Concept sketch Skill 2: Building and design constraints Skill 3: User testing & writing directions Skill 1: A Clear Message Skill 2: Selecting Artifacts Skill 3: Letter to the Future All Projects Are Part of Your Annual Subscription Series 1: Eco Changemakers (Zines) Topic 1: Ecosystems Topic 2: Habitat layers and adaptations Topic 3: Deforestation and threats Topic 1: Elephants and group living Topic 2: How sound travels Topic 3: The life cycle Topic 1: Invasive species Topic 2: Adaptations Topic 3: Ecosystems and food chains Series 2: Should we? (Zines) Topic 1: Brain processing information Topic 2: How light travels Topic 3: Patterns of information Topic 1: Energy in ecosystems Topic 2: Consumers and decomposers Topic 3: Protein and food sustainability Topic 1: Earth's Place In the Universe Topic 2: Earth's Orbit of the Sun Topic 3: Gravity Series 3: Climate Changers (Zines) Topic 1: History of plastic Topic 2: Earth's spheres Topic 3: Freshwater in the hydrosphere Topic 1: Climate and weather Topic 2: Causes of climate change Topic 3: Disease and climate impact Topic 1: Gorillas and group living Topic 2: Gorilla fossils Topic 3: Minerals, mining Series 4: Faster, Higher, Stronger, Safer (Zines) Topic 1: Nervous system and the brain Topic 2: Energy transfer and collisions Topic 3: Impact of collisions on the brain Topic 1: Types of natural disasters Topic 2: Weathering and errosion Topic 3: Patterns of natural disasters Topic 1: Stress and play Topic 2: Balanced, unbalanced forces Topic 3: Magnetism Topic 1: States of Matter Topic 2: Chemical Reactions Topic 3: Energy Flow in Organisms Bonus Texts (Zines) Topic 1: Food sustainability Topic 2: Creativity Topic 3: Impact of hunger Topic 1: Inclusive design Topic 2: Patterns of information Topic 3: Inclusive design tools Topic 1: Courage Topic 2: Risk and reward Topic 3: Courage role models Life Science Topic: Ecosystems, habitat, human impact Activity: Invasive species origami model Topic: Parts of the brain Activity: Model brain hat & game Topic: Ecosystems, habitat, human impact Activity: Cause & effect game Topic: Ecosystems, habitat, human impact Activity: Design a solution Topic: Habitat, maps, conservation Activity: Gorilla habitat map Topic: Viruses, scientific models Activity: Create a model virus