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Overview: Students will examine the role belief plays in our history, culture, and society.  Subject specific topics could examine how belief (religious/political) has influenced history and the shaping of society on a micro to macro scale, how belief affects behavior and personal choices, relates to current events, and can be used to create good or bad movements.

Travis

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Summary:  Understanding the challenges of the developing world to create more globally-minded citizens through studies of food production in different parts of the world (slash and burn, terracing, guinea pigs, etc.), clean water systems, ebola and AIDS epidemics, international women's health and other issues like honor killings, child brides, etc., refugees coming to America, evaluating international charities using Charity Navigator, etc., housing structures in the developing world.

Products might include:

Garden growing crops used in developing countries to feed large populations

Cook recipes with common ingredients found in developing countries using fuel sources from the developing world and present a taste testing event

Website with training presentations on American culture for refugees coming to the US

Scientific studies of water quality in Colorado with report/letter presented to government officials with recommendations

Research the best international charities and donate pooled student and community money raised to the best one

Build small-scale models of various housing structures in the developing world

Build a windmill like the one in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Research international women’s issues and create an educational pamphlet for the community

Go fishing and create a field guide to fishing spots near Lakewood

Visit a fish hatchery and create a blueprint/proposal for a fish hatchery for a developing country
Kristi Bishop

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Generations Skills for Kinesthetic Learners

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Generations Skills for Kinesthetic Learners

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Overview: Using the Makerspace, students whose learning style tends more towards hand-on will complete their Jeffco Generations skills by designing, creating, and building.
Examples:
A student is preparing to graduate, but is missing her Critical and Creative Thinking skill. She could design and build a project in order to solve a problem or fill a need.
Two or more students lacking the Collaboration skill could team up to solve a problem and build a project together.
A soon-to-be graduate is lacking the Self-Direction & Personal Responsibility skill. He will use the tools and resources in the Makerspace to design and develop a product to be marketed and distributed.
The Makerspace could be an ancillary part of the Graduation Team, or a peripheral part of any of the PBL teams.

Peth, Saiz

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Students study energy concepts :  sustainability, electricity/energy production, conservation, renewable energy, a real-world use, innovation, human/environment interactions, literary references/backgrounds, reading/ writing energy topics, energy art, and the historical pioneers of energy.

Project Ideas:  Students choose and create projects based on their driving questions with respect to content. The focus is to have students do the projects; teachers support.

Time Frame:  We prefer semester long if the whole school wants that.

Saiz, Hill, Madden, Mora, Magel welome

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Overview:
Students will investigate and examine the process of how ideas move from design to finished products.  A range of topics and ideas will be covered, from simple products to cities and speculative future projects.  Students will identify how the STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) subjects factor into creating the world we live in, and the one we hope to create for the future.  Heavy focus on the design process and how this is used in various industries.  Could connect well to BUILD internships and future career planning, esp. in design-related fields.  Consideration will be given to how modern globalization of industries is affecting both production and people.

Possible Projects:
- City planning
- Product design to production
- Supply chain mapping/effects of globalization
- Building design, architecture and interior design (creating useful and comfortable spaces)
- Theorizing future developments in product or building design

Travis

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Synopsis:
Students will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on training in your chosen program and gain real world experience through career labs on site with an advanced level internship. The students will focus on core subjects such as math, science, writing, and business and apply to real life.
Sophomore -  Basic understanding of the field you have chosen and lay a solid foundation for the more advanced courses you will take. (i.e. sophomore career explore course)
Junior - will gain more advanced technical skills used in the field. You may participate in earn industry recognized certifications (i.e. SkillsUSA, OSHA, NOCTI (HVAC)
Senior - This class is meant to be an advanced training course that will build on all the knowledge and skills you have gained in the previous two years if you started as a sophomore.

Possible Projects or Classes
Full CNA Lab (semester long)
Full Cosmetology Lab (semester long)
Career Development Courses
Specified Industry Certifications
CTE courses (Worksite and Job Shadow - all day)
Business Management

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Summary:  Exploring electrical engineering, genetic engineering and the ethics of genetic engineering, genealogy, civil engineering, gears, logistics of escape rooms and small business plans, electrical and technological repair, inventions, Rube Goldberg machines, and science fiction

Products might include:

Escape room with electrical theme including the business plan/logistics of running escape rooms;

Genealogical study using genetic testing, comparing genetic testing companies in a brochure

Study of the ethics of CRISPR in a letter to the editor or a letter to an official

Fix-it business (like Shoshana’s workshop) where students learn to fix broken lamps, technology, etc. for the community

Artistic, small-scale models of Science Fiction inventions—technology we hope to have in the future— or Rube Goldberg machines that actually light up or move in some way displayed

Film Festival of excerpts from famous science fiction films as an event in the gym with popcorn with critique of films posted in a video online

Presentation of Products:  Students could invite friends, family, and the community to a Science Fiction Fair where their artistic small-scale models or Rube Goldberg machines could be displayed, the film excerpts and critiques could be shown, and the escape room could be enjoyed.
Kristi Bishop

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Focus 1: indoor /outdoor gardens Focus 2: service learning

One hope is to be able to be yard angels, helping those in need to create their own gardens for a more sustainable living and health improvement.

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We will do projects that honor Hispanic culture including but not limited to musical performances.
Hoping for a year long team

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Summary:

Debunking conspiracy theories, urban myths, the paranormal, internet myths/falsehoods/ scams, advertising, sales pitches, PayDay Loans, phone scams, robocalls, etc. to help make students and their families become more critical consumers.

Possible Products include:

debunking conspiracy theories in podcasts

creating illustrations or sculptures of mythology, ghost stories, or urban myths

collecting local urban myths/ghost stories through community interviews

retelling and acting out urban myths, ghost stories, or mythology in You Tube videos

animating a retelling of urban myth, ghost story, or mythology

scientific testing and comparison of products advertised for community members

comparing store prices/deals/advertising claims in a brochure/flyer for community members

analyzing the math behind Payday Loan operations in a brochure/flyer for community members

educating the community about robocalls and phone scams in a podcast or presentation

fact-checking political speeches, internet claims, statistics, or quotations

creating a photographic tour map of local paranormal locations and/or guiding tours

Presentation: Products could be distributed to senior centers, veterans’ centers, or during a school event inviting community members to Wise Up!
Kristi Bishop

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Seniors apply to graduate in order to be placed in this team. Final credits are earned in conjunction with developing skills & presentations that would allow for a CDE endorsed diploma.
Repeating 1-term team