The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF), based in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire, offers a K-12 education program to support student learning in environmental science, earth science, and STEM inquiry. We designed four lesson plans for the HBRF about water quality, tree health, the food web, and phenology. We created and refined the lesson plans through surveys, literature review, seven interviews, and six pilot tests. The lessons emphasize hands-on, outdoor activities to increase student interest in nature. In these lessons, students act as scientists with some competitive aspects to boost engagement. Long-term, the knowledge students gain from the lesson plans will hopefully inspire them to be more environmentally conscious.

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Creator

• Johnson, Aiden
• Nicoll, James
• Maylum, Jeremiah
• Smith, William

Subject

• Community
• Environment
• Project-Based Learning
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 113976
• E-project-101123-141451

Keyword

• STEM Education
• Teaching Methods
• Climate Change
• Education
• Project Based Learning
• Children

Advisor

• Dehner, Corey
• Tuler, Seth

Year

• 2023

Center

• White Mountains, New Hampshire Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-10-11

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-101123-141451

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-12-04