Examine
Examine
Students will investigate how energy moves through school systems, study how electricity sources affect air quality, gather information from community partners and texts, analyze causes of wasted energy, compare possible cleaner solutions, and use evidence plus feedback to choose a promising idea for the next phase.
Days 5 - 20
240 min over capacity (640 min available across 16 days)
Engineer
Engineer
Students will design a school-friendly clean energy solution by studying strong examples, turning research into criteria-based plans, building and revising prototypes, and documenting how evidence and feedback shape their design choices before moving into formal testing.
Days 21 - 30
Discover
Days 1–4
Day 1
🌍 School Energy Challenge Launch
Launch
35m
Day 2
🔎 Energy Hot Spot Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 3
📝 Challenge Definition
Deliverable
45m
Day 4
👥 End User Overview
Deliverable
40m
Examine
Days 5–20
Day 5
⚡ School Energy Flow Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
80m
Day 6
🌫️ Fuels, Air, and Electricity
Knowledge/Skill Building
80m
Day 7
🏙️ Questions for Energy Experts
Community Experience
80m
Day 8
🔎 Source Evaluation Report
Deliverable
80m
Day 9
🧭 Energy Waste Pattern Hunt
Research
80m
Day 10
🕸️ Root Cause Analysis
Deliverable
80m
Day 11
📏 Criteria and Constraints Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
80m
Day 12
💡 Clean Energy Idea Sprint
Project Work
80m
Day 13
🗣️ Solution Proposal
Deliverable
80m
Day 14
🔁 Proposal Feedback Carousel
Project Work
80m
Day 15
🎯 Evidence Check Conference
Assessment
80m
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Engineer
Days 21–30
Day 21
🚀 School Energy Design Sprint
Launch
40m
Day 22
🔍 Exemplar Exploration
Deliverable
40m
Day 23
⚡ Energy Transfer in Model Devices
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 24
🌍 Cleaner Energy Trade-Off Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 25
🧭 Creation Plan
Deliverable
40m
Day 26
🛠️ Prototype Build Round One
Project Work
40m
Day 27
🧪 Hypothesis
Deliverable
30m
Day 28
💬 Prototype Feedback Carousel
Project Work
40m
Day 29
🔧 Revise and Recheck Prototype
Project Work
40m
Day 30
📝 Solution Development Report
Deliverable
40m
Do
Days 31–33
Day 31
🧪 Fair Test Setup for Energy Models
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Implementation and Data Collection Plan
Deliverable
20m
Day 32
Implementation Results
Deliverable
40m
Day 33
🔍 Data-to-Revision Conference Notes
Project Work
40m
Share
Days 34–35
Day 34
🎤 Clean Energy Pitch Showcase
Assessment
45m
Day 35
📝 Growth Reflection
Assessment
35m
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
24
Day 1
Discover
🌍 School Energy Challenge Launch
25
Day 2
🔎 Energy Hot Spot Walk
26
Day 3
📝 Challenge Definition
27
Day 4
👥 End User Overview
28
Day 5
Examine
⚡ School Energy Flow Lab
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 6
🌫️ Fuels, Air, and Electricity
1
Day 7
🏙️ Questions for Energy Experts
2
Day 8
🔎 Source Evaluation Report
3
Day 9
🧭 Energy Waste Pattern Hunt
4
Day 10
🕸️ Root Cause Analysis
7
Day 11
📏 Criteria and Constraints Sort
8
Day 12
💡 Clean Energy Idea Sprint
9
Day 13
🗣️ Solution Proposal
10
Day 14
🔁 Proposal Feedback Carousel
11
Day 15
🎯 Evidence Check Conference
14
Day 16
15
Day 17
16
Day 18
17
Day 19
18
Day 20
21
Day 21
Engineer
🚀 School Energy Design Sprint
22
Day 22
🔍 Exemplar Exploration
23
Day 23
⚡ Energy Transfer in Model Devices
24
Day 24
🌍 Cleaner Energy Trade-Off Sort
25
Day 25
🧭 Creation Plan
28
Day 26
🛠️ Prototype Build Round One
29
Day 27
🧪 Hypothesis
30
Day 28
💬 Prototype Feedback Carousel
1
Day 29
🔧 Revise and Recheck Prototype
2
Day 30
📝 Solution Development Report
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 31
Do
🧪 Fair Test Setup for Energy Models
Implementation and Data Collection Plan
6
Day 32
Implementation Results
7
Day 33
🔍 Data-to-Revision Conference Notes
8
Day 34
Share
🎤 Clean Energy Pitch Showcase
9
Day 35
📝 Growth Reflection