Students will enter the project as Environmental Logistics Consultants by experiencing a source-to-sea pollution problem, unpacking the driving question, and beginning a traceable investigation focus through team roles, early evidence analysis, and a first product-pathway question.

Students will investigate a local watershed pollution puzzle, narrow their curiosity into a focused product-and-pathway question, and design a credible investigation plan with hypotheses, evidence types, variables, and team roles before collecting major data.

Students will refine their investigation systems by building field-ready evidence tools, testing how observations will be recorded and classified, linking items to likely pollution pathways, and checking whether their methods produce credible, traceable evidence for the Source-to-Sea Investigation Notebook and team report.

Students will carry out their investigation methods to gather field and desktop evidence, document findings in traceable formats, check the credibility of their records, and refine their data set through feedback and verification before moving into analysis.

Students will analyze cleanup, mapping, and research evidence to test their hypotheses, identify patterns and anomalies, refine conclusions, and turn their findings into evidence-based recommendations for the Sustainable Waterways Expo. They will use critique, revision, and role-based collaboration to strengthen data visuals, claims, and public-facing communication before a graded presentation checkpoint.

Students will present their final source-to-sea investigations and recommendations to an authentic audience at the Sustainable Waterways Expo, then complete a structured reflection on evidence quality, team collaboration, and community impact.