Launch
Students will experience a hands-on project launch that introduces community hazards, the driving question, and the core routines of observing, recording evidence, and asking investigable questions for later phases.
Day 1
🌪️ Hazard Model Notice-and-Wonder
Launch 45m
Question & Plan
Students will turn early hazard observations into a focused investigation plan by practicing how to ask testable questions, write a simple hypothesis, choose what evidence to collect, and build a peer-reviewed data plan before starting larger testing.
Days 2 - 5
🌧️ Rain Tray Question Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🧠 Hypothesis Sentence Frame Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📊 Data Table and Sketch Plan
Deliverable 45m
✅ Investigation Plan Checkpoint
Assessment 45m
Analyze & Present
Students will sort and analyze their hazard investigation evidence, turn results into clear visuals, test their interpretations through peer critique, and produce a science-fair-ready infographic or PSA draft with an evidence-based conclusion and community safety recommendation.
Days 6 - 8
📊 Data Tables to Hazard Graphs
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📝 Claim Cards and Peer Check
Deliverable 45m
🎥 Safety PSA Draft Build
Assessment 45m
Showcase
Students will present their final hazard investigation products to an authentic audience at a science-fair-style showcase, explain their evidence-based safety recommendation, respond to audience questions, and complete a brief reflection on how observations, data, model testing, and feedback shaped their final claim.
Day 9
🎤 Hazard Fair Poster Defense
Assessment 45m