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Launch
Students will launch the bee biodiversity and apiary design project by investigating local pollinator phenomena, studying foundational bee biology, practicing observation and citation routines, and producing an evidence-based first investigation question and directional hypothesis for later design and fieldwork.
Days 1 - 12
🐝 Hive Detectives Garden Clues
Launch 53m
🔍 Bee Anatomy Specimen Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📚 Urban Pollinator Source Sort
Research 53m
🌼 School Garden Pollinator Walk
Project Work 53m
🧪 Testable Questions and Variables
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🏙️ Community Garden Field Notes
Community Experience 53m
📐 Hypothesis and Criteria Mini-Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🗂️ Research Portfolio Starter Pages
Deliverable 53m
💬 Question and Hypothesis Feedback Round
Project Work 53m
📝 Garden Investigation Proposal
Deliverable 53m
✅ Bee Biology and Inquiry Checkpoint
Assessment 53m
🔁 Proposal Revision Conference
Project Work 53m
Problem & Criteria
Students will define a stakeholder-centered bee health and biodiversity problem, research existing habitat and apiary approaches, translate needs into measurable criteria and constraints, and produce a cited, investigation-ready test plan for comparing garden conditions in the school and community gardens.
Days 13 - 32
106 min over capacity (1060 min available across 20 days)
🧭 Stakeholder Problem Frame
Launch 53m
🔍 Credible Source Hunt
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🐝 Bee Traits for Design
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📏 Criteria and Constraints Mini-Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🌿 Garden Conditions Comparison Walk
Community Experience 106m
❓ Testable Question Workshop
Research 53m
🧪 Directional Hypothesis Build
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🗂️ Literature Review Note Cards
Research 53m
📝 Design Brief Draft
Deliverable 53m
💬 Design Brief Peer Critique
Project Work 53m
📊 Pollinator Data Table Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🛠️ Field Method Protocol Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
⚖️ Variables and Fair Test Clinic
Project Work 53m
🌼 Plant Choice Evidence Sort
Research 53m
📋 Investigation Plan Draft
Deliverable 53m
🔁 Protocol Feedback Round
Project Work 53m
👩‍🌾 Expert Method Review
Community Experience 53m
📚 Portfolio Check-In Revision
Deliverable 53m
✅ Problem and Criteria Roundtable
Assessment 106m
🧰 Revision Gate for Next Phase
Project Work 53m
Concept & Select
Students will generate multiple apiary and pollinator-habitat concepts, compare them against weighted criteria and constraints, gather feedback from peers and a community expert, and justify a team design selection using field evidence, source synthesis, and engineering trade-off analysis.
Days 33 - 51
🐝 Bee Traits to Design Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📚 Apiary Case Study Synthesis
Research 53m
⚖️ Weighted Criteria Matrix Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🧭 Three Apiary Concept Sketches
Project Work 106m
🗳️ Concept Gallery Feedback Notes
Deliverable 53m
📊 School and Community Garden Data Review
Research 53m
🧮 Team Decision Matrix Build
Project Work 106m
🌿 Horticulturist Design Roundtable
Community Experience 53m
✍️ Question and Hypothesis Alignment Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🔁 Revised Concept Selection Packet
Deliverable 106m
👥 Selection Defense Peer Review
Deliverable 53m
📁 Portfolio Checkpoint Conference
Assessment 53m
📐 Prototype Readiness Design Brief
Deliverable 53m
Prototype & Measure
Students will build and test rapid apiary and habitat prototypes, align each test to measurable criteria and constraints, collect repeated performance and field data with consistent protocols, and use critique cycles to improve both their test plans and prototype evidence for the next phase.
Days 52 - 70
🐝 Prototype Sprint Reset
Launch 53m
📏 Fair Test Plan Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📊 Data Table and Graph Setup
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🛠️ Rapid Apiary Feature Build
Project Work 106m
🌼 Pollinator Observation Protocol Rehearsal
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🗣️ Test Plan Feedback Round
Deliverable 53m
✅ Prototype Test Gate
Assessment 53m
🏫 School Garden Trial Run
Project Work 106m
🌿 Community Garden Trial Run
Community Experience 106m
💻 Spreadsheet Comparison Graphs
Research 53m
🔍 Evidence-to-Design Conference
Deliverable 53m
🔁 Prototype Adjustment Build
Project Work 106m
👥 Revision Feedback Carousel
Deliverable 53m
🧪 Measurement Portfolio Checkpoint
Assessment 53m
Revise & Retest
Students will use prototype test results, field data, and cited research to diagnose weaknesses in their apiary and habitat designs, make targeted revisions, and retest with the same measures to quantify improvement, trade-offs, and remaining limitations before the next roundtable.
Days 71 - 89
🧭 Failure Patterns in Test Graphs
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📏 Retest Controls and Variables
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📚 Evidence Moves for Design Revision
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🛠️ Revision Plan and Trade-Off Matrix
Deliverable 53m
🗣️ Apiary Revision Critique Round
Project Work 53m
🔧 Rebuild Hive and Habitat Features
Project Work 106m
🌿 Community Garden Retest Visit
Community Experience 106m
📊 School Garden Retest Data Run
Project Work 106m
📈 Before-and-After Graph Studio
Deliverable 53m
🧪 Limitations and Revision Memo
Deliverable 53m
🔍 Portfolio Check-In with Citations
Deliverable 53m
🎤 Midpoint Design Conference
Assessment 53m
📝 Roundtable Readiness Exit Write
Assessment 53m
Showcase & Defend
Students will assemble and defend a complete evidence-based engineering story for their school garden apiary proposal by curating portfolio artifacts, sharpening data displays and design justifications, critiquing one another’s claims, revising for clarity and scientific accuracy, and preparing for a midpoint-style stakeholder defense before the final public showcase.
Days 90 - 108
🧭 Engineering Storyboard Audit
Launch 53m
📊 Graphs and Comparisons Clinic
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📚 Citation and Literature Weave
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🗣️ Evidence Claim Rehearsal
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🧩 Portfolio Station Build
Project Work 106m
🛠️ Apiary Defense Board Draft
Deliverable 53m
🔁 Two-Peer Critique Round
Project Work 53m
✍️ Revision Sprint for Defense
Project Work 53m
🌿 Partner Question Panel
Community Experience 53m
📐 Garden Map Evidence Pass
Deliverable 53m
🎤 Roundtable Rehearsal
Project Work 106m
🔍 Limitation and Revision Memo
Deliverable 53m
✅ Portfolio Checkpoint Gate
Assessment 53m
🏛️ Midpoint Defense Roundtable
Assessment 106m
🔧 Post-Roundtable Upgrade Plan
Project Work 53m
Showcase
Students will finalize and present their apiary prototypes, research portfolios, and pollinator habitat evidence to an authentic audience, then use critique, audience feedback, and self-assessment to document how their investigation and design thinking changed over the full project.
Days 109 - 120
🗂️ Research Portfolio Evidence Audit
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🧠 Bee Traits Defense Rehearsal
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
📊 Graphs and Claims Tune-Up
Knowledge/Skill Building 53m
🛠️ Apiary Station Setup Draft
Project Work 53m
💬 Two-Team Critique Round
Deliverable 53m
🎤 Design Defense Dry Run
Project Work 53m
🌿 Community Showcase Walkthrough
Community Experience 53m
🧾 Final Revision Sprint
Deliverable 53m
🐝 Hive and Thrive Showcase
Assessment 106m
🪞 Design Reflection and Next Steps
Assessment 53m
📚 Portfolio Closeout Conference
Deliverable 53m