California Coastal Voices

Download California Coastal Voices

California Coastal Voices can be downloaded as a PDF in its entirety (six units plus teacher support materials), or as unit packets containing all referenced sections.
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Download entire book, California Coastal Voices 10.5 Mb

Sections and unit packets:

• Cover, Table of Contents, Acknowledgements 635 Kb
• Teacher Support Pieces 891 Kb
  • Introduction 319 Kb
  • Organizing for Student Success 654 Kb
  • Essential Elements of Project-Based Learning 279 Kb
• A Sense of the Coast: Getting to Know the Golden Shore Teacher-Guided Inquiry Project, UNIT PACKET 1.6 Mb
  -Student pages only-
  Challenging Question: How can we make sense of interacting Earth systems on California's coast?
  Integrates biology and earth science. Emphasis on systems thinking and modeling.
  Online resources for this unit
• Concrete Questions: Engineering Solutions for a Changing Coast Teacher-Guided Inquiry Project, UNIT PACKET 1.7 Mb
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  Challenging Question: How can we use engineering practices to protect natural and human communities on sandy shores?
  Integrates physical and earth science. Emphasis on constructing explanations and proposing solutions.
  Online resources for this unit
• Coastal Voices: Speaking Up for the Beach Teacher-Guided Inquiry Project, UNIT PACKET 1.6 Mb
  -Student pages only-
  Challenging Question: How can Californians use the Public Trust Doctrine and the California Coastal Act to protect access to beaches?
  Integrates science, policy, and civic readiness. Emphasis on evaluating and communicating solutions.
  Online resources for this unit
• A Sense of Nature: Who's at the Beach? Student-Driven Community-Based Project, UNIT PACKET 1.8 Mb
  -Student pages only-
  Challenging Question: How can we expand park and beach access for all Californians?
  Integrates biology, earth science, and history-social science. Emphasis on systems thinking and modeling.
  Online resources for this unit
• Concrete Questions: Restoring our Land and Water Student-Driven Community-Based Project, UNIT PACKET 1.3 Mb
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  Challenging Question: How can we use science, policy, and nature-based engineering practices for ecological restoration in California?
  Integrates earth, biology, and physical science. Emphasis on constructing arguments and proposing solutions.
  Online resources for this unit
• Coastal Voices: More Than a Career Student-Driven Community-Based Project, UNIT PACKET 1.4 Mb
  -Student pages only-
  Challenging Question: How can I make protecting and enhancing coast and ocean environments into a career?
  For college, career, and civic readiness. Emphasis on obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.
  Online resources for this unit
• Readings and Resources 1.1 Mb
  • Making Sense of Images and Guiding Questions for Image Analysis 498 Kb
  • The Public Trust Doctrine 154 Kb
  • Introduction to the California Coastal Act 262 Kb
  • Student Guide to Personalized Learning Plans 233 Kb
  • Sample Group Work Contract 88 Kb
  • Teacher Checklist for Student-Driven Projects 238 Kb
  • Asking the Right Questions 277 Kb
  • Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning Guide 333 Kb
  • Tips for Effective Communication in Public Settings 213 Kb
  • Students Taking Action on Science and Policy 256 Kb
  • Rubrics 185 Kb