Project Crystal Curriculum 2020-2021
Check out the curriculum from the 2020-2021 Project Crystal mulch study! The project will be focusing on a new research question for the 2021-2022 school year. To learn about this year’s project and curriculum, visit the main Project Crystal page here!
Teacher & Educator Resources
Module 1: Exploring Moro Canyon
- Explore Part 1: Video Field Trip – Moro Canyon’s Changing Landscape
- For school groups, book this program for your class here!
- For homeschool groups, join us for our next public livestream!
- Explore Part 2: Virtual Hike Through Moro Canyon on Thinglink
- Share: Discussion Slideshow
- Extend: Explore at Home – Science Journaling
- Reflect: Do you think Moro Canyon is a place worth protecting?
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid or Padlet
- Host the reflection video prompt on your own platform!
Module 2: Building Our Model
- Explore Part 1: Video Field Trip – Introduction to Our Research Project & Modeling
- For school groups, book this program for your class here!
- For homeschool groups, join us for our next public livestream!
- Explore Part 2:
- Option 1: Making a Paper Model Slideshow
- Option 2: Making a Computer Model Slideshow
- Share: Discussion Slideshow
- Extend: Explore at Home – Starting a Home Field Guide
- Reflect: Based on your model, will seedlings grow more in areas with mulch or without mulch?
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid or Padlet
- Host the reflection video prompt on your own platform!
Module 3: Digging Deeper (optional)
- Explore Part 1: Planning our Investigations Slideshow
- Explore Part 2: Investigations
- Share: Discussion Slideshow
- Extend: Explore at Home – Community Interview
- Reflect : What is something new you learned that you are going to add to your model?
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid or Padlet
- Host the reflection video prompt on your own platform!
Module 4: Making Our Hypothesis
- Explore Part 1: Revising our Model Slideshow (optional)
- Explore Part 2: Developing our Hypothesis Slideshow
- Share: Discussion Slideshow
- Extend: Explore at Home: Gardening Scavenger hunt
- Reflect: What is your hypothesis? What would you expect to observe at our research site if your hypothesis was supported?
- Share your thoughts with us on Padlet or Flipgrid
- Host the reflection video prompt on your own platform!
Module 5: Collecting Our Data
- Launch: Collecting Data Slideshow
- Explore Part 1: Video Field Trip – Live Data Collection!
- For school groups, book this program for your class here!
- For homeschool groups, join us for our next public livestream!
- Explore Part 2: Asynchronous Data Collection
- Data Collection on Thinglink
- Submitting Data
- Share: Discussion Slideshow
- Extend: Explore at Home: Making Observations
- Reflect: What did you observe at the research site? What do you think our next step should be, how can we answer our research questions?
- Share your thoughts with us on Padlet or Flipgrid
- Host the reflection video prompt on your own platform!
Module 6: Analyzing Our Data
- Explore Part 1: Video Field Trip – Introduction to Data Analysis
- For school groups, book this program for your class here!
- For homeschool groups, join us for our next public livestream!
- Explore Part 2: Analyzing Our Data and Making a Recommendation
- Share: Discussion Slideshow
- Extend: Explore at Home: Designing a Presentation
- Reflect: What trends did you see in the data? What is your recommendation to the land managers at Crystal Cove State Park?
- Share your thoughts with us on Padlet or Flipgrid
- Host the reflection video prompt on your own platform!