High School Teachers from the NYC area participate in the INSPIRE summer program and engage in professional development activities focused on geoscience curriculum development throughout the academic year.
Summer Component
Academic Year
Commitment
NGSS-based high school science unit plans created as part of INSPIRE are designed to bring geosciences into the high school classroom.
This unit plan is specially designed to introduce geoscience into special education self-contained science classrooms. Students begin by learning about geoscience and explore its instances and applications in New York City.
This unit plan takes geosciences to the sky by introducing students to an important application of climate- meteorology through the lens of aviation. Students investigate weather patterns, how this impacts flights, and learn how to read METAR reports to plan a hypothetical flight.
This unit explores the interior of Earth: its movements and how those movements result in tsunamis and earthquakes. In this unit, students develop mapping skills, argumentation, data collection and analysis.
This unit explores renewable energy resources and is AP-course compatible. Students explore energy resources in their communities and schools, read energy usage maps, and formulate a persuasive presentation as a renewable energy company.
This unit explores the renewable energy resource of wind power, paying particular attention to the offshore wind farm coming to NYC. Students will investigate the science behind wind power, learn how to evaluate graphs and diagrams, and construct a presentation to propose sustainable solutions to address the challenges of wind farming.
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