Unit Title	Author
2021
Where Does Our Water Come From?	David White
Keywords: water, water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, Watershed
Freshwater In Our World: Philadelphia’s Freshwater Supply and the Role We Each Play in its Future	Phyllis Hurwitz
Keywords: hydrologic cycle, impermeable sources, philadelphia middle school science, urban watershed, water, water pollution, distribution of water, climate change
Humans and the Environment: How Water Pollution and Littering Affect Health	Chelsea Maher
Keywords: littering, environment, Health, pollution, engineering, urban, water, waterways, world
Environmental Health in the Classroom	Kimberly Sweeney
Keywords: plastic pollution, water cycle, water pollution, contamination, conservation
The Power of Environmental Monitoring	Anna Herman
Keywords: youth environmental justice, lead, environmental advocacy, environmental justice, environmental monitoring, green stormwater infrastructure, urban gardening, water quality, soil contamination, soil health, air quality
What Happens After the Water Leaves the Sky?	Aisha Kittrell
Keywords: hydrologic cycle, the water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, water quality, run-off, stormwater, storm drain
Cancer Journeys: From the Microscopic to a Call to Action	Chris Sikich
Keywords: Inquiry, mutation, Evolution, genetics, project, Science, Biology, cancer, cell, call to action, cell signaling, CER
Henrietta Lacks, HeLa Cells, and Health Inequities: Making Student Research Relevant and Authentic	Charlette Walker
Keywords: Henrietta Lacks, HeLa cells, systemic medical racism, writing, Research, Science, social studies, English Language Arts, cancer biology, digital literacy
2020
Evolution: Pokémon v. Bizarre Real Animals	Lisa Yuk Kuen Yau
Keywords: pokemon, Evolution, Science, Biology, Critical thinking
Human Evolution	Chris Sikich
Keywords: life science, human evolution, Natural Selection, Evolution, genetics, Biology
Evolutionary History of Mitochondria	Cristobal Carambo
Keywords: interdisciplinary skills, mitochondria, Chemistry
Evolutionary Biology	Daniel Hartzog
Keywords: kindergarten, Heredity, Evolution, Traits, Variation, Science, Biology
Malaria	William McGeehan
Keywords: Natural Selection, parasite, population genetics, Flexibility and adaptability, Evolution, genetics, Ecology, adaptation, biomagnification, DNA, disease
2019
Resonant Subcellular Narrative Nonfiction	Margaret Osman
Keywords: Joseph Campbell, STEAM, Biology
Keeping the Lead Out: Healthy Hydration at Home and at School	Cristobal Carambo
Keywords: lead, neurotoxin, environment, Health, health policies, child development, Chemistry
2018
Applied Origami in Physical Science, Biology and Chemistry	Bobby E. Stewart
Keywords: Math, origami, Science activity, Art
2017
Life on Spinning Rocks	Maya Bhagat
Keywords: planets, geology, alien, Earth Science, astronomy
2014
Following the (Food) Rules: Using Informational Texts to Teach about Food, Cooking and Nutrition	Tara Ann Carter
Keywords: nutrition, Food, Health, Biology, diabetes
Food as Fuel: The Physiology of Nutrition	Heather Zajdel
Keywords: nutrition, Food, Health, Biology
“You Are What You Eat”: A Nutritional and Cultural Analysis of the Foods We Eat	Amber Wilcoxson
Keywords: nutrition, Food, food justice, Science, Biology