Unit Title	Author
2025
Communication, Cognition, and Connection in the Environment	Chloe Glynn
Keywords: Cognitive Science, communication, connection, Ecology, Keywords: Environmental Science, social behavior, social-emotional learning
Using Cognitive Science to Teach & Learn about Healthy Food Choices	Anna Herman
Keywords: Agriculture and Food Systems, Behavioral Economics, Choice Architecture, Community Health, environmental justice, Food & Nutrition, Food Insecurity, Mindful Eating, One Health, sustainability, Ultra-Processed Foods
Children’s Literature and Language: Bilingual Books, Food Stories & Cultural Inquiry	Diane Zimmerman
Keywords: Bilingual classroom strategies, Bilingual education, Bilingual picture books, children’s literature, cultural identity, culturally responsive teaching, Dual language learners, Emotional literacy, ESOL lesson plans, Family recipes Food stories, Inclusive literacy instruction for ELLs., Latinx children's books, multilingual learners, Newcomer students, social-emotional learning, storytelling, translanguaging
2024
The Power of Food Stories	Anna Herman
Keywords: cuisine, Culture, food culture, food stories, global food, migration, seed stories, supply chain
2023
Where Does All the Water Go?	John Daniel Hartzog
Keywords: global warming, Green Infrastructure, sustainability, Urban Landscape, water cycle
The Power of Sustainability: Growing Climate Problem Solvers	Anna Herman
Keywords: climate change, climate optimism, food security, food systems, food waste, sustainability, urban agriculture, urban foodshed, Wicked Problem
Natural Tendencies	Maya Bhagat
Keywords: Lenape, Philadelphia, Place-based, sustainability
Compounded Environmental Injustice requires Compounded Solutions	Theresa Eck
Keywords: action learning, advocacy, asthma, civic action, civics, environmental justice, Environmental Racism, local government, pollution
How Do We Envision A More Sustainable And Just Philadelphia?	Dr. Joe Alberti
Keywords: Air Pollution, fossil fuels, Renewable and Non-renewable Energy, solar energy, sustainability
Imagine a Day Without Clean Water: Middle School English Language Learners Advocate for Clean Water for All	Sondra Gonzalez
Keywords: clean water, English language learners, lead, water contaminants, water scarcity, water treatment plant
Introduction to Drones- Flying and Coding Skills for the 21st Century Middle School Learner	Justin Guida
Keywords: classroom, coding, Drone, drones, education, flight, flying, Middle School, robotics, Robots, school, Science, STEAM, STEM, students, Technology, UAV
Building an Environmentally Equitable Community One School at Time	Tia Graves
Keywords: Climate Justice/Racism, environmental justice, Environmental Racism, Equity, green stormwater infrastructure, Mitigation, resilience, Sea Level Rise, Urban Heat Island Adaptation
Equipping the Canary to be an Agent of Change: Educating Students to be Activists	Alima McKnight
Keywords: ADVOCATE, CHANGE AGENT, lead, lead poisoning
Exposure: Lead in Philadelphia	Chloe Glynn
Keywords: children’s health, environmental hazards, environmental justice, exposure model of disease, industrial disease, lead, Philadelphia history
Student Voice: Asthma in OUR World	Amelia Butler
Keywords: asthma, asthma attack, asthma triggers, breathing, chronic, environment, environmental, inhaler, irritants, Respiration, symptoms, triggers, wheezing
Hey, hey, ho, ho, Childhood Asthma needs to go!	Jillian Howden
Keywords: asthma, childhood, childhood development, Health, prevention
2021
What Happens After the Water Leaves the Sky?	Aisha Kittrell
Keywords: hydrologic cycle, run-off, storm drain, stormwater, the water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, water quality
The Power of Environmental Monitoring	Anna Herman
Keywords: air quality, environmental advocacy, environmental justice, environmental monitoring, green stormwater infrastructure, lead, soil contamination, soil health, urban gardening, water quality, youth environmental justice
Freshwater In Our World: Philadelphia’s Freshwater Supply and the Role We Each Play in its Future	Phyllis Hurwitz
Keywords: climate change, distribution of water, hydrologic cycle, impermeable sources, philadelphia middle school science, urban watershed, water, water pollution
Where Does Our Water Come From?	David White
Keywords: water, water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, Watershed