Unit Title	Author
2025
Soft Robotics	Maya Bhagat
Keywords: engineering design, origami, soft robots
Should We Publicly Insure Robotic Physical Therapy for Disabled Individuals?	Ariel Coff
Keywords: adaptations, artificial intelligence, collaboration, communication, creativity, disability, electromagnetism, electronic imaging, energy waves, engineering design, forces and motion, Healthcare, reflection, Research, robotics, Science, social justice, socio-scientific issue, Technology
Breaking the Cycle: Culturally relevant and Identity Affirming Text-Selection Framework for Future Teachers	Jada Blackwell
Keywords: Anti-Bias Education, CTE Program, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Diverse Literature, Equity in Education, Future Teachers, Identity Affirmation, Literacy Instruction, Reflective Practice, Text Selection
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
Ni de aquí, ni de allá: Between Worlds, Latinx Cultural Narratives	Marla Colondres
Keywords: Afro-Latinidad, bicultural identity, immigration and border narratives, language acquisition, Latinx literature, representation in literature, student voice
How People Learn	Christy Chang
Keywords: Background Knowledge, Cognitive Science, ELA, literacy, Reading Instruction, Science of Learning, Science of Reading, Self-Efficacy, Strategies, vocabulary
Unmasking Influence: Metacognition, Persuasion, & Control	Tia Larese
Keywords: Animal Farm, Biases, Cognitive Science, Critical thinking, ELA, History, Influencers, language, misinformation, persuasion, power, Propaganda, social media
How Does Assistive Technology Make Life Easier?	Jennifer Disque
Keywords: Assessments, Assistive Technology (AT), Concept, disability, environment, force, Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) Model, Human Centered Design (HCD), Machine, power, prototype, Stakeholder, Work
2024
The Power of Food Stories	Anna Herman
Keywords: cuisine, Culture, food culture, food stories, global food, migration, seed stories, supply chain
Mind-Less Meditation	Maya Bhagat
Keywords: Asian Meditation, Emotional Support, mental health, Multicultural Science, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Well-being
Teaching Literacy to Second Language Learners through Multi-Cultural Books	Michelle Jackson
Keywords: ELA, ELL, fiction books, Literature, LSS, Science, writing
Peace and War	Deborah Wei
Keywords: Akan, China, Empire, feminism, Gandhi, Greece, hegemony, Mandate of Heaven, Meditation, meta, Pacifism, Peace, peacebuilding, peacemaking, Rome, Satyagraha, war
2023
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
Environmental Justice in Philadelphia	Deborah Wei
Keywords: community organizing, environmental justice, Environmental Racism, Philadelphia refineries, power analysis, racism, stakeholders
Natural Tendencies	Maya Bhagat
Keywords: Lenape, Philadelphia, Place-based, sustainability
A Class Act	Margo A. Pinckney
Keywords: data collection, race relations
Songs in the Key of MY Life	Nicole Flores
Keywords: literacy, lyrics, Morning Meeting, Music, Playlists, Socio-emotional Learning, The Brain
Music History from Philadelphia and the Emotional Being and Effect of Music on the Brain	Michelle Jackson
Keywords: brain, Emotional Being, local artists, local history, Music, Music History, Philadelphia, public schools
Equipping the Canary to be an Agent of Change: Educating Students to be Activists	Alima McKnight
Keywords: ADVOCATE, CHANGE AGENT, lead, lead poisoning