Unit Title	Author
2022
Latin Asians: Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration in Latin America	Alisha Davis
Keywords: Culture, ethnicity, High School, Identity, Latino, panethnicity, project based learning, race, social studies education
Makerspaces: Where Precision and Play Intersect	Katherine Steiner
Keywords: makerspace, lessons, High School, soft robots, visual arts, problem solving, play, robot, collaboration, creativity, creative
Who Tells Your Story? The Power of Debate and Discourse in the High School Classroom	Katherine Steiner
Keywords: Monument, Mural, High School, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rocky, debate, Christopher Columbus
2021
Gathering Clay: Community Poetry, Individual Grace, and the Limitations of Language	Greg Probst
Keywords: louise erdrich, neoindigenous, Navajo, Native American, High School, individuality, Indigenous, south philadelphia, society, southwestern, philly, poetry, Pueblo, Art, artifacts, Culture, English Language Arts, community, Creative Writing
A Geographical Analysis of Sites of African American History in Philadelphia	Hannah Zieve
Keywords: Geography, High School, social studies, project based learning, Research, anthropology, African American History
Hand-Made Music: Creating the Instruments and Sounds of Africa	Katherine Steiner
Keywords: Music, hands-on, High School, high school music, instrument, high school art, African music, Africana studies, Africa, Art, contemporary music
Using Poetry to Confront Neighborhood Representation and Gentrification	Sally O’Brien
Keywords: metaphor, media analysis, landscape literacy, High School, gentrification, intersectionality, poetry, place-based learning, race, gender, class
Using Transfer as a Schema to Learn about Energy: A Modular Approach	Matthew N VanKouwenberg
Keywords: Middle School, Mechanical Energy, Magnetism, Lab, Motor, global warming, High School, Generator, wind energy, Thermodynamics, student-centered, physics, Physical Science, PhotoVoltaics, Environmental Science, Eolic, electricity, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Energy Transfer, Experiment, Constructivist
2018
Origami Engineering and Product Design	Elizabeth Szablya
Keywords: Yoshizawa randlett, modular origami, kirigami, origami, High School, hands-on, snapology, spatial reasoning, Yoshizawa, STEAM, tessilation, student lead, STEM, Scientific Method, Science activity, project based instruction, presentation, project-based, Physical Science, PHiZZ, prototype, Science, Art, asian art and culture, design, design thinking, engineering, construct, fold
Agency Through Inquiry: A Quest for Social Justice	Ryann Rouse
Keywords: geomedicine, High School, social justice, scientific justice, structural violence, philosophy, ecofeminism, English Language Arts, ELA, ethics
2017
Put Yourself Out There: Identity, Genre, and Concert Production in Music Ensemble Performance	Walter Bechtold
Keywords: Middle School, Orchestra, Music Technology, Music, Performance, Grade 7-12, Instrumental Music, Identity, social studies, Popular Music, Genre, High School, Arranging, Band, Culture
2016
Sisters in the Shadows: Black Women During the Black Arts Movement	Kristian Ali
Keywords: language arts, movement, High School, social justice, self-awareness, revolution, black women, black arts movement, gender awareness, English, feminism
Are You Destined for Mathematical Greatness?	Catherine Michini
Keywords: Math, Learning from Peers, Interviewing an Honor Math Student, Journalism, interviewing, Interview Skills, High School, Self-Reflection Questions, Women in STEM Careers, STEM Careers, Science, Gender Bias, Alumni Legacy, Biographies of Alumni in STEM Careers, biography, biographies
The Haitian Revolution and Governor General Toussaint Louverture: A Biography	Keysiah M. Middleton
Keywords: High School, social studies
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: It Will Be Digital	Jada L. Warfield-Henry
Keywords: Harlem Renaissance, Historical Context, hip-hop, High School, black arts movement, English, Digital Anthology
A Cry from the Climate: The Glacier is Talking	Nichole Boyd
Keywords: global warming, glaciers, High School, Environmental Science, Earth Science, climate change
When Batteries Die, Do They Go to Heaven?	Bruce S. Karpe
Keywords: High School, trash, sustainability, Physical Science, Science, recycling, batteries, Chemistry, Electronic Waste, Environmental Science
Is Technology Destroying Earth?	Alena Newpher-Lockard
Keywords: High School, Technology, Science, chemical reactions, Chemistry, environment
Planetary Motion From the Ground Up	Klint Kanopka
Keywords: mathematics, Math, Kepler, orbit, observation, Newton, heliocentric, gravity, geometry, geocentric, High School, Inquiry, solar system, simulation, physics, Physical Science, Science, argument, ap physics, advanced placement physics, advanced placement, astronomy, Galileo
Nuclear Fusion in the Cosmos and the Chemistry Curriculum	Alex Leed
Keywords: High School, stellar evolution, Physical Science, astronomy, Fusion, Chemistry