Unit Title	Author
2021
Humans and the Environment: How Water Pollution and Littering Affect Health	Chelsea Maher
Keywords: engineering, environment, Health, littering, pollution, urban, water, waterways, world
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
Delicious and Nutritious Chemicals: A unit for engaging 10th grade Chemistry students in the study of biological molecules	Kathleen Tsai
Keywords: chemicals, Chemistry, fruit flies, lipids, proteins
A Geographical Analysis of Sites of African American History in Philadelphia	Hannah Zieve
Keywords: African American History, anthropology, Geography, High School, project based learning, Research, social studies
Dance for Social Justice	Dr. Joy Lurie Friedlander
Keywords: Artistry, Body Mind, Choreography, collaboration, dance, democracy, diversity, Embodied Activism, Equity, Holistic Teaching, Inclusion, Inclusive Pedagogy, perspective, social justice, Somatics
How Music and Song has Influenced Political Change in Africa and the United States	Carmen R. Carrion M.Ed.
Keywords: African American History, African music, Music
Tale of Two Cities: Cultural Capital of Hip Hop in Kenya and Philadelphia	Jeri Johnson, M.S. Ed., M.S. School Psychology
Keywords: black placemaking, Charles Dickens, Chris Emdin, COVID-19, critical hip-hop pedagogy (CHHP), Elizabeth Acevedo, hip-hop music, Kenya Vision 2030, mind-mapping, musical patterns, Philadelphia Vision 2035
Creative? How Can We Protect Our Ideas?	Tasha Russell
Keywords: copyright, fair use, Fela, infringement, public domain, Solomon Linda, the Tokens
Shining Star	Valerie Adams
Keywords: Carbon, carbon cycle, Chemical reaction, Electron, energy, Energy level, Photon, Photovoltaic, Solar, water, Wind
How do renewable energy sources reduce our reliance on fossil fuel sources of energy?	Dr. Joe Alberti
Keywords: energy, fossil fuel, middle school science, renewable energy
City Through Poems, Songs, and Artwork	Alla Dolderer
Keywords: artwork., authentic sources, city, community, ESL, global, immigration, local, poetry, songs
Where Does Our Water Come From?	David White
Keywords: water, water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, Watershed
Who Am I and Where Am I? A Place-Based Poetry Unit	Emma Connolly
Keywords: comprehension instruction, fluency instruction, identity development, Middle School, place-based learning, poetry, special education, writing instruction
Energy Equals Force and Motion	Felicia Atwell
Keywords: force, motion, renewable energy
Wicked Problems, Place, and Liberation	Charlie McGeehan
Keywords: Geography, liberation, Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Senior Project
West African Jelis/Griots Old and New	Aisha Al-Muid
Keywords: Geography, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa, West AFrican empires
Critical Metals and Their Real-World Applications	Ariel Coff
Keywords: earth metals, mining, periodic table
The Sound of Resistance: Protest Music in African Cinema	David Jennis
Keywords: African Cinema, African music, Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, Apartheid, History of Africa: Resistance and Liberation, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, South Africa
Changing Technology for a Changing Climate: Knowledge is not always power, but power is rarely ignorant	Chloe Glynn
Keywords: climate change, critical minerals, environment, fossil fuels, geopolitics, green technology, greenhouse gases, hands-on experiments, power, renewable energy, social media
Redefining the Teaching & Learning of Mathematics	Tracy Saltz
Keywords: active learning, Equity, Math Education, mathematical practices, problem solving, productive struggle