High School Challenges
IC Challenges for High School students put students directly in the driver’s seat of current work done by scientists and others in the world. Connecting students to mentors is strategically important as they begin exploring career and post-secondary pathways. Mentor Inspired Learning projects are scenario-driven and based on the thinking processes used by professionals in the field.
Inspired Classroom is dedicated to supporting teachers, caregivers, and parents with scenario driven distance learning challenges FREE OF CHARGE thanks to the sponsorship of our amazing partner mentor organizations. Regardless of your school’s plan, we have a virtual challenge experience that fits your needs. Watch this short video to see how an IC Challenge on the MentorIC platform delivers deep learning to your students.
If you have questions, please email Greg Zorbas, Inspired Classroom' Project Manager.
Start Using an IC Challenge Project with YOUR students as easy as 1,2,3,…4!
1. Select an IC Challenge from the TOPIC MENU below.
2. Click the Create an Account button above to register for the selected IC Challenge.
3. Login to your account and Create a Class. Watch this video to learn how to create a class. NOTE: If you wish to teach this as a whole class or with an individual student,, click the Guided Mode check box when creating your class.
4. Review all of the materials on your dashboard then GET READY, GET SET, TEACH!
After creating an account, login to your selected challenges directly on the icchallenge.org webpage.
Need help? email Greg: greg@inspiredclassroom.com
HIGH SCHOOL IC CHALLENGE TOPIC MENU
MPG Ranch Pollinators and Food Security Research Project
There is a global decline in the population of bees and other pollinators. What does this mean for our world? What does this mean for our local ecosystems that depend on local pollinators to produce local plant life that in turn feeds local animals and insects? The research being done at MPG Ranch is a great example of learning more about the fragile pollinator ecosystem.
Students design a sustainable, ecosystem-friendly solution using pollinators to address food insecurity for their community. Discover how pollinators impact food security and the ecosystem and the research on these critically diverse pollinators that takes place at MPG Ranch. Begin your journey using empathy and a user-centered design approach to create a prototype plan to combat food insecurity for the community.
Already have an icchallenge.org account? Use join code: XCSO78I0
MPG Ranch Golden Eagle High School Challenge
Connecting Science and Problem Solving
Live visits with researchers
After analyzing the data from MPG Ranch and Raptor View Research Institute and researching, students create a visual graphical abstract similar to those in scientific papers to interpret the data and support their recommendations for Eagle stewardship in their area.
The graphical abstract is persuasive in nature, clearly use the ABT framework to summarize key points and be backed by factual evidence. It should appropriate to present to policymakers in your area, region, nationally, and internationally. Check out this sample video here!
Already have an icchallenge.org account? Use Join Code: HJW3UKS2
Chemistry in the WILD!
Free for students in Grades 9-12
Learn soil science alongside Environmental Scientist Michael McTee of MPG Ranch in this inquiry-based soil science project. This free project is fully supported with teacher lesson plans, student resources, video instructions, and a step-by-step process for investigating local soil pH and comparing it to the study Michael McTee conducted on the MPG Ranch soil where damage was done by skeet targets. This soil science project demonstrates why chemistry is so important and helps answer the student question, "When am I ever going to use this?"
Already have an icchallenge.org account? Use Join Code: WR5EQXWB
High School MPG Ranch Mountain Lion Challenge
Trophic Cascade and Biodiversity
Live visits with researchers.
High School Mountain Lion Challenge
After analyzing the data from MPG Ranch students will, examine restoration maps, explore mountain lion information from studies to build an understanding of wildlife management issues on a diverse landscape. They will select investigative action planning steps and create a Phase I management plan using the ABT framework for scientific communication.
Involve your students in this on-going study. Check out more information here!
Already have an icchallenge.org account? Use Join Code: HZNZAT52
FOR MONTANA STUDENTS
Montana World Affairs Council GeoQuest
Montana World Affairs Council is sponsoring GeoQuest 2021 and it is ready for YOUR students! What is GeoQuest? It is a bundle of five interactive learning experiences and a series of virtual speakers focusing on good news from four countries--China, Brazil, Sudan, and Germany. The country experiences are called 'Bytes" and are designed to be quick learning 'bytes' about the country's geography, economy, culture, youth, and good news projects. Each Byte incorporates Google Earth maps, discussion questions, and all of the information needed for both you and the students to complete it.
The fifth learning experience, GeoQuest, is where students explore the good news coming from each of the four focus countries and then give them resources and steps to examine their own community for a 'good news' project to highlight in a social media post. Brainstorming, decision making, composing a news summary, and writing in the content area are incorporated into this project. In the end, students upload their social media posts about good news in their community. The Montana World Affairs Council may use some of the projects in their weekly Global Good News social media campaign.
A series of authoritative speakers September-November will meet virtually with your students to talk about their country of focus and answer questions. The recordings of these speakers will also be included in GeoQuest for those not able to attend the live event. Watch for the calendar for sign-ups.
THE BEST NEWS is you can use any one of these as a stand-alone experience or use all of them for a learning unit. It's up to YOU, your learner needs, and your schedule.