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PULS Units

Making Waves

 

Waves is part of the 4th grade NGSS standards. For this unit, students engage in a series of interactive learning, as well as have the opportunity to build an assortment of models (waves in a bottle, wave machines, wave energy generator, and more), that integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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What will students do?

 

  • Learn the physics of waves

  • Experience the role of wave activity on humans, including coastal erosion

  • Engage in modules that harness waves as a renewable source of energy.

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BEE Part of the Solution

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Believe it or not, we have a bee to thank for every one in three bites of food we eat. Honey bees perform about 80% of all pollination worldwide. A single bee colony can pollinate 300 million flowers each day.​Worldwide bee colonies are collapsing from a variety of factors—pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition deficit, air pollution, global warming and more. In the Hawaiian Islands, several of the rare native bees have gone extinct, while others are declining. Hawaii's only native bee is placed on Endangered Species list. ​

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What will students do?

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  • Understand bee anatomy

  • Learn about the bee family structure

  • Practice bee foraging and communication

  • Create strategic sustainable solutions to protecting these crucial pollinators

Become an Urban Forester

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PULS creates an action-oriented lesson plan to foster the next generation in urban forestry.

 

What will students do?

 

  • Learn the biology of trees, focusing on structural parts and how trees survive

  • Learn how to measure tree health using actual forestry tools and techniques that help to monitor and manage forests

  • Understand how tree roots contribute to runoff mitigation

  • Learn how to use a dichotomous tree.

  • Learn about native trees and engage in a student action project

Coral Reef Scientist in Training


The Coral Scientist unit puts students in the role of coral scientists-in-training.  The goal of this unit is for students to become educated about and value the coral reefs of the Hawaiian Archipelago.

What will students do?

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  • Explore coral anatomy

  • Test & observe the impacts of warming waters on coral

  • Learn how to monitor coral reef health as scientists do in the ocean

  • Engage in hands-on activities

  • Brainstorm on solutions to protecting our coral reefs in Hawai’i and engage in a student action project

Growing the Next Generation of Wai Stewards

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Hawai‘i’s freshwater is limited and essential to our future. In this hands-on STEM unit, students explore how water reaches our islands, the role of watersheds, and the impact of runoff, pollution, and climate change.

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What will students do?

 

  • Study the water cycle

  • Study groundwater & conduct infiltration tests

  • Study surface water & monitor water quality

  • Understand water use around the island and conservation opportunities

  • Learn from experts like hydrologists and agencies and engage in a student action project

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