Sailing The Nile!

Champion students participated in a PBL focused on the benefits of renewable energy. The Ancient Egyptians were the first to harness wind energy to their advantage in trade with their neighbors along the Nile river. After reading, annotating, and writing about the history of sail energy in Ancient Egypt, students constructed their own sail boats using the following set of materials:
one foot of tape, seven straws, and one large note card

From those materials students created, tested, modified, and raced their boats along our "Nile River".
Many students were successful in crossing 'The Nile" and becoming the Queen's and King's of the Nile River!

Getting ready to sail....

And there off..... along "The Nile"...

Our next step was to write a post card to the Mayor of Ventura persuading her to have the city invest more in renewable energy for the benefit of future Venturans in years to come.

Our last step was having students write a reflection of what they learned during the PBL in their on-line portfolio. The reflection included screen clipping pictures of their sail boat and post card.

Way to go champions!