The city council is concerned with the lack of eco-friendly public spaces in the community. They have put forth a call to action to design/redesign community spaces for environmental sustainability. Students are charged with the task of creating an environmentally sustainable design of a community space. The design can be built, drawn, or digitized.

Plan for public space design, a model of the design, and a presentation.

NGSS

• HS-ESS3-4 Design a solution to reduce human impact on nature

CCSS

• ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.7 Evaluate multiple sources
• ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.9 Synthesize information

(Many others could be integrated)