Urban Eco-Explorers: 6th Grade Soil Science Curriculum
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2025-05
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In partnership with Columbus City Schools (CCS) and OSU's Urban Eco-Explorers Initiative, we designed a hands-on soil science curriculum for the 6th grade students at Starling, Yorktown, and Arts Impact Middle Schools. Our curriculum targets soil formation, texture, color, and pH, while connecting them to food justice and environmental equity in urban settings.
Urban middle schools often face significant barriers to implementing field-based environmental education, including limited green space, safety concerns, and a lack of accessible teaching resources. Our capstone team sought to bridge this gap by designing a hands-on, place-based soil science curriculum tailored for 6th-grade students at these three urban middle schools.
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Course Code: ENR 4900.01