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About the inquiry

This inquiry leads students through an investigation of human-environment interactions using the ahupua’a of Waimanalo and Kailua as a case study. By investigating the compelling question, students examine the environmental particulars of their region, the ways in which humans have historically interacted with the environment, and the current environmental characteristics. This inquiry embeds the Taking Informed Action sequence, wherein students understand and assess the impact of the human-environmental relationship and act on their proposals to address the negative impacts of human settlement.

Compelling Question

How Can Humans Address Their Negative Impact on the Environment?

Staging Question

Students take pictures of their ahupua’a and discuss ways human settlement has had positive and negative effects.

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Supporting Question

How do humans interact with the environment in the Kailua and Waimanalo regions/ahupua’a?

Formative Tasks

Identify and describe how humans interact with the environment in students’ region/ahupua’a.

Sources

Source A: Sites of Oahu
Source B: “Coastal Sand Dunes Case Study”
Source C: “Ka Iwi Coast Land Should Be Protected for Native Plants”
Source D: “A Walk on the Coast”
Source E: Photographs, “Kailua Memories”

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Supporting Question

What is the environmental impact of human settlement activities in the history of Kailua and Waimanalo?

Formative Tasks

Write a paragraph using evidence that explains historical environmental characteristics of Kailua and Waimanalo.

Sources

Sources from SQ1
Source A: “Waimanalo Watershed”

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Supporting Question

What are the spatial and environmental characteristics of the school’s campus?

Formative Tasks

Conduct a mock BioBlitz of the school’s campus.

Sources

Source A: iNaturalist Website and App

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Supporting Question

What are the spatial and environmental characteristics of the Kailua and Waimanalo ahupua‘a?

Formative Tasks

Participate in a BioBlitz in the Kailua and Waimanalo ahupua’a.

Sources

Sources from SQ3

Summative Performance Task

Argument: Construct an argument in the form of a proposal (e.g., detailed outline, poster, essay) that discusses the compelling question using specific claims and relevant evidence from contemporary and historical sources while acknowledging competing views.

Extension: Create a visual representation of the written proposal to share with members of their classroom, school, and/or community at large.

Taking Informed Action

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