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Curriculum Māla Kūpono
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Consortium for Hawai'i Ecological Engineering Education

Curriculum

2023-2024

To access assessments for these units, please contact programs@malamaaina.org

Natural Phenomenon

Learning about the importance of being proactive in emergency situations.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Monitoring the Environment (MS-ESS3-3)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Form and Structure (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.7)

Lāʻau Lapaʻau

Using plants as medicine to be proactive about our health and wellness.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Plant Cells (MS-LS1)

  • Survival (MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Research (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8)

  • Giving a Presentation (CCSS.CCRA.SL.5)

Hoʻowaiwai

Understanding how ʻauwai system allowed water to be responsibly brought to other parts of the ahupuaʻa.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Water Cycle (MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS3-1)

  • Environmental Changes (MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-4)

  • Design Constraints (MS-ETS1-1)

CCSS Alignment

  • Forming an Argument (CCSS.8.W.1, CCSS.8.W.4, CCSS.8.W.5)

Holoholona Hawaiʻi

Learning about endangered native animals and the technology used to track their populations.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Technology & Data (ETS1-1)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Giving Presentations (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.5)

2022-2023

Ka Wai Ola

Studying a significant source of wai within the community and discussing the historical negative impacts of the sugar industry.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Minimizing Human Impacts (MS-ESS3-3)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Figurative Language (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4)

  • Compare & Contrast Text vs. Other Media (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.7

  • Text Evidence (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1)

  • Ratios (CCSS.6.RP.A.1)

Heʻe Nalu

Learning the cultural significance, history, and science behind heʻe nalu (surfing).

NGSS Alignment:

  • Forces and Motion (MS-PS2-2)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Text Evidence (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1)

  • Research (CCSS.WHST.6-8.7)

  • Calculating Speed (CCSS.7.EE.B.4)

Kalo

Identifying the role of genetics in different kalo species.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Genetics (MS-LS3-1)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Central Ideas & Summarizing (CCSS.ELA.7.RL.2

  • Text Evidence (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1)

  • Statistics (CCSS.7.SP.A.1)

Māla ʻAi

Identifying how environmental factors affect the growth of different plants and determining why some areas are known for specific varieties.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Environmental Impacts on Organisms (MS-LS1-5)

CCSS Alignment:

  • Figurative Speech (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4)

  • Calculating Mean (CCSS.7.SP.2)

Māla from Mauka to Makai (K-12)

Learning about native and introduced plants that can be found mauka to makai through arts and crafts and cooking.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Photosynthesis (2-LS2-1, 5-LS1-1, MS-LS1-7, HS-LS1-5)

2021-2022

Loko Iʻa

Learning about loko iʻa (Native Hawaiian fish ponds) as an example of a food source, natural resource management system, cultural practices, and wahi pana.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Photosynthesis (MS-LS1-6)

  • Ecosystem Populations (MS-LS2-4)

  • Biodiversity (MS-LS2-5)

  • Genetics (MS-LS4-4)

  • Minimizing Human Impacts (MS-ESS3-3)

  • Resource Consumption (MS-ESS3-4)

Kuʻu One Hānau

Establishing a sense of place by using sand to tell the story of the beaches in our community.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Geology (MS-ESS2-2)

  • Understanding Design Constraints (MS-ETS1-1)

Natural Phenomenon

Learning about examples of extreme weather in our community and their impacts.

NGSS Alignment:

  • Weather Patterns (MS-ESS3-2)

Makaliʻi

Using the sky to determine the time of year and the start of Makahiki season.

NGSS Alignment:

  • The Cycle of Seasons (MS-ESS1-1)