2020 Vision for Chula Vista
“ What will Chula Vista look like in the year 2020?”

Description of the project:
Students will approach the overarching question by first discovering the actual plans being developed by the advance planning department of the City of Chula Vista. Students shall determine whether said plans can reasonably yield managed growth such that the quality of life of Chula Vista will either improve or remain the same.

Students will then evaluate the plan(s) and determine whether they could prescribe some improvements to the plan.

Consideration must be given to the following areas:
What roads and transportation improvements are needed?
*What resources will be required?
*How will growth affect local and regional environment?
*How can older neighborhoods be revitalized?
Where should parks, libraries and other community facilities be located?
*How should growth be guided?
How will waste be managed?

Students will be required to do the following tasks:
*Collect data over recent 10 year periods on the effects of growth on ecosystems, and on water and air quality, and on noise and light pollution.
*Build a working model of a waste recycling plant.
*Plan and carry out tasks of project using project management software.
*Design a residential building, neighborhood, and commercial facility and include all “consideraterations” mentioned above.
*Design and write a web site to document all research, data, achievements, and products produced during this project.


Students will be required to do the following tasks:
Collect data over recent 10 year periods on the effects of growth on ecosystems, and on water and air quality, and on noise and light pollution.
Build a working model of a waste recycling plant.
Plan and carry out tasks of project using project management software.
Design a residential building, neighborhood, and commercial facility and include all “consideraterations” mentioned above.
Design and write a web site to document all research, data, achievements, and products produced during this project.

Project Timeline:

Week One: Icebreakers, Assignment of Groups, Explanation of Project

Week Two: Research, Group Work (sharing of findings), Field Trip

Week Three: Work on Presentations (Design Layout, what data to use / how represented)
Go over Rough Draft with Instructor
Professional Speaker

Week Four: Finalize Web Site, Practice Presentations, Panic
Present Web Site (to panel of professionals, teachers, and fellow students)
Rubric for Biology:
Identification of Problem
Presentation of Situation
Solutions

Rubric