How "less interesting" subjects & areas of struggle might be integrated into Maya's MAP: 🗣️ Spanish (Integrated Across Trails) Integrated into: Butterfly habitat project + field journals + storytelling Activity 1: Maya maintains a bilingual observation journal, labeling insects, plants, and life cycle stages in both English and Spanish. Activity 2: She rewrites her story summary in Spanish and records herself narrating it to share with classmates and visiting families. Extension: Works with a native speaker or language partner to create a glossary of butterfly-related terms in Spanish and reflects on ecological language differences between English and Spanish. 🌍 Civics (Human Cultures & History Pathway) Integrated into: Worldbuilding & storytelling project Focus Area: Environmental policy, cultural values, and community structure in fictional societies Activity: Maya designs a participatory system of government for her story’s rainforest civilization, modeling decision-making on indigenous community councils and sustainability principles. Extension: She writes a fictional “Civic Charter” outlining laws related to land use, energy, and environmental justice, comparing them with real-world Costa Rican practices. Applied Math & Problem Solving Integrated into: Solar oven project + butterfly habitat journal Concepts Used: Measurement, surface area, temperature conversion, graphing, and averages Activity: Maya logs daily temperature ranges inside and outside her solar oven and graphs the data to determine optimal cooking time. Extension: She calculates the efficiency of her oven over time and compares its performance under various conditions using percentages and ratios.