The West and Environmental Justice
Posted on November 28th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoThese materials address “Westward Expansion” and environmental justice. The environmental justice portion of the lesson can be situated at any […]
READ moreThese materials address “Westward Expansion” and environmental justice. The environmental justice portion of the lesson can be situated at any […]
READ moreStudents will understand the essence of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations. Through critical inquiry […]
READ moreStudents will be familiar with key terms and vocabulary in the field of climate science and sustainability; can be used […]
READ moreStudents use their voices to call for change. Connecting to personal core values, essay writing, persuasion, speech writing.
READ moreDespite being “digital natives” students are eager to improve the skills necessary to better understand and analyze the media they […]
READ moreThis lesson incorporates climate change into a Global/World History industrial revolution unit, focusing on the 19th Century and early 20th […]
READ moreExamining: Where does the energy we use for electricity come from? What are the environmental and economic costs of ‘plugging […]
READ moreCovering the industrial revolution in the United States focusing on energy and transportation. Also looking at reforms during the Progressive […]
READ moreStudents calculate and compare the environmental effects of traveling via car versus airplane in this mini exercise.
READ moreExamining greenhouse gas accumulation limiting the flow of heat radiation. This lesson introduces climate change from the point of view […]
READ moreDesigned to bring awareness to the connection of cultural + linguistic diversity to environmental biodiversity. Students are encouraged to hone […]
READ moreDetermining carbon sequestration of a nearby tree, relating data to amount of de/forested land in your state.
READ moreStudents will explore the grounds of their campus to determine the carbon sequestration impact of a single tree. They will […]
READ moreCreating graphs to represent data collected in the accompanying science lab. Comparing linear, exponential models of temperature for pre-industrial and […]
READ moreBuild a model of a greenhouse, determine the warming capacity in the lab setting. Relating this to the greenhouse effect, […]
READ moreExploring the changing cost per watt generated by photovoltaic solar cells. Economics of renewables.
READ moreExploring the changing cost of Lithium-Ion battery storage, includes economics of energy transition.
READ moreStudents understand the ways in which the U.S. Constitution can address climate change
READ moreExploring sea level rise, thermal expansion, sea ice melt, glacial melt through experimental procedures.
READ moreThe environmental movement and climate since the 1950’s. Includes environmental justice, civic engagement exercise.
READ moreDeveloping graphing skills by exploring changes to the average area covered by arctic sea ice for selected years since 1979.
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