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 moreUN Sustainable Development Goals
Posted on November 28th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoStudents will understand the essence of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations. Through critical inquiry […]
READ moreSustainability Jargon
Posted on November 28th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoStudents will be familiar with key terms and vocabulary in the field of climate science and sustainability; can be used […]
READ moreSustainability Engagement
Posted on November 28th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoStudents use their voices to call for change. Connecting to personal core values, essay writing, persuasion, speech writing.
READ moreMedia/Climate Literacy
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoDespite being “digital natives” students are eager to improve the skills necessary to better understand and analyze the media they […]
READ moreIndustrial Revolution, World History
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoThis lesson incorporates climate change into a Global/World History industrial revolution unit, focusing on the 19th Century and early 20th […]
READ moreHow Much Does it Cost to Plug In?
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoExamining: Where does the energy we use for electricity come from? What are the environmental and economic costs of ‘plugging […]
READ moreGilded Age and Climate Change
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoCovering the industrial revolution in the United States focusing on energy and transportation. Also looking at reforms during the Progressive […]
READ moreFlying vs. Driving: Emissions
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoStudents calculate and compare the environmental effects of traveling via car versus airplane in this mini exercise.
READ moreEnergy Conservation on Planet Earth
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoExamining greenhouse gas accumulation limiting the flow of heat radiation. This lesson introduces climate change from the point of view […]
READ moreEndangered Languages
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoDesigned to bring awareness to the connection of cultural + linguistic diversity to environmental biodiversity. Students are encouraged to hone […]
READ moreGot Trees?
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoDetermining carbon sequestration of a nearby tree, relating data to amount of de/forested land in your state.
READ moreGot Trees?
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoStudents will explore the grounds of their campus to determine the carbon sequestration impact of a single tree. They will […]
READ moreDemystifying the Greenhouse Effect
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoCreating graphs to represent data collected in the accompanying science lab. Comparing linear, exponential models of temperature for pre-industrial and […]
READ moreDemystifying the Greenhouse Effect
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoBuild a model of a greenhouse, determine the warming capacity in the lab setting. Relating this to the greenhouse effect, […]
READ moreCost of Solar Over Time
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoExploring the changing cost per watt generated by photovoltaic solar cells. Economics of renewables.
READ moreCost of Battery Storage Over Time
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoExploring the changing cost of Lithium-Ion battery storage, includes economics of energy transition.
READ moreThe Constitution and Climate Change
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoStudents understand the ways in which the U.S. Constitution can address climate change
READ moreChanging Climate, Changing Seas
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoExploring sea level rise, thermal expansion, sea ice melt, glacial melt through experimental procedures.
READ moreBaby Boom and Avoiding Doom
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoThe environmental movement and climate since the 1950’s. Includes environmental justice, civic engagement exercise.
READ moreArctic Sea Ice vs. Time
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoDeveloping graphing skills by exploring changes to the average area covered by arctic sea ice for selected years since 1979.
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