Grid Economics

Posted on November 7th, 2024 by Aisling O'Grady

The rapid progress of renewable energy is often not understood by students, especially in the context of real-life pros and […]

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Cost of Wind Power vs Time

Posted on November 7th, 2024 by Aisling O'Grady

As wind turbine technology has improved, cost for wind energy has plummeted. This lesson serves to develop skills of graphing and […]

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Sustainability Jargon

Posted on November 28th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Students will be familiar with key terms and vocabulary in the field of climate science and sustainability; can be used […]

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Sustainability Engagement

Posted on November 28th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Students use their voices to call for change. Connecting to personal core values, essay writing, persuasion, speech writing.

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Media/Climate Literacy

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Despite being “digital natives” students are eager to improve the skills necessary to better understand and analyze the media they […]

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Industrial Revolution, World History

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

This lesson incorporates climate change into a Global/World History industrial revolution unit, focusing on the 19th Century and early 20th […]

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Gilded Age and Climate Change

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Covering the industrial revolution in the United States focusing on energy and transportation. Also looking at reforms during the Progressive […]

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Energy Conservation on Planet Earth

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Examining greenhouse gas accumulation limiting the flow of heat radiation. This lesson introduces climate change from the point of view […]

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Endangered Languages

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Designed to bring awareness to the connection of cultural + linguistic diversity to environmental biodiversity. Students are encouraged to hone […]

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Got Trees?

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Students will explore the grounds of their campus to determine the carbon sequestration impact of a single tree. They will […]

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Rate of Change, Carbon Emissions

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Exploring EPA data, calculating rate of change in carbon emissions at state, global levels over different time intervals.

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Demystifying the Greenhouse Effect

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Build a model of a greenhouse, determine the warming capacity in the lab setting. Relating this to the greenhouse effect, […]

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Cost of Solar Over Time

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Exploring the changing cost per watt generated by photovoltaic solar cells. Economics of renewables.

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Cost of Battery Storage Over Time

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Exploring the changing cost of Lithium-Ion battery storage, includes economics of energy transition.

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The Constitution and Climate Change

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Students understand the ways in which the U.S. Constitution can address climate change

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Changing Climate, Changing Seas

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Exploring sea level rise, thermal expansion, sea ice melt, glacial melt through experimental procedures.

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Baby Boom and Avoiding Doom

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

The environmental movement and climate since the 1950’s. Includes environmental justice, civic engagement exercise.

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Arctic Sea Ice vs. Time

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez Blanco

Developing graphing skills by exploring changes to the average area covered by arctic sea ice for selected years since 1979.

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