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 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 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 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 moreRate of Change, Carbon Emissions
Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Alvaro Perez BlancoExploring EPA data, calculating rate of change in carbon emissions at state, global levels over different time intervals.
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 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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