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Climate Change: Connections & Solutions
These 2-week curriculum units, one for middle and one for high school, encourage students to think critically about climate change and to collaborate to devise solutions. Students learn about climate change within a systems framework, examining interconnections among environmental, social, and economic issues. Educators and students throughout the U.S. reviewed and tested the lessons and experts from the University of Washington, the Hewlett-Packard Company, and the World Wildlife Fund reviewed the student readings. Thanks to generous funding from Hewlett-Packard Company, this curriculum valued at $24.95 is available for FREE at www.facingthefuture.org. Climate Change: Connections and Solutions is an interdisciplinary curriculum unit. Lessons are aligned with national science and social studies standards but may be used in other classes as well. The units include: 9 hands-on activities 5 student readings Overview of daily activities Homework assignments Reproducible handouts Assessments Educators and students throughout the U.S. reviewed and tested the lessons, and faculty from the Program on Climate Change at the University of Washington reviewed the student readings. The first week of this 2-week unit lays the foundation for understanding some of the forces behind climate change. Students review basic scientific phenomena related to climate change, beginning with the greenhouse effect and concluding with an analysis of different fuel types. The second week widens and deepens students’ comprehension of climate change with an exploration of its connections to various social, economic, and environmental factors. By the end of the unit, students will understand and be able to communicate complex and interconnected issues related to climate change.
Written material(s) (e.g. curriculum guides, unit plan, lesson plan, etc), Downloadable resource(s), Service learning
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Early Childhood / Preschool
Early Childhood / Preschool
K-12 teacher, Nonformal educator, Higher education, Homeschool
climate change, curriculum, lessons, service learning, sustainability
www.facingthefuture.org
Free
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