Activity Collection
Bioregion Discipline
- Anthropology 13 matches
- Art 2 matches
- Biology 25 matches
- Business/Management 1 match
- Chemistry 28 matches
- Communication 10 matches
- Economics 6 matches
- Education 4 matches
- English 32 matches
- Environmental Studies 94 matches
- Geography 16 matches
- Geoscience 22 matches
- History 5 matches
- Interdisciplinary Studies 37 matches
- Mathematics 9 matches
- Oceanography/Marine Studies 6 matches
- Philosophy 14 matches
- Political Science/Policy 15 matches
- Prof/Tech Field 2 matches
- Psychology 5 matches
- Religious Studies 10 matches
- Sociology 22 matches
- Other 8 matches
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Bioregion Topical Vocabulary
- Civil Society & Governance 15 matches
- Climate Change 45 matches
- Climate Justice 13 matches
- Cultures & Religions 28 matches
- Cycles & Systems 13 matches
- Design & Planning 11 matches
- Ecosystem Health 52 matches
- Energy 17 matches
- Ethics & Values 24 matches
- Food Systems & Agriculture 24 matches
- Future Studies & Visioning 3 matches
- Human Impact & Footprint 42 matches
- Human Health & Wellbeing 28 matches
- Lifestyles & Consumption 36 matches
- Natural Resources 21 matches
- Pollution & Waste 36 matches
- Promising Pedagogies 69 matches
- Sense of Place 43 matches
- Social & Environmental Justice 60 matches
- Sustainability Concepts & Practices 61 matches
- Water & Watersheds 33 matches
Results 1 - 10 of 178 matches
Engaging Campus Conversations about Climate Action
Nicky Phear, The University of Montana-Missoula
Campus Climate Conversations are designed to be both educational and "deliberative," meaning students, staff, and faculty interact with one another in small groups to share views and ideas about climate action strategies. This activity is structured to enhance education and engagement, and to generate collaborative climate action strategies.
Bioregion Scale: Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Climate Change
Climate Change Mind Map
Woody Moses, Highline Community College
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Change
Justice, Power, and Activism: What the Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Teach Us About Resilience and Democracy
Jason Lambacher, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
This activity is a set of student-centered exercises that enable students to learn about the individual stories of Goldman environmental prize winners, the activism and organizing that grounds their work, and the underlying political and social contexts from which their struggles emerge. The lesson inspires critical reflection about justice, power, and democracy in green politics, and encourages ways to make personal connections to activism and environmental work.
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Global, Local Community/Watershed
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sense of Place, Social & Environmental Justice, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Civil Society & Governance, Natural Resources, Lifestyles & Consumption, Pollution & Waste, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies, Future Studies & Visioning, Human Impact & Footprint, Water & Watersheds, Ethics & Values, Energy, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Climate Change, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Human Health & Wellbeing, Food Systems & Agriculture
Rethinking Sustainability Through the Humanities: Multi-Sensory Experience and Environmental Encounter Beyond the Classroom
Jennifer Atkinson, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
This assignment pairs studies in environmental humanities with outdoor activity. Students complete a "field excursion" (gardening, hiking, environmental restoration) and reflect on sensory experiences involved in that activity to critique rationalist traditions/Cartesian legacies in their education more broadly.
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Campus, Home/Backyard
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Ethics & Values, Sense of Place, Sustainability Concepts & Practices
Mock United Nations Climate Negotiations Exercise
Shangrila Wynn, The Evergreen State College
This is a version of the UN climate mock negotiations exercise developed by Shangrila Joshi Wynn.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Social & Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Civil Society & Governance
Campus Garbage Project
Jennifer Zovar, Whatcom Community College
Students are asked to design and conduct an archaeological survey of the modern college campus, focusing on the provenience of litter and other trash, which is collected, sorted, and analyzed. Students develop a research question about college culture, waste management practices, and/or sustainability more generally and prepare an academic poster presenting their results.
Using Metaphors to Advance and Assess Learning
Carmen Werder
Use metaphor frames throughout a course to help students both learn various concepts and to assess how they are understanding them.
Bioregion Scale: Regional, National/Continental, Local Community/Watershed
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice
Exploring Climate Change Effects on Water Availability and Agriculture
Betsy Bancroft, Gonzaga University
This activity has students work together to summarize regional effects of climate change and other environmental issues, which a focus on how these issues may influence agriculture and water availability. Students present a region to the group and create a layperson summary of the effects of climate change and other environmental change on their region.
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Food Systems & Agriculture, Water & Watersheds, Natural Resources, Human Impact & Footprint, Climate Change
How Racial Discrimination and Oppression are Harming the Climate Justice Movement
MATT EDWARDS, Bellevue Community College
The movement is too white, too privileged, and needs to be inclusive of the voices of black, brown, indigenous, and those who are disproportionately affected by climate impacts.
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Justice
The Food We Eat Can Have a Positive Impact on Climate Justice
Deepti Karkhanis, Bellevue Community College
Does the food on my plate impact my happiness and/or climate change, and if yes, how and what can I do about it?
Bioregion Scale: Home/Backyard, Local Community/Watershed
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Food Systems & Agriculture, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Ecosystem Health, Social & Environmental Justice