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
Bioregion Scale
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary
- Civil Society & Governance 15 matches
- Climate Change 45 matches
- Climate Justice 10 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 176 matches
Climate Change Mind Map
Woody Moses, Highline Community College
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Change
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.
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
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
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
Sustainability Daily Practice
Greg Gordon, Gonzaga University
The Daily Practice is an ongoing assignment that asks students to make a lifestyle change that contributes to environmental sustainability.
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Local Community/Watershed, Home/Backyard
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Impact & Footprint, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Ethics & Values, Climate Change, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice
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
Environmental Advocacy Project
Anita Harker, Whatcom Community College
This assignment requires that students research the historical context of an environmental issue within their own communities and apply different types of organizing/advocacy tactics for instigating social change.
Bioregion Scale: Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Ethics & Values, Natural Resources, Pollution & Waste, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Civil Society & Governance, Future Studies & Visioning, Sense of Place, Climate Change, Food Systems & Agriculture, Water & Watersheds, Cultures & Religions, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Social & Environmental Justice
Old Sticks in the Mud: Hazards of Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano
Patrick Pringle, Centralia College
Volcanic debris flows (lahars) flow long distances, bury and aggrade river valleys, and cause long-term stream disturbances and dramatic landscape changes. Students will evaluate the nature, scale, and history of ...
Bioregion Scale: Regional
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Design & Planning