Activity Collection
Bioregion Discipline
- Anthropology 2 matches
- Business/Management 1 match
- Chemistry 2 matches
- Communication 1 match
- Economics 1 match
- English 2 matches
- Environmental Studies 3 matches
- Geography 3 matches
- History 2 matches
- Interdisciplinary Studies 3 matches
- Oceanography/Marine Studies 1 match
- Philosophy 2 matches
- Political Science/Policy 3 matches
- Religious Studies 1 match
- Sociology 3 matches
- Other 2 matches
Bioregion ScaleResults 1 - 7 of 7 matches
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: Local Community/Watershed, Global, Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Social & Environmental Justice, Sense of Place, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Case Studies, Food Systems & Agriculture, Water & Watersheds, Energy, Ethics & Values, Human Impact & Footprint, Climate Change, Lifestyles & Consumption, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Human Health & Wellbeing, Natural Resources, Pollution & Waste, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Future Studies & Visioning, Civil Society & Governance
Blogging about Nature and Politics: A Weekly Journal Activity for Building Resilient and Active Students
David Spataro, Bellevue Community College
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Local Community/Watershed, Home/Backyard
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Justice, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Health & Wellbeing, Civil Society & Governance, Climate Change, Sense of Place, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Ethics & Values, Social & Environmental Justice
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: Cultures & Religions, 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, Ethics & Values, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Social & Environmental Justice
Carbon Dioxide Birthday
Heather Price, Seattle Community College-North Campus
Bioregion Scale: Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Cultures & Religions, Pollution & Waste, Climate Justice, Human Health & Wellbeing, Climate Change, Energy
Bridging Computer Science and Sustainable Transportation for an Equitable Green Future
Fatma Serce, Bellevue Community College
Bioregion Scale: Global, Campus, Local Community/Watershed, Regional, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Justice, Climate Change, Human Health & Wellbeing, Social & Environmental Justice, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Ethics & Values
Climate Justice and Health Impacts of Methane (so-called Natural Gas) in General or Introductory Chemistry
Heather Price, Seattle Community College-North Campus
In this activity, students explore the chemical forms of methane (CH4), learn about the various sources and uses of methane, and gain knowledge of human health impacts and the disproportionate impact of extraction pollution on poor and racialized communities. They also connect the social justice impacts of methane to methane chemistry and exercises in the classroom.
Bioregion Scale: Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Cultures & Religions, Human Health & Wellbeing, Energy, Pollution & Waste, Climate Change, Climate Justice
Investigating Local Food: Meet Your Washington Farmers
June Johnson Bube, Seattle University
This assignment sequence seeks to stimulate students' thinking and writing about food production in the western Washington bioregion through a series of activities combining readings, class discussion, fieldwork, and writing assignments. Collaborative work in and outside of class culminates in students' interviewing local farmers and vendors at farmers markets and writing a surprising informative essay.
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Food Systems & Agriculture, Human Health & Wellbeing, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Social & Environmental Justice, Ecosystem Health, Sustainability Concepts & Practices