Connecting Climate Change and Environmental (Un)Justice: Food Security, Water Quality, and Air Pollution Case Studies in Environmental Science
Brian Saunders, Seattle Community College-South Campus
In a series of discussion-based assignments, students learn about environmental and climate justice through case studies conveyed mostly through online videos and documentaries. Students explore connections between climate change and fossil fuel extraction and processing activities and social injustices affecting people living in different parts of the world, through case studies on food insecurity, degraded water quality, and poor air quality that highlight the systemic nature of these problems. This activity also helps students recognize examples of civic engagement for climate justice and supports students' own actions and understandings of types of civic engagement that are effective.

Salmon, Pacific Northwest Tribes, and the Discovery of 6PPD in Organic Chemistry
Jennie Mayer, Bellevue Community College
The activity begins with a case study about the importance of salmon to Pacific Northwest Tribes (USA) and how they are affected by water pollution. Students learn how high resolution mass spectrometry, fractionation techniques, nuclear magnetic resonance, and some radical chemistry are used to understand the oxidation of tire materials to 6-PPD quinone, which is a chemical that kills salmon. Students also learn how affected communities are addressing the challenges they face and how governments, industry, and the scientific community are responding, as well as ways that individuals can support strategies that address the 6-PPD issue.

A Case Study of Climate, Justice, and Water Chemistry in Upper Klamath Lake for an Introductory Chemistry Course
Carol Higginbotham, Central Oregon Community College
Students watch a documentary and video about Klamath Lake in Oregon, USA, where there is conflict about use of the water in the lake, as water supply is reduced and water quality is made worse by climate change. The documentary and video highlight how marginalized tribal communities living near the lake advocate for themselves and create positive social change. Within the context of this case study, students learn solution chemistry, specifically solute, solvent, dilution, and concentration units, as well as the chemistry of poor water quality.

A Workshop to Inspire Effective Climate Action through a Just Transition Framework
Derek Hoshiko
A workshop to inspire effective climate action through a Just Transition framework. The workshop uses a presentation and a group activity to guide participants through collaborating on effective solutions with a higher impact.

Place Quilt: Exploring Visual Language through Sense of Place
Rob Beishline, Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom
Black and white silhouette project for undergraduate art appreciation students exploring the idea of place.

What's Up With Your Stuff?
Holly Hughes, Edmonds Community College
Through a quarter-long series of assignments students determine their ecological footprint and explore their relationship with consumer culture. Students are given an opportunity to participate in a "service-learning" activity.

Who am I in a Changing Climate?
Karen Litfin, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Concluding a study of climate change in a course on Global Environmental Politics, stuents engage in a reflection exercise intended to develop their capacities for self-inquiry, self-awareness and integrative learning.

The True Cost of Clean Water: A General Chemistry Lab
Katie Gulliford, Tacoma Community College
Students investigate methods to purify a sample of "dirty" water to drinking water. They'll look at three different methods for purification: distillation, filtration, and iodine (I2) treatment. They then will calculate the monetary cost of purifying water.

Food for Thought: Connecting Ocean Acidification to Global Food Scarcity
Alissa Matus
In this activity, students explore the connection between the chemistry of ocean acidification, food resources and climate impacts on humans and local ecosystems. Student tasks include watching a couple short videos, short readings, online and in-class discussion assignments, and civic engagement components where students practice their science literacy and communication skills. 

Using Introductory Statistics Concepts to Understand Health Effects of Airborne Emissions from a Louisiana Petrochemical Facility
Danielle Jacobson, Bellevue Community College
Students apply concepts from an introductory statistics course to analyze social justice issues in Cancer Corridor that are tied to petrochemical industry activities. Students also learn the civic skill of respectfully engaging in open dialogues about social justice issues and explore a story of an individual who rose up to have a positive impact on their community, which is being negatively impacted by industry pollution.