Kate Darby
Environmental Science
Western Washington University
Website Content Contributions
Course Modules (8)
Unit 5: Sensory Map Development part of Mapping the Environment with Sensory Perception
In this unit, student groups will use sensory data (scents and/or sounds) collected in the field to create maps of the sensory environment and relate their findings to larger environmental problems identified in ...
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Activity (1)
The Lived Experiences of Climate Change part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Course (1)
Environmental Justice part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Courses
This course explores the justice implications of environmental problems by examining the history of the environmental justice movement, current conceptions and definitions of environmental justice, and case study ...
Essay (1)
Cultivating Action: Environmental Justice in the Environmental Science Classroom part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Essays
This webpage is an educational essay discussing how to integrate environmental justice into environmental science curricula by addressing social equity, historical context, and civic engagement, emphasizing interdisciplinary teaching methods and student action.
Conference Presentation (1)
Mapping The Environment With Sensory Perception: An Interdisciplinary Module For Examining Environmental Contamination And Impact part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday B
Fully understanding and characterizing environmental problems requires an interdisciplinary approach that draws from a variety of fields. The initial affect of contamination is most often noted when people detect ...
Other Contribution (1)
Case Study 1: The El Paso Smelter part of Mapping the Environment with Sensory Perception :Student Materials
Case Study 1: The El Paso Smelter is an educational module examining environmental justice, lead contamination, and industrial pollution from the ASARCO smelter in Texas, integrating scientific data, resident accounts, and policy analysis under CERCLA/Superfund for undergraduate instruction on societal and environmental impacts.

