Design a Resilient Future | CEEE

Design a Resilient Future In this lesson, students will work in small groups to develop an idea to increase community resilience, utilizing Design Thinking.  Context for Use This lesson is part of the Community Resilience Expo, a culminating event for the HEART Force curriculum unit, where students will share what they've learned during the hazard lesson and the role-playing game. There are several options to create a sequence of Expo lessons that works best for your classroom. Students can choose to communicate existing ideas that have been developed in local resilience planning efforts or to develop a new strategy or project.     Potential preceding Expo lessons:  Explore Local Hazard Mitigation Plans Exploring the Colorado Resiliency Framework: Flood Storymap Exploring the Colorado Resiliency Framework: Wildfire student group work Programs Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force Climate Mental Health Resource Type Lesson Design Challenge Action Project Topics Colorado-Based Community Resilience & Climate Action Community-focused Natural Hazards Middle School High School Instructional Time 66-235 minutes NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3B: Natural Hazards ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Published Date August 1, 2019 Funding Information Design a Resilient Future Funding Information × NOAA award number NA18SEC0080007 funded as part of the NOAA Environmental Literacy Program. Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Students will create a human-centered design solution for their community to increase community resilience. Teaching Materials User note: To make an editable copy of the teaching materials in Google Drive, select File > "Make a copy". This will make a copy for you to save to your own drive and edit as you see fit. Design a Resilient Future Lesson Materials Design a Resilient Future Lesson Materials (Google Folder) Design a Resilient Future Teacher Guide Design a Resilient Future Teacher Guide (Google Doc) Design a Resilient Future Slides Design a Resilient Future Slides (Google Slides) Design a Resilient Future Student Worksheet Design a Resilient Future Student Worksheet (Google Doc) Design a Resilient Future Student Worksheet Wildfire Example Design a Resilient Future Student Worksheet Wildfire Example (Google Doc) Description Introduction (4-15 minutes) Design Process Overview As a class, introduce the Design Process and give an overview of what students will be doing during the next class period(s). Part 1 – Empathize & Research (8-40 minutes) Interview & Research Students gather information through interviewing experts, community members, or each other. Parts 2 & 3 – Define (6-15 minutes) Capture Findings & Take a Stand Students define the problem they'd like to focus on. Parts 4 & 5 – Ideate (15-30 minutes) Generate Solutions Students develop ideas, brainstorm solutions, and gather feedback on their ideas. Part 6 – Focus (3-15 minutes) Choose One Solution Students narrow in on one idea and develop it further. Parts 7 & 8 – Prototype and Test (15-60 minutes) Make the Idea Tangible Students create a physical prototype or something their classmates can interact with and gather more feedback on their idea. Part 9 – Iterate and Launch (15-60 minutes) Share Your Idea with the World Students incorporate the final feedback and polish their ideas to present to the public. Similar Resources Communicate Existing Plans