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    Justice, Power, and Activism: What the Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Teach Us About Resilience and Democracy part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    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.

    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Energy, Soils and Agriculture, Sustainability, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geography, Anthropology, Health Sciences, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Sociology, Business, Economics, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Political Science, Environmental Science, History
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Blogging about Nature and Politics: A Weekly Journal Activity for Building Resilient and Active Students part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    David Spataro, Bellevue Community College

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Geography, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Sociology, Political Science, Health Sciences, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Project for the Science Classroom part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Liliana Caughman
    Students are assigned unique roles and work independently to solve a complex problem from the perspective of their role (i.e. sociologist, educator, historian, etc.) Students then work collaboratively to present their findings and action plan to the "tribal council".

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geography, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geoscience, Soils, English, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Environmental Science, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Soils and Agriculture
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Afghan Poppies, Climate Change and US Heroin: Thinking Systemically About Us and Them part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Karen Litfin, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
    This very simple contemplative exercise is rooted in my "Person/Planet Politics" approach, which invites students to into an experiential relationship with a global socioecological phenomenon: in this instance, Afghan poppy production. It can be adapted to a range of courses and a range of topics within those courses. The basic question is: "Who am I in relation to this?"

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Sociology, Environmental Science, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Economics, Political Science, Health Sciences, Anthropology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Soils

    Building Resiliency through Food Security: Long-Term Community Partnerships part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Karen Gaul, The Evergreen State College
    Partnering with a food bank garden over time demonstrates ways long-term community partnerships can benefit both students and organizations in the community

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Political Science, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Soils, Anthropology

    Culture and Climate Change part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Jennifer Zovar, Whatcom Community College

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Anthropology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Using Metaphors to Advance and Assess Learning part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Carmen Werder
    Use metaphor frames throughout a course to help students both learn various concepts and to assess how they are understanding them.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Anthropology, Environmental Science, Sociology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Cascade Citizens Wildlife Monitoring Project part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Thomas W. Murphy, Edmonds Community College
    This multi-term assignment introduces students to local indigenous stories, significant plants and animals of our region and some basic skills in reading animal tracks and signs.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science, Anthropology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Delocalized Diets: Globalization, Food, and Culture part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Mary L. Russell, Pierce College
    This assignment addresses cultural sustainability by asking students to go beyond distinguishing between five subsistence strategies to examining the impact of globalization on diet and culture.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Anthropology, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Sustainability, Health Sciences, Environmental Science
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Garbage Archaeology part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Gem Baldwin, Edmonds Community College
    Students will look at the garbage we create as a culture in a deeper and more connected way and theorizing about the culture that creates and uses it. Designed for use in an online course, it could certainly be adapted for use in grounded courses as well.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Anthropology, Geography:Human/Cultural
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review