The Lived Experiences of Climate Change part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Kate Darby, Western Washington University

Engaging Contentious Political Issues part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Parakh Hoon
Faculty and students of politics inevitably engage with contentious debates about global inequality and development, conflict, and environmental sustainability. Teaching and learning outcomes in politics tend to ...

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".

The Benefit of Acknowledging and Addressing Students' Uncomfortable Emotions when Learning about Environmental Issues: Fostering Growth and Change in Action-Oriented Exercises part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Ellen Moore
Research reveals that if students are presented with negative information about environmental issues and they are not also provided with a plan for action, they often manifest denial on many levels. This exercise is designed to get students to directly address the emotions they face when learning about environmental issues and to make an action plan to address them in their individual lives.

Sustainability Daily Practice part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Greg Gordon, Gonzaga University
The Daily Practice is an ongoing assignment that asks students to make a lifestyle change that contributes to environmental sustainability.

Environmental Advocacy Project part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
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.

Determining Energy Efficiency: A Lab Activity part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Paul Frazey, Whatcom Community College
Students determine the energy efficiency of different methods of heating substances in the lab and then assess the economic and environmental costs.

Don't move a mussel: Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis for detecting aquatic invasive species part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Angela Strecker, Western Washington University
Students will learn field sampling and laboratory techniques to utilize environmental DNA (eDNA) as an early detection tool for invasive or rare species, with a focus on zebra mussels.

Connecting Climate Change and Environmental (Un)Justice: Food Security, Water Quality, and Air Pollution Case Studies in Environmental Science part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
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.

Redlining Practices of the 1930s Leading to the Effects of Extreme Heat Waves Today part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Tracy Fields, Bellevue Community College
This assignment relates the redlining practices from the 1930s, the corresponding freeway placement in the 1950s through 1970s, and the marginalized communities that are disproportionately affected most by extreme heat waves due to these practices and subsequent freeway placement.