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Rethinking Sustainability Through the Humanities: Multi-Sensory Experience and Environmental Encounter Beyond the Classroom part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Jennifer Atkinson, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
This assignment pairs studies in environmental humanities with outdoor activity. Students complete a "field excursion" (gardening, hiking, environmental restoration) and reflect on sensory experiences involved in that activity to critique rationalist traditions/Cartesian legacies in their education more broadly.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: English, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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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

A Game-Based Social Resilience Workshop: Thinking about Communal Response to Change part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Joli Sandoz, The Evergreen State College
Social resilience is the capacity of a social entity to learn and adapt to sudden or gradual change, while continuing to fulfill the entity's purpose or function. This integrative and experiential workshop prompts students to apply previous learning about social resilience, social equity, social dilemma, and governance by experiencing several ways to approach a collective action problem in equitable resource distribution and management. The collective problem is modeled in the form of a card game that requires players to manage 12 plots of commonly-held crop and forest land under various conditions.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Sociology, Political Science, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Contemplative Inquiry on Climate Change: Playing with Perspectives part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Abigail Lynam, Fielding Graduate University
Hour long contemplative exercise to explore the psychological, emotional and spiritual dimensions of learning about climate change. Guided perspective-taking exercise in small groups of 3-4 students, with discussion and reflective writing.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Education, Political Science, Psychology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science
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

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.

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

Campus Garbage Project part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Jennifer Zovar, Whatcom Community College
Students are asked to design and conduct an archaeological survey of the modern college campus, focusing on the provenience of litter and other trash, which is collected, sorted, and analyzed. Students develop a research question about college culture, waste management practices, and/or sustainability more generally and prepare an academic poster presenting their results.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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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.

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

Bridging Computer Science and Sustainable Transportation for an Equitable Green Future part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Fatma Serce, Bellevue Community College

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable, Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Health Sciences