Climate Crisis Mini-Unit
Summary
This mini-unit includes topics including climate anxiety, climate justice, climate activism, wide-scale climate, among others. Each day there is a new topic, and a do-now, activity and reflection. The goals of this curriculum are to get students interested, knowledgeable and engaged with climate activism.
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Context
Audience
This curriculum is designed for 9th grade English Language Arts courses. Nonetheless, the grade level is flexible and could be used for from grades 6-12.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Students should be able to read and comprehend high school level texts, have sufficient audio and visual processing skills and be able to work in a team.
How the activity is situated in the course
The curriculum is made up of 8 days of work. Each day there is a topic to be explored throughout the daily do-now, short lesson, activity and reflection.
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
The content covered is climate science, effects of climate change, climate justice, how climate change is personal, climate anxiety, global climate solutions and climate anxiety. The goals are for students to have a good understanding of the concepts listed, and meet 9th grade ELA common core reading and writing standards. These can be adjusted for the grade level.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
The high order thinking skills used are analyzing, comprehending and evaluation. These are gained by activities such as exploring the WA Department of Heath (DOH) Heath Disparities Map and analyzing it. As well as evaluating one's personal life on how it intersects with climate change.
Skills goals for this activity
Another goal is for students to become more curious about our world and involved in climate activism.
Description and Teaching Materials
Each day there is a topic to be explored throughout the daily do-now, short lesson, activity and reflection.
Day 1 PowerPoint: Day 1.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1.2MB Jun30 22)
Day 1 Resources: Day 1 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun30 22)
Day 1 Lesson Directions: Day 1 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun30 22)
Day 2 PowerPoint: Day 2.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 2.8MB Jun30 22)
Day 2 Resources: Day 2 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun30 22)
Day 2 Lesson Directions: Day 2 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun30 22)
Day 3 PowerPoint: Day 3.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 4.7MB Jun30 22)
Day 3 Resources: Day 3 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun30 22)
Day 3 Lesson Directions: Day 3 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun30 22)
Day 4 PowerPoint: Day 4.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1.2MB Jun30 22)
Day 4 Resources: Day 4 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun30 22)
Day 4 Lesson Directions: Day 4 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB Jun30 22)
Day 5 PowerPoint: Day 5.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 10.4MB Jun30 22)
Day 5 Resources: Day 5 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB Jun30 22)
Day 5 Lesson Directions: Day 5 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB Jun30 22)
Day 6 PowerPoint: Day 6.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 5MB Jun30 22)
Day 6 Resources: Day 6 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun30 22)
Day 6 Lesson Directions: Day 6 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun30 22)
Day 7 PowerPoint: Day 7.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 6.5MB Jun30 22)
Day 7 Resources: Day 7 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun30 22)
Day 7 Lesson Directions: Day 7 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun30 22)
Day 8 PowerPoint: Day 8.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 726kB Jun30 22)
Day 8 Resources: Day 8 Resources .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB Jun30 22)
Day 8 Lesson Directions: Day 8 Lesson Directions.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun30 22)
Teaching Notes and Tips
Each Daily Lesson takes around 55 minutes.
Assessment
If students have shown effort and thoughtfully followed the directions then they are considered to have met the goals of this mini-unit.
Rubrics and grading: Rubrics and Grading.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB Jun30 22)
References and Resources
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