Act: Step 5 - Planning and Taking Civic Action

Provided by: Earth Force |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

In this activity, students write an action plan to address a project goal and strategy statement developed previously.
Students will delegate roles and responsibilities among themselves, identify a budget, and determine strategies for securing the necessary funding and resources for their project.

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Subjects: Economics, Civics

Authors: Earth Force

Region: Global

Languages: English

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The action planning page is easy to follow and includes an example for students to reference.

Prerequisites

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Differentiation & Implementation

This step in the problem-solving process is an opportunity to let students focus on a particular area of interest (action planning, budgeting, fundraising, etc.), so consider how you might help students delegate those different responsibilities.
If doing the full process, be sure to have students continue to gather their work in a project portfolio for use in the final reflection in the last step.

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Earth Force

Earth Force is a national nonprofit with over 30 years of experience partnering with school districts, youth-serving organizations, and educators to evolve student learning through Environmental Applied Civics (EAC). Their expertise is in the elements that make authentic civic engagement work: centering youth voice, building strong youth-adult partnerships, and creating resilient communities.

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