Climate Crisis is a $26 Trillion Economic Opportunity

Positives

• Some of the videos and examples used in the lesson are student-made, which will inspire students to inform others about environmental issues.
• Students will feel empowered and gain a sense of agency from getting to decide the focus of their impact project.

Additional Prerequisites

• The Common Core State Standards link doesn’t work.
• The first video, titled, What is Sustainability? in Lesson 1 Activity 1 is now private.
• The Wind Energy Growth link in Lesson 1 Activity 2 goes to a page called Careers in Wind Energy. You must click the link that says, "Click to see full size" to get to the map referenced in the lesson (or here).
• The case study on Splosh referenced in Lesson 1 Activity 3 no longer exists, but you can use the questions for many other case studies.
• Some articles for researching fast fashion require a subscription or free account to read.
• The first three articles for Lesson 2 Activity 3 are unavailable, along with the Homegrown article.
• The What Can Governments Do? article does not have a link.
• The link to the Art of Arguing instructional tools turns up a blank page.
• In The Best Sustainable Products for Zero Waste Living - Lucie Fink, the speaker mentions menstrual cups.

Differentiation

• For younger students, especially those with low reading stamina and comprehension, it may be best to read some or all of the articles as a class or to give them an abbreviated version.
• After reading the article, The Surprising Link Between Science Fiction and Economic History, language arts students can read science fiction pieces, looking for themes of hope for the future.
• Students outside of Washington can implement their student impact project with resources relevant to their state.