This lesson does a great job of showing how social sciences and ecological sciences are related.
Philip Vera Cruz is an inspiring example of a leader who stood up for what was right.
Prerequisites
Each lesson is estimated to take 45 minutes to an hour and a half.
Teachers will need to print student handouts and will need a projector for presentation slides. Additionally, students will need poster paper and art materials for Lesson 7.
Lesson 3 references a "RACE Method" for responding to questions. If students are unfamiliar with this method, teachers may want to introduce it and provide an example.
The materials section suggests that teachers may want to have a biology textbook on hand. This lesson can be implemented without this additional material if it is not available.
Teachers should note that for the student handout for Lesson 6, the link to the reading is incorrect. Teachers should advise students to ignore this link and instead use the one given in the Lesson Materials.
Differentiation & Implementation
The Social-Ecological model can be used in life skills or related classes to discuss things like boundaries.
Teachers can make connections to climate change by discussing the impacts it has on different levels of an ecosystem.
In Lesson 6, it may benefit students to highlight the sections of the reading they are assigned as a class, to ensure students aren't spending time reading unnecessary sections.
Teachers can make connections to Sustainable Development Goal 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth, by discussing solutions to improve labor conditions for immigrant farmworkers, referencing the portions in the reading that briefly mention modern working conditions.
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