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In this module, students are invited to construct their own opinion of geoengineering, giving them more control over their learning.
Many questions are open-ended, allowing for more opportunities for in-depth discussion.
Prerequisites
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Students should be familiar with the causes and impacts of climate change, and some of the solutions.
Teachers should note that, at the beginning of the podcast episode, Hank Green talks briefly about going through cancer treatment.
Differentiation & Implementation
To ensure students' understanding of each item, teachers may want to define the solutions on the list in the opening activity.
After listening to the podcast on geoengineering, advanced students can check out this report to dig deeper into the proposed need to research geoengineering as a solution.
To make connections to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, students can evaluate solutions in the activities based on the SDGs they may also address.
To make connections to language arts, teachers can expand upon the geoengineering debate activity by arranging students in debate teams "for" or "against" geoengineering.
Have students use the worksheet for this activity as an outline for drafting an argumentative essay, then edit and revise a final draft of the essay to turn in as an assessment.
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