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Provided by: OER Project |Published on: July 24, 2025
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Synopsis
In this OER Project: Climate lesson, students investigate the effectiveness of international climate goals by working with global emissions data, exploring policy case studies, and comparing the outcomes of agreements like the Paris Agreement, Montreal Protocol, and Kyoto Protocol.
Activities, videos, and discussion prompts guide students in linking climate targets to practical actions, examining fairness in climate responsibility, and suggesting strategies for stronger international cooperation.
The lesson includes a document-based writing task that functions as an assessment for the entire unit, enabling students to draw on evidence from multiple lessons to construct and defend their arguments.
This is one of many lessons in the online Climate course by OER Project.
The skill of breaking down goals into actionable steps is an important one that students can use in their daily lives.
This module provides a variety of resources to help students dig deep into their research.
Prerequisites
To access the Teacher Guide and other teaching materials, teachers will need to create a free account. The module itself can be accessed without an account.
Students should have a basic understanding of climate change.
Teachers will need to have students check the box below the video for it to pause for the Key Ideas.
Differentiation & Implementation
In this module, social studies and language arts teachers can collaborate, with students learning about and evaluating the policies and measures during social studies class time and covering the research and writing portion in their language arts classes.
Teachers may want to introduce the vocabulary listed in the teaching guide ahead of time, especially for English language learners.
This video may be useful in helping students evaluate effective practices for international collaboration to solve a problem.
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OER Project
OER Project equips teachers with free, innovative curricula and teaching tools that spark curiosity and inspire critical thinking in students. Our courses place student inquiry at the center of learning, and are designed to be adaptable across age levels and state standards.
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