Realistic Ways You Can Fight Climate Change Today
Articles/Websites
Grades9, 10, 11, 12, APEarth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts, Engineering
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Provided by The George Washington University
What it is
- This interactive resource provides a variety of ways that citizens can help fight climate change in their everyday lives, including creating energy-efficient homes, adopting sustainable eating habits, practicing sustainable shopping, and prioritizing eco-friendly transportation.
- Each lifestyle change is fully described, with an interactive sliding scale of money, time, and effort required to make the change.
Teaching tips
Positives
- There is a text-only version of the site so teachers can print for hard-copy classroom use.
- Each habit change or investment has a paragraph of explanation, along with graphics designed to reflect its cost-effectiveness, time committment, and effort required.
- Teachers and students can easily share the website via social media.
- There are several clickable source articles at the bottom of the page.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers and students will need internet access.
- Because some vocabulary is rigorous, a definition list will be helpful.
- Menstrual products are mentioned.
- The link to Sabrina McCormick and sources 4, 25, and 34 are broken. However, these are not necessary for exploring the information.
- Students should understand climate change and what causes it.
Differentiation
- English teachers could assign one habit or investment per student in a class and then have the students create a mini-research paper based on the information.
- English teachers can also have students write personal narratives about their journeys to fight climate change.
- This resource lends itself to small-group or partner activities in which students learn about real-life solutions to the global crisis.
- Have students choose one of the simple solutions to implement for a week and present their experience to the class.
From the scientist review
The climate crisis can often feel too big for one person to tackle, and that is because it is. Data shows that it will take collective action from all inhabitants to combat climate change. This resource will show you tangible, practical measures you can take to help the planet.
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