Provided by: UCAR Center for Science Education |Published on: November 3, 2023
Lesson Plans
9101112AP
Synopsis
In this lesson, students will research climate solutions by sector, investigate sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, and create a plan to remove 1,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2100.
Students will use resources from Project Drawdown and work collaboratively in groups to write a plan and support it with quantitative evidence and reasoning.
The focus on solutions in this lesson empowers students and sets a hopeful tone for the climate change discussion.
The suggested grouping allows many different students to work together.
Additional Prerequisites
Some students may need the terms anthropogenic, photosynthesis, biomass, degraded land, agroforestry, aquaculture, nascent, fossil fuels, and others defined before starting the lesson.
It may benefit students to precede this lesson with a unit about the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect, and climate change.
Differentiation
Language arts classes can connect the claim, evidence, and reasoning format and the typical persuasive essay format.
Speech students can give a persuasive speech about why their plan is the best.
Students can choose a solution that is feasible in their community and write a proposal for their local government or local businesses to implement it.
Geography students can discuss what political, environmental, or economic factors make some solutions better in certain areas than others.
Students can practice using the Internet and digital media such as video, audio (podcast), and digital art to publish their plans to reduce carbon emissions.
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