Chief Heat Officer: Green Career Lesson
Created by Teacher(s): Yen-Yen Chiu|Published on: December 15, 2023
Grades: 6, 7, 8
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Social Studies, Career Skills
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students explore an emerging climate career and create solutions to the problems of extreme heat in their local community.
Inquire: Students describe a time when they felt too hot and learn about a new job to address extreme heat in cities.
Investigate: Students develop a compelling question about Chief Heat Officers (CHOs), then read about and compare different global CHOs.
Inspire: Students imagine they are their school or community’s Chief Heat Officer, identify an issue, and create a solution.
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