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Climate Careers: Ethics & Decision-Making Lesson

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Created by Teacher(s): Teacher Community|Published on: May 19, 2026
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In this lesson, students step into climate-related careers and explore ethical dilemmas using five decision-making frameworks. Students balance competing priorities in real-life scenarios through a debate and advocate for specific climate solutions in a memo.

Inquire: Students discuss local climate scenarios to identify difficult trade-offs and values involved in environmental decisions
Investigate: Students apply five ethical frameworks to climate career dilemmas and develop claims based on different priorities and impacts.
Inspire: Students defend ethical positions in a structured debate and synthesize their reasoning into a memo recommendation.
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Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Region: Global, New York
Posted on May 19, 2026

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