In this lesson, students think critically about carbon emission reduction strategies proposed by companies. 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students define greenwashing and define carbon emission reduction strategies.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students evaluate a company’s sustainability plan in regards to carbon emission reductions.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students present their findings to the class. As a class, students generate a list of which companies will and will not receive support from the students in the future.

In this lesson, students analyze the concept of greenwashing of products. 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch videos related to greenwashing and look at examples of green products on the market.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students design a green product with a marketing campaign. 

Step 3 - Inspire: Students analyze the word choice that their peers used in their presentations of their product.

In this lesson, students choose one impact of climate change affecting New Jersey and write a claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) paragraph.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch a video on the basics of climate change.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students take notes while watching four videos on the impacts of climate change in New Jersey.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students select one of the impacts of climate change in New Jersey and write a paragraph explaining why they believe it is the worst impact of climate change.

This lesson introduces students to narratives by young people impacted by severe weather and guides students in writing their own stories.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch a video explaining how storms are increasing in severity due to climate change.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students analyze first-person narratives about severe weather by young people from across the United States.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students write and present their own narratives based on their experiences of storms or severe weather.