Emiliano Amaro

3-5 ELD and ELA Teacher

Emiliano Amaro holds a Bachelor's degree in Society and Environment from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Education from the UCLA Teacher Education Program. He has been teaching since 2020 and has six years of experience in elementary education, middle school English, and middle school mathematics. Emiliano holds a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and specializes in social and environmental justice through interdisciplinary teaching and environmental education. 

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Introduction to Air Quality Lesson
In this lesson, students are introduced to air quality and the Environmental Protection Agency through reading the book Why Is Coco Orange?

Inquire: Using a KWL chart, students brainstorm what they know about air quality and what they want to learn.
Investigate: Students read Why Is Coco Orange?, a story about a chameleon and how his skin changes color depending on the air quality.
Inspire: Students complete a journal entry based on the lesson.
Grade 3-5
Subject English Language Arts
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Air Quality Lesson: Pollution and Health
In this lesson, students learn how to analyze story characters, reread Why Is Coco Orange?, and complete a journal entry.

Inquire: Students learn about and practice identifying character traits. 
Investigate: Students reread Why Is Coco Orange? and focus on how the characters support Coco.
Inspire: Students identify character traits in Coco and Coco's friends. Then, students complete a journal entry, choosing one of three provided options.
Grade 3-5
Subject English Language Arts,Health
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Air Quality Lesson: Air Pollution
In this lesson, students learn about particle pollution.

Inquire: Students review key concepts from Why Is Coco Orange? and watch a video on air pollution in Los Angeles.
Investigate: Teacher plays the Cilia Game with students.
Inspire: Students explore an interactive map of air quality and complete a journaling entry.
Grade 3-5
Subject Geography,English Language Arts
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Air Quality Lesson: Environmental Justice
In this lesson, students connect air quality with environmental justice.

Inquire: Students discuss their journals with their classmates, sharing learnings and reflections from the last few lessons.
Investigate: Students learn the concept of environmental justice.
Inspire: Students explore the EPA's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool and complete a journal entry.
Grade 3-5
Subject Geography,English Language Arts
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Air Quality Lesson: No Idling Campaign
In this final lesson in the air quality unit, students learn about vehicle idling, gather and interpret data, and take action at their school.

Inquire: Students learn about car idling and its harmful impacts on human health.
Investigate: Students study idling vehicles at their school by making observations, creating graphs, and interpreting data.
Inspire: Students take action by creating an awareness poster, bumper sticker, or launching a No Idling Campaign at their school!
Grade 3-5
Subject Earth and Space Sciences,Civics
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Nature and the Self Poetry Lesson
Students write a poem about a piece of nature and share their poem with the community.

Inquire: Students listen to a poem and construct a shared understanding or meaning of nature.
Investigate: Students explore their school area for something they consider to be a part of nature and use this as inspiration for a poem.
Inspire: Students create a poster with their poem and images that describe their poem.
Grade 3-5
Subject English Language Arts
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