In this lesson, students learn about Hawai‘i specific climate change through visual analysis of public art and create a walking tour in their local community.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students learn about the impact of climate change in Hawai‘i and explore artwork about climate change.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students visit and analyze local public art that tells the story of environmental impacts in Hawai‘i.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students design a local walking tour that includes public art, climate change impacts, and solutions.

In this lesson, students learn how to analyze greenwashing and logical fallacies, debunk false advertising, and design an infographic to raise awareness.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students identify inaccurate narratives about products used at the beach and learn how misleading marketing can damage the climate.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students identify and analyze logical fallacies, especially greenwashing, and determine how they affect audiences.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students design an infographic to debunk a logical fallacy about reef-safe sunscreen and offer alternative, locally-made products.

In this lesson, students analyze the biodiversity represented in the Kumulipo creation chant and create a children’s book about protecting species.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students discuss origin stories and why stories are important to understanding a place.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students read the Kumulipo, the creation chant of the Hawaiian people, and learn how biodiversity within the chant is threatened by climate change.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students collaborate to create a children’s book about plants and animals from the Kumulipo, including how to protect these species from climate change.