This video interview highlights four young climate activists as they discuss their involvement with the climate movement.
It provides inspiration for other youth to see that individual actions do matter and that individuals can make a difference.
Teaching Tips
Positives
This video shows students that whatever their talents, they can apply them to something they care about.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the School Strike for Climate and Greta Thunberg.
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Differentiation
One of the activists describes an interesting analogy between activism movements and ecosystems, which could connect this resource to biology classes in a unique way.
Social studies, history, and civics classes could use this resource to compare the climate movement with other social movements in our history.
Climate activism is imperative to provide a sustainable and green future. The resource spotlights various forms of activism such as climate march for equity, school strike, and campaigns. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
Dimension 2: Civics
D2.Civ.10.6-8 Explain the relevance of personal interests and perspectives, civic virtues, and democratic principles when people address issues and problems in government and civil society.
D2.Civ.12.9-12 Analyze how people use and challenge local, state, national, and international laws to address a variety of public issues.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
Speaking & Listening (K-12)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
