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This course discusses topics such as planned obsolescence and the right to fix items that students may be able to easily comprehend.
Students can proceed through the course at their own pace and earn a certificate upon completion.
The course is available in a number of different languages.
Additional Prerequisites
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This course is part of a series of climate change courses from ClimateScience.
Students will need a computer and internet connection to use the interactive features and watch the video.
Students should be familiar with economic systems in use today.
Teachers and students will need to enroll and create a free account to use the course and save their progress.
Differentiation
This course provides two levels of learning. Before enrolling in the course, users can scroll down and use the button to toggle between. "Simple" and "Advanced." The "Simple" setting is recommended for middle school students, while the "Advanced" setting is recommended for high school students.
Cross-curricular connections could be made with science classes when discussing the connections between ecological degradation and human activities and with civics classes when discussing the global effects of national and international laws and regulations.
ClimateScience inspires young talents to seek careers in fields where they contribute to climate solutions. By providing beautifully illustrated, understandable, science-based educational content for free for everyone, they are building the fundamentals for Climate Education.
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