Slow the Rise Maine: High School Youth Action Project

Positives

• The video is well-produced and engaging.
• The article has an insightful section about traditional science education as a whole.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• An advertisement may play before the video begins.
• Students should understand what climate change is and how humans are contributing to it.
  

Differentiation

• This resource could augment a lesson about sea level rise, climate mitigation, climate adaptation in coastal areas, and climate solutions.
• This resource could enhance a classroom discussion on climate activism in America, what this activism has accomplished, and strategies the climate movement could employ to reach its goals.
• After watching the video, the teacher could lead a brainstorming session where students consider how they can fight climate change in their own lives and protect the environment.
• Have students research similar opportunities to do field work, learn about climate solutions, or participate in a climate-focused class in collaboration with a university in their area.