Civics Lesson: Climate Action Plan
Created by Teacher(s): Dave Oakes|Published on: April 1, 2024
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Civics, English Language Arts
Duration: 2 hours
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Synopsis
Students reflect on their feelings about climate change and create a plan to take meaningful action.
Inquire: Students reflect on their feelings about the climate crisis, the actions other young people are taking to solve it, and what they can do to be part of a climate solution movement.
Investigate: Students brainstorm climate action ideas and create goals using The Wild Center’s 8-Step Climate Action Project.
Inspire: Students apply the Climate Action Project design process to identify steps necessary to implement the solution to their school or community’s climate problem.
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Dave Oakes
Dave is passionate about sustainability and the outdoors. He and his family have lived in an off-grid home for fifteen years generating 100% of their electrical needs from wind and solar power. He has been a public school teacher and administrator, a director of several non-profit organizations, a college professor, and most recently co-founder of the Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) – a nonprofit that offers life-changing sustainability education programs in the U.S. and in Iceland. He loves the ocean and is passionate about climate education.
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Emmanual Collins
I like how this lesson plan encourages students to take action on climate change! Lessons like this are so vital! 😊😊
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