Grade Level:
9-12
Teacher Resources
Rich and poor case study reading: There are already great inventions for reducing global poverty. Now, they...
Climate change background reading: An overview of how human activities have increased greenhouse gas emissions, the many...
Biodiversity background reading: This overview explores why biodiversity is important and what trends are threatening so many...
In small groups, students take on the role of real-world migrants and take turns in the “hot...
Acting as different stakeholders with various interests, students play a strategy game where they work in groups...
Role playing a city council meeting, students weigh various real-world economic, social, and environmental factors when siting...
Students analyze data and images about three megacities, identifying challenges and benefits of growing urbanization, and then...
Students use guided research to perform a five-stage life cycle analysis on a t-shirt and brainstorm ways...
Students conduct research either in favor of or against plastic bag bans and taxes, then debate their...
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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”
Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA