Lesson Plan

Grades 3-5

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40 minutes

SUBJECTS: Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

TOPICS: Community Connections, Multiple Connections, Personal Consumption

Resource Overview

In groups, students consider several environmental and social dilemmas and discuss the consequences of various reactions.

Students will be able to:
  • Explain and/or defend their positions on presented environmental dilemmas in small groups and in writing.
  • Describe how their experience discussing and thinking about the dilemmas will influence or change their behavior when they come across environmental dilemmas in the future.
Student contemplates eco-dilemma

Features of This Resource

  • SEL core competencies of self-awareness and responsible decision-making
  • Communicating with peers and asking questions
  • Dilemmas provided on easy to print/cut cards

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