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Climate Action: Career Plan

Provided by: OER Project

Lesson Plans Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

In this unit from the OER Project, students will explore how their interests align with the skills needed for careers that can help us solve the climate crisis, empowering them to see themselves as experts who can tackle climate change.
The resource includes two extension activities: an informational interview and a career fair to share their findings with their classmates.

Subjects: Career Skills

Authors: OER Project

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

Students explore their own interests and what career paths are interesting to them, allowing for connections to SEL.
Students consider how climate action could be an ongoing part of their lives rather than one-off activities they take part in.

Prerequisites

Students will either need computers to access the worksheets, or the teacher will need to print them off ahead of time. If students are completing the worksheets online, they will need to download or make a Google Docs copy. Alternatively, teachers can assign the worksheets directly to their learning platform, such as Google Classroom.
For the informational interview extension activity, it may be helpful to reach out to professionals ahead of time and obtain permission for students to contact them.
Students should understand climate change, its causes and impacts, and the importance of finding solutions.

Differentiation & Implementation

Worksheets can be downloaded as PDFs or Word Docs or opened as Google Docs, allowing for maximum flexibility in how resources are used.
The careers chart gives students some examples of green careers. Students can be encouraged to think beyond this list about career pathways that interest them and can also help us solve climate change. Teachers can show students some examples with the Green Careers for a Changing Climate Documentary.
Teachers can collect the career reflection as a formative assessment and create a rubric for the interview or career fair presentation to use as a summative assessment.
Students can work in groups with others who are interested in the same career path.

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