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Debate Energy in Israel
Provided by: ClimateScience |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- In this activity, students will work in groups to debate one of two climate change issues in Israel: gas pipelines or electric vehicles.
- The resource provides a lesson plan as well as links to resources for students to use for research.
Subjects: Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: ClimateScience
Region: Middle East
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Both debate topics will help students to think about global climate issues in a new way.
- The guides can be downloaded and used offline.
Additional Prerequisites
- The handout uses the term "fossil gas" which is more commonly known in the United States as "natural gas".
- The resource recommends using credible resources for research and provides some examples. It's important to reiterate this with the students.
- The teacher's guide presents this as one lesson activity, but it may be more manageable to split it up into two lessons.
Differentiation
- The debate topics could be used for a debate club or as an inter-school activity.
- Students who enjoy this activity may also enjoy this Climate Science debate activity that focuses on climate change issues in Brazil and this debate activity about limiting the number of visitors to the national parks.
- After the debate, teachers could have students write an essay on the pros and cons of the topic they debated.
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