Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Footprint Renovation
Provided by: Green Ninja |Published on: January 9, 2023
Videos Grades 3-5, 6-8
Synopsis
- This short animated video introduces students to the concept of a carbon footprint and shows them how individual choices made at home can really add up.
- Students learn how to reduce their footprint by switching to LED bulbs, turning off lights, shutting off electronics when not in use, not wasting energy, and switching from bottled water to a water filter.
- Discussion questions and extensions are provided below the video.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Green Ninja
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students are challenged to draw conclusions by observing the actions they can take rather than being told directly.
- This provides students with actions they can take every day to feel empowered.
Additional Prerequisites
- The video ends at 3:15.
- Answers to the questions provided can be accessed by contacting the Green Ninja team. The email is found at the bottom of the landing page.
- Students should be familiar with terms like carbon dioxide and emissions.
Differentiation
- Since the personal actions a person can take are only communicated visually, it may be best to identify them as a class following the video. This can also be done in the form of an assessment.
- This video can also be used in math classes during lessons about simple calculations and making equations.
- As an action-oriented extension activity, have students share what they learned about personal action with their friends and families.
- As a follow-up activity, older students can collect information about their carbon footprint and calculate it using this carbon footprint calculator. Younger students can engage in a similar activity, coloring in their carbon footprint.
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About the Partner Provider
Green Ninja
Green Ninja grew out of academic research at San Jose State University that demonstrated how well-designed educational experiences can promote pro-environmental attitudes and behavior in youth. This research is the foundation for the Green Ninja middle school science curriculum that has been adopted by the California Department of Education as an approved NGSS science provider. Today, Green Ninja is the only commercial science publisher in the U.S. that uses local climate and environmental problems as a lens for teaching science. Green Ninja is a California Benefit Corporation with the goal of creating a cleaner and healthier planet for everyone.
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