Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Poverty: Climate Change & Water Security
Provided by: Project Look Sharp |Published on: April 27, 2021
Activity - Classroom Grades 6-8
Synopsis
- In this activity, students will use a variety of sources to learn why climate change disproportionately affects people living in poverty.
- This resource includes a lesson plan, a student handout, a student worksheet, and a PowerPoint presentation.
Subjects: Science, Economics, Health
Authors: Project Look Sharp, Sox Sperry
Region: Africa, Asia, South and Central America, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The lesson plan provides discussion questions for science, literacy, and social studies topics.
- Project Look Sharp activities are good for helping students to notice the biases behind climate change information in the media and to think critically about the climate change messages they hear.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers must create a free account to use these resources.
- The lesson plan refers to a "constructivist media decoding process," teachers can read about that process here to understand the goals and design of the lesson.
Differentiation
- Students can respond to questions individually or in small groups before discussing the answers as a class.
- The reading for this activity is a bit dense, so a structured reading process may help some students.
- Other resources on this topic include this ClimateScience lesson on how climate change affects people differently, this Vox video on toxic chemicals in drinking water, and this Khan Academy video on health and climate.
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About the Partner Provider
Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
