Active banners: 2 Visible banners: 2
Banner ID: 4 Has content: true
Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Banner ID: 13 Has content: true
Hi, educators! Share your student reach in our short Impact Survey 📚 Survey Link
Young Voices for the Planet: Words Have Power
Provided by: Young Voices for the Planet |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This video presents the story of Jaysa Hunter-Mellers, a young activist from Bridgeport, Connecticut whose testimony helped shut down a coal-fired power plant.
- Students will see that children can fight for environmental justice and address environmental threats through civic actions and words.
Subjects: Civics, English Language Arts, Health
Authors: Young Voices for the Planet
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Connecticut
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video and the additional links in the description can inspire students to take action to protect the environment.
- This video has a powerful message related to environmental justice, environmental racism, and one person's ability to make change.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the following concepts: air pollution, environmental racism, activism, and burning fossil fuels.
- Teachers can check out the various articles and videos on Jaysa's awards, projects, and press releases.
- The coal plant in Bridgeport, CT was officially closed in June 2021.
Differentiation
- In ELA classes, the teacher could show students the video and ask them to write a paragraph about the impact of words to make a positive change.
- In art classes, the teacher could ask students to make a piece of art that depicts the powerful words Jaysa Hunter-Mellers.
- This video can be used for a class discussion about environmental racism.
- It can be used as a starting point for a lesson on action to restore the environment or on air pollution and its impacts on human health.
Scientist Notes
Teaching Tips
Standards
Resource Type and Format
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
