Climate Action: Career Plan
Teacher Resources
Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide
Openers and Closers Guide
Writing One-Pager
Driving Question: Who are the experts that can help us solve climate change?
Climate change is a big challenge, and we need experts to tackle this challenge. You could be one of those experts. In this lesson, you’ll learn about different careers that contribute to climate solutions and present these careers to your classmates in a career fair.
- Investigate careers working toward climate solutions and evaluate what those careers have in common.
- Assess personal interest and skills and create a plan to share that information with a target audience.
Opener
Begin thinking about different career paths in which you might be interested, which will prepare you to dive into this lesson about careers focused on taking action to combat climate change.
Activity
To reduce the impacts of climate change, we’ll need lots of people in many different careers working on climate solutions. Now, you’ll think more deeply about your future by exploring different careers and choose one you might pursue to help us achieve our climate goals.
Activity
This resource provides key information that can be used for activities promoting and planning for climate-friendly careers.
Activity
Conducting informational interviews offers you real-world insights into various careers by engaging with people working in the field. Acquire firsthand knowledge about a career, determine if it aligns with your interests, and learn the steps required to pursue a career in that area.
Activity
Research a climate-friendly career and share what you’ve learned with others to help us achieve our climate goals. You’ll make an advertisement for your career and present it to your peers. You’ll also learn about other careers through your peers’ advertisements.
Closer
You’ve learned a lot about different climate career pathways. Now it’s time to reflect on what you’ve learned about these careers and think about where that may lead you in the future.