Climate Action: Solutions Presentation
Driving Question: Which climate solution matters most, and how can you persuade others to support it?
It’s hard to address climate change if you’re not informed. You can make a difference by educating others about important solutions while spreading awareness and motivation.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the strengths and challenges of a climate solution.
- Build and deliver an educational presentation.
Vocab Terms:
- implementation
- migration
Opener: Solutions Presentation
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 2 of Lesson 5.2 Teaching Guide.
What’s most important to know about climate change? Brush off your climate knowledge in this short activity!
What Matters to Your Community?
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 2 of Lesson 5.2 Teaching Guide.
It takes a village- check out this blog post that highlights student-led efforts to stop climate change in their communities.
Different communities face different climate challenges—what’s most important where you live?
Solutions Investigation
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of Lesson 5.2 Teaching Guide.
Check out the OER Project Activities Guide for a review of the various activities that help students engage with the Climate Project Course.
Some solutions to climate change are more valuable than others. Investigate the solution you think is most important in the activity, and then use your research to create a presentation to convince others.
Closer: Solutions Investing
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 5 of Lesson 5.2 Teaching Guide.
You and your classmates have made a case for the strongest solutions. Now decide which ones you’d put your money behind.
