Description
Tackling Climate Change through Environmental Justice is a curriculum that teaches students about climate change through a framework that explores how a range of factors contribute to and impact environmental change. Topics include systemic challenges, local issues, youth citizen engagement, and perspective-taking as they relate to coal, fracking, landfills, transportation, and water.
Recommendations
The strengths of this resource are:
- It includes lots of helpful framing to ensure that conversations are facilitated well
- It introduces learners to systemic challenges related to environmental topics
- it offers cross-disciplinary connections and extension activities to make content relevant for learners
- it includes a focus on action
Users should note that:
- the “blind men and elephant” parable can be revised to “blindfolded men” to avoid using disability as a metaphor
- lessons can also be used as standalone activities outside of the curriculum
At a Glance
Format
- downloadable document that includes background context, facilitator instructions, lesson plans, and extension activities
Audience
- Resource includes content for 4th – 12th grade learners
- We recommend using it with 6th-8th and 9th-12th grade learners
Facilitation
- Should be facilitated by an adult or youth leader
Last Updated
2021