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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Planet Earth Home to Us All
Lesson Description:
Students will:
-formulate a sustainable action plan to address environmental stress.
-create a public service announcement to promote awareness and action focusing on one area of environmental concern.
Students will:
-formulate a sustainable action plan to address environmental stress.
-create a public service announcement to promote awareness and action focusing on one area of environmental concern.
Time Needed:
1-2 class periods
1-2 class periods
Standards Addressed:
-geography standards
18. knows and understands how to apply geography to interpret the
present and plan for the future
-science standards
f, grades 5-8 science and technology in society
f, grades 5-8 natural resources, environmental quality, and science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
-geography standards
18. knows and understands how to apply geography to interpret the
present and plan for the future
-science standards
f, grades 5-8 science and technology in society
f, grades 5-8 natural resources, environmental quality, and science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
Materials Needed:
-transparency of the “lifeboat” cartoon
-copies of handout, “sustainable action for the global environment”
-chart paper
-transparency of the “lifeboat” cartoon
-copies of handout, “sustainable action for the global environment”
-chart paper
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (gef)
Green Education Foundation (gef)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (gef)
Green Education Foundation (gef)
Contact Email:
Service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Science
