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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Humans and the Environment: A Story of Change
Lesson Description:
In this lesson, students explore their assumptions and level of understanding about how humans impact the world around them. They analyze images of scenes from around the world to identify examples of human modifications and predict how those areas might look without those modifications.
In this lesson, students explore their assumptions and level of understanding about how humans impact the world around them. They analyze images of scenes from around the world to identify examples of human modifications and predict how those areas might look without those modifications.
Lesson Type:
- Other
Sustainability Topic:
- Green Building
GEF Program Category:
- Green Building Program
Standards Addressed:
NSE (Science)
NCSS (Social Studies)
NCTE (English)
NSE (Science)
- Abilities and understandings necessary to conduct scientific inquiry
NCSS (Social Studies)
- Culture: Study of culture and cultural diversity
- Time, Continuity, and Change: Study of the past and its legacy
- People, Places, and Environments: Study of people, places, and environments
- Individuals, Groups, Institutions: Study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions
- Global Connections: Study of global connections and interdependence
NCTE (English)
- Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes
- Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge
Submitted By:
Jessica Drench
Jessica Drench
School or Group:
GEF
GEF
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Science
