Lesson 1: The Science & Socio-Political Landscape of Climate Change
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will identify the socio-political barriers to enacting domestic environmental policies using current legislative data.
Why is climate change categorized as both an environmental and a deeply political crisis? How do economic priorities clash with environmental preservation?
MBL Standard 4C; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.2.
1. Hook: Show a time-lapse satellite map of global temperature variations or glacial recessions over 30 years.
2. Instruction: Introduce the concepts of climate change, resource depletion, and carbon taxation.
3. Activity: Read an overview of a proposed environmental bill, charting the arguments of its supporters and critics.
Purpose & DOK Level: Understanding systemic climate politics; DOK Level 2.
Visual infographics over raw data sheets; check-ins for content comprehension.
T-chart separating economic arguments from ecological arguments.