In this activity, students will view a film clip from China from …
In this activity, students will view a film clip from China from the Inside (Episode 3: Shifting Nature), focusing on the Three Gorges Dam controversy, the gigantic hydroelectric project which is under construction on the Upper Yangtze River. By examining development in China as well as the impact of Chinese economic changes on the US (through trade, immigration, etc.), students will achieve a greater understanding of the challenges within environmental planning in the Twenty-first century.
In this lesson, students will learn what wetlands are, where they are …
In this lesson, students will learn what wetlands are, where they are found, and their value to humans, animals, and the environment. As industrialization spreads and climate change intensifies, China's wetland resources continue to shrink and students will analyze the effects of industrialization on China's environment.
This resource is a collection of posters showing the struggles and triumphs …
This resource is a collection of posters showing the struggles and triumphs of the life of Nelson Mandela. These posters are from around the world and show the international effort in dealing with South Africa in the late 20th Century.
Students investigate different marine ecosystem types, identify examples of these ecosystems and …
Students investigate different marine ecosystem types, identify examples of these ecosystems and their characteristics, and locate the ecosystems on a map of the world's oceans.
Students investigate marine food webs and trophic levels, research one marine organism, …
Students investigate marine food webs and trophic levels, research one marine organism, this activity sand fit their organisms together in a class-created food web showing a balanced marine ecosystem.
Students will prepare and participate in a mock trial to try to …
Students will prepare and participate in a mock trial to try to assign responsibility for the consequences of climate change from the build up of CO2 emissions in the earth's atmosphere.
In this video Melissa Flemming of UN's refugee agency discusses Syrian refugees …
In this video Melissa Flemming of UN's refugee agency discusses Syrian refugees seeking shelter in neighboring countries. She calls on all of us to make sure that refugee camps are healing places where people can develop the skills they’ll need to rebuild their hometowns.
In this video Michael Green explains the need for a more effective …
In this video Michael Green explains the need for a more effective tool to measure societies compared to using Gross Domestic Product. He calls for the international community to use the Social Progress Index as it measues societies acoress dimensions that actually matter in the twenty-first century.
This module explores the concept of climate justice, linking global climate change …
This module explores the concept of climate justice, linking global climate change to local actions, and looking at who benefits and who pays the costs from burning fossil fuels.
In this lesson, students will learn about different Muslim women and how …
In this lesson, students will learn about different Muslim women and how they have changed over time. This lesson includes the research of a specific woman from different eras in Islamic history.
This lesson, using video segments from the Wide Angle film "To Have …
This lesson, using video segments from the Wide Angle film "To Have and Have Not" (2002), can be used after a lesson on the Communist Revolution and Mao's rule. A basic knowledge of China's geography, of the tenets of Chinese Communism, and of Mao's efforts to redirect the course of China's future by means of the Cultural Revolution, is required for the successful completion of the lesson.
This lesson is a very brief introduction of the European Union, Eurozone, …
This lesson is a very brief introduction of the European Union, Eurozone, and the Europe Debt Crisis. Through a PowerPoint centered discussion, students are introduced to the European Union.
In this video, Pia Mancini explains how she wants to upgrade democracy …
In this video, Pia Mancini explains how she wants to upgrade democracy in Argentina and beyond. Through her and her colleagues' open-source mobile platform, they discuss political activism in a global age.
Students read about the establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument …
Students read about the establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument and discuss why it is important to preserve the Mariana Trench and surrounding area.
This lesson examines the impact tariffs have on the market for an …
This lesson examines the impact tariffs have on the market for an imported good and evaluates their effect on different stakeholders, including consumers, producer and the government.
In this video Rainer Strack explains by 2030 many of the world's …
In this video Rainer Strack explains by 2030 many of the world's largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled talk, Strack suggests that countries should look across borders for mobile and willing job seekers, and in order to do that they need to start changing the culture in their businesses.
Please see attached Google Doc for instructions on using Google My Maps …
Please see attached Google Doc for instructions on using Google My Maps to create digital, collaborative maps. This was remixed from a Word document. Nothing was changed except that it is now a Google Doc.
In this lesson, students explore the historical and social significance of animals …
In this lesson, students explore the historical and social significance of animals as cultural symbols in various countries around the world, as well as the impact that humans have made on the population and natural habitats of these animals.
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