12th Grade: Interdisciplinary Environmental Science
How does bringing together different types of knowledge make an effective case for environmental justice? Students investigate how to bring together different types of knowledge to make a case for environmental justice at a California school of their choice. Students learn that environmental injustices are deeply complex, interdisciplinary problems that require several different types of […]
11th Grade: Interdisciplinary Environmental Science
Why does environmental injustice persist, and what can we do about it? Students explore cases of environmental injustice around the world, investigating why it persists and what they can do about it. They learn that environmental justice refers to everyone living in a clean, safe environment, and that environmental injustice is when some people do […]
9th & 10th Grade: Physical & Environmental Science
How does our stuff impact climate change? Students begin by exploring how consumer goods in their everyday lives produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Students investigate a variety of consumer goods, like water bottles and electronics. This prompts students to wonder about the steps of a consumer good’s life cycle: extraction of raw […]
9th & 10th Grade: Life & Environmental Science
How can we manage water for California communities and ecosystems in a changing climate? In this unit, students investigate the water shortage in California as both a phenomenon to explain and a problem to solve. Students begin by defining the problem of water shortage and identifying all of the parties who are affected. This prompts […]
