Climate Change Pathway Objectives and Learning Outcomes

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Objectives:

  • To develop students' understanding of the natural carbon cycle.
  • To investigate the causes of climate change.
  • To explore solutions to problems that cause climate change.
  • To quantify the school's carbon footprint.
  • To identify ways to reduce the school's carbon footprint.
    To design and conduct a carbon-reduction action project.


Learning Outcomes

Through work with the Climate Change pathway, students will:

  • Be able to describe the relationship between human activities and climate change.
  • Analyze and compare carbon-producing resources.
  • Assess the impact of human activities and carbon production on the environment.
  • Propose solutions to climate change issues.
  • Collect, interpret and present information.
  • Communicate about strategies to confront climate change to a variety of audiences, including other students, parents and the local community.
  • Work cooperatively with others.

Eco-Schools USA Partner
Zerofootprint

This fall the Zerofootprint Challenge begins – students take climate change into their own hands by competing to reduce their environmental impact.

Learn how you can participate and compete against other Eco-Schools!

National Earth Science Teachers Association

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"The National Earth Science Teachers Association has developed an anonymous survey to gather information about climate change education underway in the K-12 classroom today.  Take the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/N5ZHKFJ.  The survey will be available through September.

Eco-Schools USA Partner 

Green Ribbon Schools

For examples of other activities, check out these suggested actions from the Texas Green Ribbon Schools that align with our pathways.  Activities under the Texas Green Ribbon program can be used for meeting many of the Eco-Schools USA seven step requirements!

Eco-Schools Partner
Climate Initiative
"World’s local bank" and Eco-Schools empower students to tackle carbon emissions at school.
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