In this simulation lesson, students learn firsthand about the consequences of climate change. Students are asked to work in groups to build communities and attempt to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies while experiencing the impacts of a variety of different natural destructions caused by climate change. Students will better understand that the injustice, and effects of climate change are often experienced by the vulnerable populations around the world.
The goal of this resource is to raise awareness and encourage action against climate change. It does not explicitly teach skills in order to achieve this.
This resource would be a great asset to any science and geography class when talking about climate change and its effects.
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Principle | Rating | Explanation |
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Consideration of Alternative Perspectives | Good | With the help of the simulation creation, the lesson allows the students to explore and consider different viewpoints of the effects of climate change on people who live in different parts of the world. |
Consideration of Alternative Perspectives:
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Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions | Good | The activity does a very good job of addressing the environmental, economic and social aspects of climate change. |
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions: Effectively addresses the environmental, economic and social dimensions of the issue(s) being explored.
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Respects Complexity | Satisfactory | The resource teaches students about climate change, its consequences, and unjust impacts by simulating community impacts. |
Respects Complexity: The complexity of the problems/issues being discussed is respected. | ||
Acting on Learning | Satisfactory | At the end of the lesson students must reflect upon and discuss strategies to address the issue in hand. |
Acting on Learning: Learning moves from understanding issues to working towards positive change — in personal lifestyle, in school, in the community, or for the planet
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Values Education | Satisfactory | Students will reflect on a variety of questions addressed by this issue. |
Values Education: Students are explicitly provided with opportunities to identify, clarify and express their own beliefs/values. | ||
Empathy & Respect for Humans | Good | Students learn about the consequences of climate change, the injustice, and effects of climate change often experienced by vulnerable populations around the world. Vulnerable populations like those living in poverty, close to coastlines, women, children, and the aging population are often the most effected by natural disasters. |
Empathy & Respect for Humans: Empathy and respect are fostered for diverse groups of humans (including different genders, ethnic groups, sexual preferences, etc.). | ||
Personal Affinity with Earth | Satisfactory | The lesson focuses on climate change and climate justice with material including droughts, tropical storms, rising sea levels, and other impacts of climate change. |
Personal Affinity with Earth: Encourages a personal affinity with -the natural world.
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Locally-Focused Learning | Good | Students will be analyzing the effects of natural disasters they are familiar with. |
Locally-Focused Learning: Includes learning experiences that take advantage of issues/elements within the local community.
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Past, Present & Future | Good | |
Past, Present & Future: Promotes an understanding of the past, a sense of the present, and a positive vision for the future. |
Principle | Rating | Explanation |
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Open-Ended Instruction | Good | The activities allow for the students to learn and explore the topic of climate change. Discussion questions are included and allows for students to reflect and make their own conclusions. |
Open-Ended Instruction
: Lessons are structured so that multiple/complex answers are possible; students are not steered toward one 'right' answer. | ||
Integrated Learning | Satisfactory | The lesson is mostly based on science unites that talk about climate change. |
Integrated Learning: Learning brings together content and skills from more than one subject area
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Inquiry Learning | Good | As the students start the lesson by building their own communities with out knowing what will be happening next, this makes students exercise their critical thinking skills. |
Inquiry Learning: Learning is directed by questions, problems, or challenges that students work to address.
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Differentiated Instruction | Satisfactory | |
Differentiated Instruction: Activities address a range of student learning styles, abilities and readiness.
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Experiential Learning | Good | In this simulation, students learn about the consequences of climate change, the injustice, and effects of climate change often experienced by vulnerable populations around the world. This simulation helps students make connections to the real world while exploring natural disasters caused by mother nature. |
Experiential Learning: Authentic learning experiences are provided
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Cooperative Learning | Good | Students work in groups to build communities and attempt to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies while experiencing the impacts of climate change. |
Cooperative Learning: Group and cooperative learning strategies are a priority.
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Assessment & Evaluation | Poor/Not considered | |
Assessment & Evaluation: Tools are provided that help students and teachers to capture formative and summative information about students' learning and performance. These tools may include reflection questions, checklists, rubrics, etc. | ||
Peer Teaching | Poor/Not considered | |
Peer Teaching: Provides opportunities for students to actively present their knowledge and skills to peers and/or act as teachers and mentors.
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Case Studies | Poor/Not considered | |
Case Studies: Relevant case studies are included. Case studies are thorough descriptions of real events from real situations that students use to explore concepts in an authentic context. | ||
Locus of Control | Poor/Not considered | |
Locus of Control: Meaningful opportunities are provided for students to choose elements of program content, the medium in which they wish to work, and/or to go deeper into a chosen issue. |