Tag Archives: environment

“Bee” a Climate Conscious Citizen – Taking Care of our Climate, Classroom and Community

March 2, 2022 – 2:42 pm

Amy Mateer, Kindergarten, Selwyn Elementary School

Synopsis

Tags Bees, climate, climate anxiety, Climate Change, community, eco-grief, ecosystems, environment, environmental stewardship, Recycling, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2021 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Refugee Stories

Who are Climate Refugees? A Guide to a Digital Advocacy Toolkit

March 2, 2022 – 2:16 pm

Lindsay Adams, Social Studies, JT Williams Secondary Montessori School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags advocacy, civic duty, Civic Responsibility, Climate Change, climate refugees, Culture, environment, Immigration, inequalities, Justice, migration, natural disasters, residential segregation, war and politics | Permalink | Comments Off

2021 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Refugee Stories

Overcoming Challenges: A Collaborative Project Exploring Climate Migration

March 2, 2022 – 2:13 pm

Lynne Wiesecke, English Language Learners, Albemarle Road Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Challenge, environment, Habits of Character, migration, natural disasters | Permalink | Comments Off

Qui Sont Les Réfugiés Climatiques? (Who are the climate refugees?)

March 2, 2022 – 2:10 pm

Mawuena Dabla, French, Harding University High School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags acquisition de langues, BI Français B, Climate Change, climate refugees, environment, IB French B, Immigrants, l’environnement, language acquisition, les changements climatiques, les migrations. Immigrants, partage de la planète, refugees, réfugiés, réfugiés climatique, sharing the planet | Permalink | Comments Off

2021 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Refugee Stories

Climate Refugee Stories: Rising Above Challenges

March 2, 2022 – 2:00 pm

Seon Sloley, Science, Parker Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags asylum seekers, challenges, climate, Climate Change, Climate Refugee, discrimination, Ecosystem, environment, Hunger, natural disasters, obstacles, returnees, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2021 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Embodied Teaching and Learning

The Earth is Our Home: Embodied Environmental Learning

March 2, 2022 – 1:48 pm

Grace Han, 1st Grade, South Academy of International Languages

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Chinese, Elementary School, Embodied learning, environment, interactivity, language immersion, physical movement, Science, sensory learning, tactile experiences | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Urban Development and the Environment

January 24, 2020 – 1:44 pm

Tamara Babulski, History, Independence High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Christallers Central Place Theory, Cities, environment, geography, Urban Development, Urban Land Use, Urban Planning | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Our School’s Backyard as a Lab for Studying Climate Change

January 24, 2020 – 1:36 pm

Keira Freeman, Science, Carmel Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags abiotic, agricultural practices, biome, biotic, Carbon Cycle, coexistence, community, competition, Consumer, continental plate, cooperation, crust, decomposer, earth layers, earthquakes, Ecology, Ecosystem, Energy, environment, erosion, Habitat, host, inner core, limiting factor, lithosphere, magma, mantle, matter, mountains, niche, nitrogen cycle, ocean plate, organism, outer core, pedosphere, permafrost, Plate Boundaries, population, Predator, Prey, Producer, remote sensing, rock, scavenger, soil, species, Stewardship, succession, tectonic plate, tropism, vegetative cover, volcanoes, Water Cycle | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Studying Biomes and the Carbon Cycle

January 24, 2020 – 1:34 pm

Jessica Bronte, Science, Martin Luther King Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags abiotic factor, adaptation, biome, biotic factor, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, dependent, environment, global warming, greenhouse gas effect, independent, limiting factor, Survival, temperature, Tolerance | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

Architects of Peace: Pathways and Unintended Pauses in the Landscape of Our Common Home

February 2, 2016 – 1:18 pm

Gloria J. Brinkman, Visual Art, North Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Architecture, Art, Citizenship, critical thinking, environment, global sustainability, High School, homeland, metaphor, Peace, peacebuilding, Values, War | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Metamorphosis: Transformative Experiences

Metamorphosis—Triggers of Transformation

January 28, 2015 – 6:40 pm

Connie Wood, Biology, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags apoptosis, endocrine, environment, evolution, Metamorphosis | Permalink | Comments Off

2013 Curriculum Units Vol 2: The Nature of Energy: How We Use and Store it to Power Our Everyday Lives

Promoting a Sense of Global Awareness using Air Pollution and Air Quality Index

February 7, 2014 – 6:45 pm

Rebecca George, Seventh Grade, Randolph Middle School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags air pollution, air quality, environment, fossil fuels, pollutants | Permalink | Comments Off

Charlotte Teachers Institute

Tag Archives: environment

“Bee” a Climate Conscious Citizen – Taking Care of our Climate, Classroom and Community

Who are Climate Refugees? A Guide to a Digital Advocacy Toolkit

Overcoming Challenges: A Collaborative Project Exploring Climate Migration

Climate Refugee Stories: Rising Above Challenges

The Earth is Our Home: Embodied Environmental Learning

Urban Development and the Environment

Our School’s Backyard as a Lab for Studying Climate Change

Studying Biomes and the Carbon Cycle

Architects of Peace: Pathways and Unintended Pauses in the Landscape of Our Common Home

Metamorphosis—Triggers of Transformation

Promoting a Sense of Global Awareness using Air Pollution and Air Quality Index

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