CLIMATE ACTION FALL 2019- Monument Valley
Week 1 (Sept 24-26)
Introductions
Tuesday-
3:30-3:45- Check In/Introduce program
3:45-4- What has been the best thing about school this year? What has been the hardest?
4-4:45- Collages
4:45-5- Check Out/Acknowledgments
Thursday-
3:30-3:50- Check In
3:50-4:30- Introduce norms
-Do Effective Citizen Activity
-Have students choose norms
4:30-4:45- Introduce service learning (game about three types)
IF TIME- DECORATE JOURNALS
4:45-5- Check Out
Week 2 (Oct 1-3)
Effects of Climate Change
Tuesday-
3:30-4- Check In/Introduction to Climate Change
-Weather vs Climate
-Greenhouse Effect- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPJJM_hCFj0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPqd20tdncg
4-4:45- Break into pairs-
Each of the 4 groups research one greenhouse gas and where it comes from-
- Water vapor (H2O)- https://kids.kiddle.co/Water_vapor
- Carbon dioxide (CO. …- https://kids.kiddle.co/Carbon_dioxide
- Methane (CH. …-https://kids.kiddle.co/Methane
- Nitrous oxide (N 2O)- https://kids.kiddle.co/Nitrous_oxide
- Students then act out how the gas acts and where it comes from and other students guess (Greenhouse Gas Charades)
Two groups find two articles about an effect of climate change
Two groups find article about what young people are doing to combat
Present findings to class
4:45-5- Check Out
Thursday-
Hike
Reflection- Write or draw your own interpretation of the greenhouse effect
Week 3 (Oct 8-10)
Sustainable Choices
Tuesday-
Plastic Pollution lesson
-Decomposition lesson
Thursday- Big Y tour
Snack at the store
Week 4 (Oct 15-17)
Tuesday- Glean apples at Windy Hill
Thursday- Check In
3:50-4:15- Reflection- what would your grocery store look like? Audrey, Angie and Brianna will present their Big Y trip to classmates
-Students design their own logo and draw a map of store and features
4:15- 4:30- Choose recipe for cooking challenge
4:30-5- Outside for hike
TAKE VIDEO
Week 5 (Oct 22-24)
Tuesday-
Riverwalk with Elia
Thursday-
Indian Line Farm
Reflection
Week 6 (Oct 29-Oct 31)
Tuesday-
Sustainability Tour at Guido’s
Thursday-
Halloween party
Reflection
Week 7 (Nov 5-7)
Service Learning in our Community: How can we help others?
Tuesday-
NO SCHOOL
Thursday-
Work on videos
Reflection
Week 8 (Nov 12-14)
Tuesday- Riverwalk
Thursday- Finalize videos
Week 9 (Nov 19-21)
Tuesday- Post videos on youtube channel and publicize to peers
Thursday- Celebration day!