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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Challenge! Getting Around Clean & Green
Lesson Description:
This lesson provides two activities that could be used either separately or together to give students a fun and creative way to understand the importance of sustainable transportation. The activities allows students to present their own travel plan where they must implement enviornmental friendly transportation methods. The second activity offers even more creativity as the students work to act as a publishing team for a travel guide.
Objectives:
The students will:
• Explore the range of transportation and leisure options available in their community.
• Use information gained thus far to plan an environmentally friendly intermodal outing.
• Create an intermodal travel guide for their community.
This lesson provides two activities that could be used either separately or together to give students a fun and creative way to understand the importance of sustainable transportation. The activities allows students to present their own travel plan where they must implement enviornmental friendly transportation methods. The second activity offers even more creativity as the students work to act as a publishing team for a travel guide.
Objectives:
The students will:
• Explore the range of transportation and leisure options available in their community.
• Use information gained thus far to plan an environmentally friendly intermodal outing.
• Create an intermodal travel guide for their community.
Lesson Type:
- Group Work
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Climate Change
GEF Program Category:
- Waste Reduction Challenge
- I Ride Green
Time Needed:
1-5 classes depending on teacher's extent of activity
1-5 classes depending on teacher's extent of activity
Standards Addressed:
Technology: Understand transportation systems.
Language Arts: Knowledge of different genres; group discussions; presentations; write compositions with clear focus, logical statements, and adequate detail.
Geography: Map local community.
Mathematics: Collect data; construct, read charts, practical application of percentages.
Language Arts: Group discussion, research
Economics: Compare ways to accomplish a goal, select those with greatest benefits
History: Recognize the importance of individual choices and actions.
Technology: Understand transportation systems.
Language Arts: Knowledge of different genres; group discussions; presentations; write compositions with clear focus, logical statements, and adequate detail.
Geography: Map local community.
Mathematics: Collect data; construct, read charts, practical application of percentages.
Language Arts: Group discussion, research
Economics: Compare ways to accomplish a goal, select those with greatest benefits
History: Recognize the importance of individual choices and actions.
Submitted By:
GEF on behalf of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
GEF on behalf of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
School or Group:
NESEA
NESEA
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
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