‘Don’t Take Our Voices Away’: A Role Play on the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change
Teaching Activity. By Julie Treick O’Neill and Tim Swinehart. 16 pages.
A role play on the Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change asks students to develop a list of demands to present to the rest of the world at a climate change meeting.
Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present
Themes: Environment & Food, Native American, Pacific Islander, Science, World History/Global Studies
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A People’s Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis
Teaching Guide. Edited by Bill Bigelow and Tim Swinehart. 2014.
Articles, student readings, and teaching activities to understand environmental problems and imagine solutions.
Themes: Environment & Food, Science
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Race and Membership in American History
Teaching Guide. By Alan Stoskopf. Facing History and Ourselves. 2002.
Resources for teaching about the eugenics movement in the United States.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Turn of the Century: 1900 - 1909
Themes: Racism & Racial Identity, Science
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How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming
Book - Non-fiction. By Lynne Cherry and Garry Braasch. 2008.
The science behind the climate change headlines, geared for young people.
Themes: Environment & Food, Science
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A People’s History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and “Low Mechanicks”
Book - Non-fiction. By Clifford D. Conner. 2005.
New look at history of science, highlights hunter-gatherers, farmers, sailors, miners, blacksmiths, and more.
Time Periods: 20th Century, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: Science, Slavery
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Dirty Business: “Clean Coal” and the Battle for Our Energy Future
Film. Produced by Peter Bull, Justin Weinstein, Alex Gibney. 2010. 88 minutes.
A feature documentary that addresses the questions: Can coal be made clean? Can renewables and efficiency happen on a scale large enough to replace coal?
Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present
Themes: Economics, Environment & Food, Science
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The Story of Stuff Project
Website.
Series of short films on environmental and economic issues that make complicated issues easy to understand for middle school to adult viewers.
Themes: Environment & Food, Science
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