Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics Movement
Teaching Guide. By Alan Stoskopf. Facing History and Ourselves. 2002.
Resources for teaching about the eugenics movement in the United States.
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Resources for teaching about the eugenics movement in the United States.
A People’s History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and “Low Mechanicks”
Book — Non-fiction. By Clifford D. Conner. 2005. 554 pages.
New look at history of science, highlights hunter-gatherers, farmers, sailors, miners, blacksmiths, and more.
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New look at history of science, highlights hunter-gatherers, farmers, sailors, miners, blacksmiths, and more.
The Story of Stuff Project
Film. By Annie Leonard. 2009. 21 minutes.
Series of short films on environmental and economic issues that make complicated issues easy to understand for middle school to adult viewers.
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Series of short films on environmental and economic issues that make complicated issues easy to understand for middle school to adult viewers.
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?
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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?
‘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. Rethinking Schools. 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.
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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.
A People’s Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis
Teaching Guide. Edited by Bill Bigelow and Tim Swinehart. Rethinking Schools. 2014. 400 pages.
Articles, student readings, and teaching activities to understand environmental problems and imagine solutions.
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Articles, student readings, and teaching activities to understand environmental problems and imagine solutions.
June 23, 1988: James Hansen Testified to Senate About Climate Change
NASA scientist James Hansen testified to Congress stating the greenhouse effect had been detected.
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Students “Warrior Up” for Climate Justice
Article. By Bill Bigelow. Rethinking Schools, Fall 2018.
Teaching hope instead of despair, teachers invite students to research “climate warriors,” those who “know the truth” and yet are not defeated by it.
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Teaching hope instead of despair, teachers invite students to research “climate warriors,” those who “know the truth” and yet are not defeated by it.
Let’s Talk About Climate! Interdisciplinary Teaching Ideas
Teaching Guide. Project coordinator: Peter Crownfield. In collaboration with the Alliance for Sustainable Communities–Lehigh Valley.
Teaching ideas to integrate climate and sustainability concepts in all subjects and grade levels.
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Teaching ideas to integrate climate and sustainability concepts in all subjects and grade levels.
April 29, 1962: Paulings Protest Nuclear Testing
Nobel Prize-winner Linus Pauling and Ava Helen Pauling joined a march in front of the White House to protest the resumption of U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing.
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