Rewriting Our Perceptions of Climate

SecondaryYear 9 - 10Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalClimate ChangeOceansSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students will learn more about the human-induced changes that challenge the sustainability of places and environments. They will research the effect of message framing around some of these sustainability challenges and apply critical thinking to reframe information. Students will design a creative publication for a teen audience that reframes various current climate challenges with optimism and real solutions.

Learning intentions

Students will:

explore how the framing of environmental challenges influences public perception and action
develop inquiry questions about ocean-related sustainability issues using a geographical lens.

Success criteria

Students can:

develop geographically relevant inquiry questions focused on ocean sustainability challenges
apply the concepts of change, interconnection, and sustainability to real-world examples.

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Rewriting Our Perceptions of Climate

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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