climate change presentation 2015
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Oregon’s Second Annual GED SummitCreating Promise, Designing Success
Thank you to our sponsors:
GED Science Test and Climate ChangeCheyenne Tuller
Londer Learning CenterPortland, OR
2015Oregon’s Second Annual GED Summit
Creating Promise, Designing Success
Climate Change Overview
•Our school spent 10 weeks (1 term) focusing on climate change
•Climate change can be approached via science (duh), writing, math, social studies, and a little RLA (evaluating arguments)
•We did a mixture of readings, computer activities, interactive activities, field trips, videos, and assessments
Favorite Resources
1.http://guest.portaportal.com/cheytull-look under Science then Climate Change
Favorite Resources
2. www.newsela.com-do a topic search for climate change
Favorite Activities
3. http://ourchildrenstrust.org/state/oregon-article and interview with Kelsey
Juliana, a Eugene teen who took on climate change
Favorite Activities
4. Explain-a-Graphic-in groups, students pick a graphic-students write a title for graphic-students write a question at the bottom-students swap and do questions
See next slide….
Favorite Activities4. Explain-a-Graphic
Favorite Activities
4. Explain-a-Graphic
Now you get to try one!
Favorite Activities
5. OPB Climate Change Article Serieshttp://www.opb.org/news/series/symptoms-of-climate-change/
Favorite Activities
6. Multnomah County Climate Action Planhttp://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/531984-many states, cities, counties, have one-but it’s 150 pages!-yep, see next slide
Favorite Activities
6. Multnomah County Climate Action Plan-students voted on which sections they wanted to study-then I copied readings and graphics-great for: *vocabulary *comprehension *tables/charts/graphs *student presentations
Favorite Activities
7. Write a letter to Congress-students read the websites of several members of Congress, looking for climate change mention-then we wrote letters asking for more information
Summary
Students loved this term. They said they actually went home and talked to their friends and family about climate changed.
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Now go out there and change the world!