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Climate Impacts and Solutions with En-ROADS Student Lab

Provided by: The Climate Initiative |Published on: October 10, 2023

Interactive Media Grades 9-12, 6-8

Synopsis

In this learning lab, students will explore four interactive modules to learn about the causes of climate change and climate solutions to adapt to or mitigate climate change.
Students will explore an interactive "classroom" of articles, videos, and data to learn more about the effects of climate change, take a look at multiple scenarios for the future of energy use and climate change, investigate how a fictional city is affected by (and can prepare for) the effects of climate change, and review what they have learned with a digital board game quiz.
A comprehensive teacher guide (Learning Lab), including six lessons that go along with this student resource, can be utilized to create an entire unit about climate impacts and solutions for your classroom.

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Subjects: Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: The Climate Initiative

Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global, Maine

Languages: English

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Teaching Materials

Positives

The gamified quiz in the fourth presentation is an engaging way for students to demonstrate their understanding.
Students will enjoy exploring the map of Bradburyville to learn about mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Additional Prerequisites

The crab and the solar panels in the interactive classroom are broken links.
In the third presentation, during the warmer winter portion, the information on the marsh is unfinished and the link for "This could mean trouble for fish species!" is broken.
Students should have a basic understanding of what climate change is and how humans are contributing to it.

Differentiation

Students exploring the first two presentations may benefit from guided notes or looking through the resources as a class.
Students exploring the map may want a way to track which/how many locations they have already clicked on.
Students can create their own quiz questions from the material in the interactives to test their peers on the content in a particular section.
After viewing the map activity, students can select one mitigation or adaptation strategy that would be beneficial in their area to explore.

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About the Partner Provider

The Climate Initiative

The Climate Initiative is a nonpartisan, science-based climate change organization based in Kennebunkport, Maine whose mission is to empower youth voices for climate action. Through national education and empowerment initiatives, youth are learning about climate solutions and becoming agents of change in their communities and beyond. Learn more about TCI by connecting with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.