Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!

Movement Milestones

Provided by: START:Empowerment
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12, ap-college

Synopsis

  • In this resource, students will learn about environmental injustice and major events that shaped the environmental justice movement through case studies showing the efforts of different individuals in fighting for environmental justice.
  • Students will also perform an assessment by reflecting on this movement, determining its relevance to their communities, and identifying their roles in addressing these issues if present.
  • Students will be introduced to examples of environmental injustice and environmental activism, such as those in Warren County, NC; Houston, TX; Welcome, LA; Navajo Nation; and New Orleans, LA.

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Subjects: Civics, Geography, Health
Authors: START:Empowerment
Region: United States, North Carolina, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Texas
Languages: English

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