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Social Studies Lesson: Climate Change Claims

Created by Teacher(s): Effie Wolters|Updated: July 9, 2024
Lesson Plan Grades 6-8 Created by SubjectToClimate teachers

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In this social studies lesson, students use compelling questions and credible sources to survey their community on climate change beliefs.

Inquire: Students generate compelling questions using the Question Formulation Technique and select one question to research.
Investigate: Students identify credible sources to answer their question, gather evidence using these sources, and write a claim and counterclaim to answer the question.
Inspire: Students create a survey to evaluate their community’s perspectives on some of the compelling questions.
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Subjects: Science, Social Studies
Duration: 5 hours
Region: Global

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Effie Wolters

6-8 Chemistry and Earth Science Teacher

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