Debate Land Use in Brazil
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Lesson Plans
Subjects: Geography, English Language Arts
Authors: ClimateScience
Location: South America
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Synopsis
- In this activity from ClimateScience, students will work in groups to debate one of three climate change issues in Brazil: niobium mining, creating natural preserves, or using deforested land for agriculture.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The handout links to several credible resources for students to use in preparation for the debate.
- The teacher's guide and the handout can be downloaded and used offline.
Prerequisites
- The resource recommends using credible resources for research and provides some examples. It's important to reiterate this with the students.
- The teacher's guide presents this as a single debate; however, there are three debate topics. Teachers can choose different topics for different groups or the same topic for the whole class.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can invite other students or faculty to judge the debates.
- Geography or social studies classes can discuss how the Amazon rainforest plays a vital role in the environmental health of the whole planet.
- Other resources include this ClimateScience debate activity on climate change issues in Israel and this video about how the Amazon rainforest plays a vital role in the water cycle.
Students will sharpen their debate and analytical skills on environmentalism, justice, and advocacy. This resource is recommended.
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