Course (Grade 1-2)
Welcome to the course! This course is meant to introduce basic environmental concepts to students. Have fun!
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Lesson 1: Urban Heat Islands
Investigate and understand the impact of the Sun's energy on Earth’s different surfaces while introducing the concept of heat islands in an engaging and hands-on way!
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Lesson 2: Cool and Green Roofs
This lesson builds on the idea of heat absorption and expands it to real-world solutions like cool and green roofs, helping students understand how we can use simple ideas to cool down cities and fight heat islands.
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Chapter 3
What you’ll learn
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Begin learning how changing weather and temperature patterns are caused by global warming and climate change.
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Observe why certain materials are hotter than others. Conduct fun experiments to test out how the Sun’s heat is absorbed.
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Coming up!
Course FAQ
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Yes! This course is completely FREE to use in classrooms.
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Each lesson should take around an hour. You may modify each lesson depending on how much time is available.
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Challenges to the environment are becoming increasingly apparent. I believe that teaching students these environmental concepts are a young age will provide a foundation for their advocacy for sustainability in the future.
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Thank you for your interest! You may reach me at jessicaxiong2008@gmail.com if you have any further questions.