11.Climate Change Messages
Lesson
Climate Art for Congress Video Intro (1:18 min)
Unit Learning Objectives
Learn about Climate Science and why people say there is a need for action.
Research your legislative representatives and find out their positions on climate change and climate legislation.
Create a message for your legislator about climate change using a design in P5.js.
Exploration
Our Climate Future (Chapter 1. Welcome Video 2:08 min)
Everyone watches this video!
Climate Future Jigsaw Worksheet (make a copy)
Our Climate, Our Future Video Links (Groups are assigned orange videos. Respond to question prompts in the worksheet above.)
Chapter 1: Welcome (optional) (2:08)
Chapter 2: Living Large (optional)
Chapter 5: Real World Impacts (optional)
Chapter 6: Is it Real? (3:16)
Chapter 7: The Big Picture (optional)
Chapter 8: The Solutions (4:10)
Chapter 9: The Movement (optional)
Chapter 10: Take Action (3:21)
Chapter 11: It’s Up to You! (optional)
Challenge
What emotions do climate messages evoke? Students can respond to three of the images below, or choose your own here! (Copy to a Google Slide and respond to these questions.)
What is the message?
What emotion does the message evoke (make you feel)?
Example: Fear, Pride, Responsibility, Hope or Love
Pollution is Poison. Convert to Clean Energy! Christher, 15, New York.
Crisis, crisis, go away! Alison , 15, New York.
Earth is In Our Hands, Jaqueline, 16, New York
This can be reversed! Maria, 16.
