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In this lesson students will be introduced to a variety of different ways to graph data sets. Students will learn about what to consider in order to select an appropriate graphical representation of data sets. Students will explore some possible environmental careers and see how collecting and interpreting data can provide us with important information on our environment. Students will learn that environmental impacts disproportionately affect the poor and the importance of God's command to advocate for those living in poverty.
In this lesson students will be introduced to the concepts of biocapacity and Global Overshoot Day, both of which are concerned with our earth's capacity to sustain current levels of consumption. Students will calculate their own ecological footprint and graph their collective data on what they determine to be the best suited graph. Students will learn about median, mode, and mean and apply these to their small group and whole class graphs. Finally, students review an excerpt from Laudato Si' and reflect on the fact that God has created us all from the same source and that our lives are intricately tied to everything in creation.
In this lesson students will be introduced to the concepts of the greenhouse gas effect and trends in environmental research data sets. Students will calculate their own carbon footprint. After being introduced to scatter plot graphs, students will use data from the OECD on greenhouse gas emissions to create a graph of their own and identify the line of best fit. They will analyze their graph, identifying trends and make predictions about greenhouse gas emissions in the future. Finally, students review an excerpt from Laudato Si' and reflect on the fact that God has created us all from the same source and that our lives are intricately tied to everything in creation.
This lesson focuses on looking at data trends and using this information to make better choices. Using a carbon footprint food calculator, students will get another glimpse at how their food choices can affect global greenhouse emissions. Students will be tasked to make changes in what they eat based on data from the calculator. They will also begin to think about goals and how to continue to strive for them as St. Paul describes in Scripture.
In this section students will be challenged to put into action what they have learned in this unit to help solve a social justice issue and make a difference in their school, community, and/or the world.
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