Environmental Studies

in class

Week 1 (11/27-29):

• Syllabus & Class Policies

• Discuss Response 1 (Wed)

• Begin Neighborhood Environmental Audit

• Dress warm to go outside Wednesday! (🌞 but cold)

Week 2 (12/4-6):

• Narragansett Bay Watershed

• Watch documentary film 2040 , take notes and discuss

Week 3 (12/11-13):

• Share Environmental News Reports (Mon)

• Review Learning Lab topics from The Climate Initiative and decide on focus for after break

• Discuss Climate Questions

• Possible outdoor time on Wed; chilly but 🌤️

❄️WINTER BREAK❄️

Week 4 (1/3):

• Begin Climate Justice & Equity Learning Lab

• Native Land interactive map

• "We're Still Here" mural

Week 5 (1/8-1/10):

• Work on CJE Bitmoji Classroom Worksheet using the CJE Bitmoji Classroom (Mon); Correct "Plant Icon" Link for Amazon Frontlines

• Animal tracking! (Mon) 🐾

• CJE Case Studies Lesson (Wed)

• Heat Vulnerability in NYC

• Tree Equity Score

*No class Mon 1/15 (Dr. MLK Jr. Day)*

Week 6 (1/17):

• Winter is Coming! And with it tons of salt on our roads 

• Begin Case Study Project

Week 7 (1/22-1/24):

• CJE Data Lesson (Mon)

• Reading Graphs

• More Reading Graphs

• Watch There's Something in the Water (Wed)

Week 8 (1/29-1/31):

• Discuss There's Something in the Water (Mon)

• "The Indigenous Grandmothers Who Stopped a Pipeline"

• Explore landfills, methane & RI Central Landfill 

• Begin Case Study Project presentations (Wed)

Week 9 (2/5-2/7):

• Continue Case Study Project presentations

• Outside for more Neighborhood Audit if time/weather allows

• Discuss Katrina Response (Wed)

Week 10 (2/12-2/14):

• Finish Case Study Project presentations

• "The Story of Stuff"

Week 11 (2/21):

• No class 2/19 (Presidents' Day)

• Discuss Eco-Civilization Essay

• Case Study Kahoot!

• CJE Lesson 4: Bring it Home

Week 12 (2/26-2/28):

• Go outside/finish Neighborhood Audit Results (Mon🌤️)

• Neighborhood Visioning Analysis (🌧️Wed) 

• Discuss/share Small Action & Reflection (Wed)

• Tree Equity Taking Root in Rhode Island

Week 13 (3/4):

• En-ROADS Climate Simulator 

• Class Evaluations

• March Outdoor Almanac

• Go outside!! 🌤️🌱

*End of Trimester*

Homework

Due Wed 11/29:

• Response 1: "A Walk on Narragansett Land"

Due Mon 12/4:

• Weekly Nature Journal 

Due Wed 12/6:

• Environmental News Report (Make a copy of document to fill out and share in class folder.)

Due Mon 12/11:

• Weekly Nature Journal

Due Wed 12/13:

• Climate Questions: "Climate Change Science: The Facts" 

❄️WINTER BREAK❄️

Due Mon 1/8:

• Weekly Nature Journal

Due Wed 1/10:

• Finish CJE Bitmoji Classroom Worksheet started in class. Answers may be handwritten or typed/emailed.

*No class Mon 1/15 (Dr. MLK Jr. Day)*

Due Wed 1/17:

• Weekly Nature Journal

• Case Study Analysis & Proposal 

Due Mon 1/22:

• Weekly Nature Journal

Due Wed 1/24:

• Case Study Project Research

Due Mon 1/29:

• Weekly Nature Journal

Due Wed 1/31:

• Case Study Project Paper & Presentation

Due Mon 2/5:

• Weekly Nature Journal

Due Wed 2/7:

• Katrina Response

Due Mon 2/12:

• Classwide CREDIT DEADLINE to be caught up, including all Case Study Papers & Presentations

• Weekly Nature Journal

Due Wed 2/21:

• Eco-Civilization Essay

Due Mon 2/26:

• Weekly Nature Journal (Last one of the trimester!)

Due Wed 2/28:

• Small Action & Reflection

Due Mon 3/4:

• FINAL CREDIT DEADLINE for ALL WORK

On Saturday 3/16 (Must pre-register):

• Optional Opportunity: RI Environmental Education Association Annual Summit on Art for Eco-Literacy & Activism

*End of Trimester*

• March 19th: Spring Equinox! 🪻🌷🌱