Course: Going Green Demo Course 23/24

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Going Green

Education for Sustainability
- Course Forum
  
  Sustainability Lingo
  
  Learner Texts
  
  Project Journal
- This Demo Course is not connected to the Virtual Town Hall. For the Teaching Notes please have a look at the resource below. The links to specific chapters in the course will only function in a course copy. If you want to work with your class with this course, please request a course copy.
  
  The project Teach about U.S. is coming to an end and will no longer be supported by the US Embassy. The courses can be used in the school year 2023/24 but there will be no competition.
- Teaching notes: Going Green Book
General contents
- FORUM: News & announcements
1. What is sustainability?
- WARM-UP: ATTITUDES & STEREOTYPES
- FORUM: Attitudes towards sustainability
- THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
- TASK: The ecological footprint Assignment
- FORUM: Ecological footprints
- TASK: What is 'sustainability'? Assignment
- FORUM: What is 'sustainability'?
- FROM LOCAL TO STATE TO FEDERAL VIEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY
- TEXT: Environmental policies in the United States File
- TEXT: The importance of the individual File
- TIPS & RESOURCES
- RESOURCE: Video messages from the Going Green experts Page
- SELF-REFLECTION
- SECTION 1: Self-reflection Feedback
2. Exploring the challenges
2.1 Plastic // Recycle
- WARM-UP
- TASK: What is this? Database
- FORUM: What is this?
- RESOURCE: Catch of the day (The Surfrider Foundation) Page
- QUIZ: Plastic // Recycle
- RESEARCH TASK
- TASK: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: The plastic bag ban in California Assignment
- FORUM: Case study discussion Plastic // Recycle
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Plastic // Recycle in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: Plastic // Recycle Assignment
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️ Page
- Recyle or Trash? 🗑️ Page
2.2 City // Transport
- WARM-UP
- TASK: How do you imagine a green city? Assignment
- FORUM: How do you imagine a green city?
- QUIZ: City // Transport
- RESEARCH TASK
- TASK: What makes a city 'green'? Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: Minneapolis, Minnesota – A sustainable city? Assignment
- FORUM: Case study discussion City // Transport
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - City // Transport in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: City // Transport Assignment
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Urban Climate Architect 🏙️ Page
2.3 Food // Local
- WARM-UP
- TASK: Map your food Assignment
- FORUM: Mapping our food
- QUIZ: Food // Local
- RESEARCH TASK
- TASK: Exploring genetically modified food Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: Chipotle Mexican Grill – A blueprint for sustainable fast food? Assignment
- FORUM: Case study discussion Food // Local
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Food // Local in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: Food // Local Assignment
- INQUIRY
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- STOP FOOD WASTE...KNOW YOUR DATES URL
- Food Choices for a Healthy Planet 🌍 Page
2.4 Fashion // Toxic
- WARM-UP
- TASK: Map your clothes Assignment
- FORUM: Our Clothes on Maps
- QUIZ: Fashion // Toxic
- RESEARCH TASK
- TASK: Exploring toxic fashion Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: Toxic fashion – and its alternatives Assignment
- FORUM: Case study discussion Fashion // Toxic
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Fashion // Toxic in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: Fashion // Toxic Assignment
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Sustainable Threads - the journey of your clothes 🧵 Page
2.5 Youth Participation // Sustainability
- WARM-UP
- TASK: Youth Participation Matters! Assignment
- FORUM: Youth Participation Matters!
- RESEARCH TASK
- TASK: Shell Youth Study: "A generation speaks up!" Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: Youth Lead the Change: From Boston to Germany! Assignment
- FORUM: YLC Boston Winning Projects!
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Youth // Participation in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: Youth // Participation Assignment
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- TASK: How to be an Activist from Home Assignment
- TASK: Towards a net-zero future Assignment
2.6 Environmental // Justice
- WARM-UP
- TASK: "A resolution for the whole planet" Assignment
- What is Environmental Justice? Assignment
- FORUM: Discussing Environmental (In)Justice
- RESEARCH TASK
- TASK: Racial Disparities and Climate Change Page
- TASK: Affected Minority Groups? Let's Listen to Indigenous Activists Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice Assignment
- FORUM : Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Environmental // Justice in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: Environmental // Justice Assignment
- "Words Have Power!" Page
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- TASK: Environmental Racism along Louisiana's Cancer Alley Assignment
- TASK: History of Environmental Justice in the U.S. Assignment
- Earth Day Lecture: American Indians' Fight for Climate Justice Page
2.7 Green // Energy
- WARM-UP
- TASK: What is Energy? Assignment
- FORUM: Which energy source is most efficient?
- RESEARCH TASK
- FORUM: Mapping Energy Systems
- TASK: Innovations for a Greener World Assignment
- CASE STUDY
- TASK: Building Sustainable Cities Assignment
- #ReadyFor100: Successful Communities Going Green Assignment
- ECO-CHALLENGE
- Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Green // Energy in the Virtual Town Hall.
- ECO-CHALLENGE: Green // Energy Assignment
- The Small Steps We Can Do ... Page
- OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- "The Habitable Planet" Page
- Analyze Energy Flow Charts Quiz
3. Your sustainability action plan
- TASK: Sustainability project Assignment
- There will be no competition in the school year 2023/24
- SELF-REFLECTION
- SECTION 3: Self-reflection Feedback
4. Language Focus
5. Tips, resources, and tools
- TIPS
- TIP: Analyzing cartoons File
  
  172.7 KB PDF document
- TIP: Conducting research File
  
  141.4 KB PDF document
- TIP: Doing project work File
  
  184.8 KB PDF document
- TIP: Giving presentations File
  
  159.2 KB PDF document
- TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary) File
  
  88.0 KB PDF document
- TIP: Solving a mediation task File
  
  112.7 KB PDF document
- TIP: Writing an article File
  
  151.9 KB PDF document
- TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version URL
- RESOURCES
- RESOURCE: Political cartoons Folder
  
  Download the political cartoons for the TASK: Cartoon analysis.
- RESOURCE: A Research Guide for Students and Teachers URL
- RESOURCE: Lexikon der Nachhaltigkeit URL
  
  Take a look at this German glossary on sustainability by the Aachen Foundation Kathy Beys.
- TOOLS
- TOOL: Fotor | Free online photo editor URL
  
  Produce your photo collage with this simple web tool. Use only pictures from the web which are licensed as "free for non-commercial use (with modifications)".
- Photo credits Page