Course: Going Green Demo Course 23/24

Topic outline

Select topic Welcome

Welcome

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Going Green

Education for Sustainability
- Select activity [fa-arrow-circle-right] Course Forum ...
  
  Course Forum
  
  Sustainability Lingo
  
  Learner Texts
  
  Project Journal
- Select activity This Demo Course is not connected to the Virtual T...
  
  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.
- Select activity Teaching notes: Going Green
  
  Teaching notes: Going Green Book
Select topic General contents

General contents
- Select activity FORUM: News & announcements
  
  FORUM: News & announcements
Select topic 1. What is sustainability?

1. What is sustainability?
- Select activity WARM-UP: ATTITUDES & STEREOTYPES
  
  WARM-UP: ATTITUDES & STEREOTYPES
- Select activity FORUM: Attitudes towards sustainability
  
  FORUM: Attitudes towards sustainability
- Select activity THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
  
  THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
- Select activity TASK: The ecological footprint
  
  TASK: The ecological footprint Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Ecological footprints
  
  FORUM: Ecological footprints
- Select activity TASK: What is 'sustainability'?
  
  TASK: What is 'sustainability'? Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: What is 'sustainability'?
  
  FORUM: What is 'sustainability'?
- Select activity FROM LOCAL TO STATE TO FEDERAL VIEWS ON SUSTAINABI...
  
  FROM LOCAL TO STATE TO FEDERAL VIEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY
- Select activity TEXT: Environmental policies in the United States
  
  TEXT: Environmental policies in the United States File
- Select activity TEXT: The importance of the individual
  
  TEXT: The importance of the individual File
- Select activity TIPS & RESOURCES
  
  TIPS & RESOURCES
- Select activity RESOURCE: Video messages from the Going Green experts
  
  RESOURCE: Video messages from the Going Green experts Page
- Select activity SELF-REFLECTION (copy)
  
  SELF-REFLECTION
- Select activity SECTION 1: Self-reflection
  
  SECTION 1: Self-reflection Feedback
Select topic 2. Exploring the challenges

2. Exploring the challenges
- Select activity DATABASE: Collages & posters of group work on research tasks
  
  DATABASE: Collages & posters of group work on research tasks
- Select activity CHOICE: Select a sustainability topic
  
  CHOICE: Select a sustainability topic
- Select activity SELF-REFLECTION
  
  SELF-REFLECTION
- Select activity SECTION 2: Self-reflection
  
  SECTION 2: Self-reflection Feedback
Select topic 2.1 Plastic // Recycle

2.1 Plastic // Recycle
- Select activity WARM-UP
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: What is this?
  
  TASK: What is this? Database
- Select activity FORUM: What is this?
  
  FORUM: What is this?
- Select activity RESOURCE: Catch of the day (The Surfrider Foundation)
  
  RESOURCE: Catch of the day (The Surfrider Foundation) Page
- Select activity QUIZ: Plastic // Recycle
  
  QUIZ: Plastic // Recycle
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity TASK: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  
  TASK: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: The plastic bag ban in California
  
  TASK: The plastic bag ban in California Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Case study discussion Plastic // Recycle
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion Plastic // Recycle
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle] Upload your result into the DATAB...
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Plastic // Recycle in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: Plastic // Recycle
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Plastic // Recycle Assignment
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (copy)
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️
  
  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️ Page
- Select activity Recyle or Trash? 🗑️
  
  Recyle or Trash? 🗑️ Page
Select topic 2.2 City // Transport

2.2 City // Transport
- Select activity WARM-UP
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: How do you imagine a green city?
  
  TASK: How do you imagine a green city? Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: How do you imagine a green city?
  
  FORUM: How do you imagine a green city?
- Select activity QUIZ: City // Transport
  
  QUIZ: City // Transport
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity TASK: What makes a city 'green'?
  
  TASK: What makes a city 'green'? Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: Minneapolis, Minnesota – A sustainable city?
  
  TASK: Minneapolis, Minnesota – A sustainable city? Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Case study discussion City // Transport
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion City // Transport
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle] Upload your result into the DATAB...
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - City // Transport in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: City // Transport
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: City // Transport Assignment
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (copy) (copy)
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity Urban Climate Architect 🏙️
  
  Urban Climate Architect 🏙️ Page
Select topic 2.3 Food // Local

2.3 Food // Local
- Select activity WARM-UP
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: Map your food
  
  TASK: Map your food Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Mapping our food
  
  FORUM: Mapping our food
- Select activity QUIZ: Food // Local
  
  QUIZ: Food // Local
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity TASK: Exploring genetically modified food
  
  TASK: Exploring genetically modified food Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: Chipotle Mexican Grill – A blueprint for sustainable fast food?
  
  TASK: Chipotle Mexican Grill – A blueprint for sustainable fast food? Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Case study discussion Food // Local
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion Food // Local
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle]Upload your result into the DATABA...
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Food // Local in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: Food // Local
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Food // Local Assignment
- Select activity INQUIRY
  
  INQUIRY
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (copy) (copy)
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity STOP FOOD WASTE...KNOW YOUR DATES
  
  STOP FOOD WASTE...KNOW YOUR DATES URL
- Select activity Food Choices for a Healthy Planet 🌍
  
  Food Choices for a Healthy Planet 🌍 Page
Select topic 2.4 Fashion // Toxic

2.4 Fashion // Toxic
- Select activity WARM-UP (copy)
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: Map your clothes
  
  TASK: Map your clothes Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Our Clothes on Maps
  
  FORUM: Our Clothes on Maps
- Select activity QUIZ: Fashion // Toxic
  
  QUIZ: Fashion // Toxic
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK (copy)
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity TASK: Exploring toxic fashion
  
  TASK: Exploring toxic fashion Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY (copy)
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: Toxic fashion – and its alternatives
  
  TASK: Toxic fashion – and its alternatives Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Case study discussion Fashion // Toxic
  
  FORUM: Case study discussion Fashion // Toxic
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE (copy)
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle] Upload your result into the DATAB... (copy)
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Fashion // Toxic in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: Fashion // Toxic
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Fashion // Toxic Assignment
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (copy) (copy)
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity Sustainable Threads - the journey of your clothes 🧵
  
  Sustainable Threads - the journey of your clothes 🧵 Page
Select topic 2.5 Youth Participation // Sustainability

2.5 Youth Participation // Sustainability
- Select activity WARM-UP (copy)
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: Youth Participation Matters!
  
  TASK: Youth Participation Matters! Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Youth Participation Matters!
  
  FORUM: Youth Participation Matters!
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK (copy)
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity TASK: Shell Youth Study: "A generation speaks up!"
  
  TASK: Shell Youth Study: "A generation speaks up!" Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY (copy)
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: Youth Lead the Change: From Boston to Germany!
  
  TASK: Youth Lead the Change: From Boston to Germany! Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: YLC Boston Winning Projects!
  
  FORUM: YLC Boston Winning Projects!
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy)
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle] Upload your result into the DATAB... (copy)
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Youth // Participation in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: Youth // Participation
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Youth // Participation Assignment
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (copy) (copy)
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity TASK: How to be an Activist from Home
  
  TASK: How to be an Activist from Home Assignment
- Select activity TASK: Towards a net-zero future
  
  TASK: Towards a net-zero future Assignment
Select topic 2.6 Environmental // Justice

2.6 Environmental // Justice
- Select activity WARM-UP (copy)
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: "A resolution for the whole planet"
  
  TASK: "A resolution for the whole planet" Assignment
- Select activity What is Environmental Justice?
  
  What is Environmental Justice? Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Discussing Environmental (In)Justice
  
  FORUM: Discussing Environmental (In)Justice
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK (copy)
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity TASK: Racial Disparities and Climate Change
  
  TASK: Racial Disparities and Climate Change Page
- Select activity TASK: Affected Minority Groups? Let's Listen to Indigenous Activists
  
  TASK: Affected Minority Groups? Let's Listen to Indigenous Activists Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY (copy)
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice
  
  TASK: Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice Assignment
- Select activity FORUM : Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice
  
  FORUM : Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE (copy)
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle] Upload your result into the DATAB...
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Environmental // Justice in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: Environmental // Justice
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Environmental // Justice Assignment
- Select activity "Words Have Power!"
  
  "Words Have Power!" Page
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (copy)
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity TASK: Environmental Racism along Louisiana's Cancer Alley
  
  TASK: Environmental Racism along Louisiana's Cancer Alley Assignment
- Select activity TASK: History of Environmental Justice in the U.S.
  
  TASK: History of Environmental Justice in the U.S. Assignment
- Select activity Earth Day Lecture: American Indians' Fight for Climate Justice
  
  Earth Day Lecture: American Indians' Fight for Climate Justice Page
Select topic 2.7 Green // Energy

2.7 Green // Energy
- Select activity WARM-UP (copy)
  
  WARM-UP
- Select activity TASK: What is Energy?
  
  TASK: What is Energy? Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Which energy source is most efficient?
  
  FORUM: Which energy source is most efficient?
- Select activity RESEARCH TASK (copy)
  
  RESEARCH TASK
- Select activity FORUM: Mapping Energy Systems
  
  FORUM: Mapping Energy Systems
- Select activity TASK: Innovations for a Greener World
  
  TASK: Innovations for a Greener World Assignment
- Select activity CASE STUDY (copy) (copy)
  
  CASE STUDY
- Select activity TASK: Building Sustainable Cities
  
  TASK: Building Sustainable Cities Assignment
- Select activity #ReadyFor100: Successful Communities Going Green
  
  #ReadyFor100: Successful Communities Going Green Assignment
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE (copy) (copy)
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE
- Select activity [fa-info-circle] Upload your result into the DATAB...
  
  Upload your result into the DATABASE: Eco Challenges - Green // Energy in the Virtual Town Hall.
- Select activity ECO-CHALLENGE: Green // Energy
  
  ECO-CHALLENGE: Green // Energy Assignment
- Select activity The Small Steps We Can Do ...
  
  The Small Steps We Can Do ... Page
- Select activity OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
  
  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Select activity "The Habitable Planet"
  
  "The Habitable Planet" Page
- Select activity Analyze Energy Flow Charts
  
  Analyze Energy Flow Charts Quiz
Select topic 3. Your sustainability action plan

3. Your sustainability action plan
- Select activity TASK: Sustainability project
  
  TASK: Sustainability project Assignment
- Select activity THERE WILL BE NO COMPETITION IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 20...
  
  There will be no competition in the school year 2023/24
- Select activity SELF-REFLECTION
  
  SELF-REFLECTION
- Select activity SECTION 3: Self-reflection
  
  SECTION 3: Self-reflection Feedback
Select topic 4. Language Focus

4. Language Focus
- Select activity TASK: Language and culture mediation
  
  TASK: Language and culture mediation Assignment
- Select activity FORUM: Language and culture mediation
  
  FORUM: Language and culture mediation
- Select activity TASK: Vocabulary
  
  TASK: Vocabulary Assignment
- Select activity TASK: Write a blog post or newspaper article
  
  TASK: Write a blog post or newspaper article Assignment
- Select activity TASK: Cartoon analysis
  
  TASK: Cartoon analysis Assignment
- Select activity SELF-REFLECTION
  
  SELF-REFLECTION
- Select activity SECTION 4: Self-reflection
  
  SECTION 4: Self-reflection Feedback
Select topic 5. Tips, resources, and tools

5. Tips, resources, and tools
- Select activity TIPS
  
  TIPS
- Select activity TIP: Analyzing cartoons
  
  TIP: Analyzing cartoons File
  
  172.7 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Conducting research
  
  TIP: Conducting research File
  
  141.4 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Doing project work
  
  TIP: Doing project work File
  
  184.8 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Giving presentations
  
  TIP: Giving presentations File
  
  159.2 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary)
  
  TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary) File
  
  88.0 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Solving a mediation task
  
  TIP: Solving a mediation task File
  
  112.7 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Writing an article
  
  TIP: Writing an article File
  
  151.9 KB PDF document
- Select activity TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version
  
  TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version URL
- Select activity RESOURCES
  
  RESOURCES
- Select activity RESOURCE: Political cartoons
  
  RESOURCE: Political cartoons Folder
  
  Download the political cartoons for the TASK: Cartoon analysis.
- Select activity RESOURCE: A Research Guide for Students and Teachers
  
  RESOURCE: A Research Guide for Students and Teachers URL
- Select activity RESOURCE: Lexikon der Nachhaltigkeit
  
  RESOURCE: Lexikon der Nachhaltigkeit URL
  
  Take a look at this German glossary on sustainability by the Aachen Foundation Kathy Beys.
- Select activity TOOLS
  
  TOOLS
- Select activity TOOL: Fotor | Free online photo editor
  
  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)".
- Select activity Photo credits
  
  Photo credits Page

Topic outline

Welcome

Going Green

Education for Sustainability

Course Forum

Sustainability Lingo

Learner Texts

Project Journal

General contents

1. What is sustainability?

2. Exploring the challenges

2.1 Plastic // Recycle

2.2 City // Transport

2.3 Food // Local

2.4 Fashion // Toxic

2.5 Youth Participation // Sustainability

2.6 Environmental // Justice

2.7 Green // Energy

3. Your sustainability action plan

4. Language Focus

5. Tips, resources, and tools