This was taught to approx. 130 8th graders at Shoreline Middle school in Live Oak in Oct 2017

We're continually working to improve materials and adapt to specific classes and schools

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A,Preparation

1. Susan gives short survey to students

2. Oct 17th 12:45 Pauline and Susan get together - survey results, lesson details

Note the students have plant growing projects and spend 5+ mins checking and watering their plants each day

Day 1   Mon Oct 23

1. Short ppt - review of survey ,slides of recent weather and questions about travel to school  10 mins 

File Sln_8Gpart1

2.Introduction to Climate Change  is a student internet search using Climate.nasa.gov  20 mins

Includes video link, CO2 levels, Global Temperature, Arctic Ice, Land Ice , Sea Level, Glaciers. 

file     CCTeen1_1    -  * most did only thru Q 10 or 14  in class - thru 23 for HW

3. Scenarios - stories if young people affected by the recent fires and hurricanes  about 10 mins

            Reading/sharing/Discussion

Day 2   Tue Oct 24

1. Review of HW  Q 11-23 of Intro      5 mins

2. What’s warming the world?   - 2 mins

3. Short ppt - review      file name  Sln_8GPart 2  -  about 10 mins  18 slides 

4. Solar Activity - very quick intro - pre-play questions only - no videos

5. Hands on  Activity

Step 1 - Students discover how to light a small bulb with a battery

Step 2 - return bulb, use small motor with propeller 

Step 3 - power motor with solar cell instead of battery

Day 3    Wed Oct 25   (weds - short classes)  

1. Solar Activity cont. - videos  -  Short Intro to Solar cells - short videos & review

            “what did you learn?”  paragraph

Day 4   Thu Oct 26  

1. Paper “How hopeful do you feel..?”  write a paragraph first

            Then read handout with recent climate related news good/bad info -  discuss with peers

            answer 3 questions                               file name  Is there Hope       - about 20 mins

2. Brief Ppt - Solutions - about 5 mins  file name  Sln_8GPart 3

Day 5  Fri Oct 27

3. Climate Solutions web search  - Drawdown

            - student question sheet  - file Solutions1_1