Climate Politics
Lesson Plans
Grades9, 10, 11, 12Civics
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Provided by ClimateScience
What it is
- This interactive course on climate politics features sections on climate politics, working together, history, and looking ahead.
- It contains text, interactive questions, infographics, links to references, and a final quiz.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The resource discusses major international agreements such as the Montreal Protocol, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement.
- Students earn a certificate if they complete the course.
Additional Prerequisites
- This course is part of a series of climate change courses from ClimateScience.
- Students should be familiar with the basics of climate change.
- Students should have access to a computer and Internet access to use the interactive features.
- Teachers and students will need to enroll and create a free account to use the course and save their progress.
Differentiation
- Advanced students can spend time reading and exploring any of the links to additional information.
- Students can proceed through this course at their own pace.
- The course can be used as a cross-curricular activity for science and social science/civics classes.
- Extra resources can be assigned for further research and to deepen learning on climate change politics and policies.
- This course can be used as an individual assignment or as a group activity.
- Another resource on this topic is IPCC Special Report (2018).
From the scientist review
This resource provides insights on the importance of the private sector and NGOs in driving the politics of climate change. A case example is the implementation of the Montreal Protocol to reduce ODS. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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