Decide: Step 4 - Goal and Strategy Selection
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Activity - Classroom
Subjects: Civics
Authors: Earth Force
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Synopsis
- In this activity, students collectively select the goals they would like to achieve and choose a way to address the environmental challenge selected.
- Students design and determine strategies for reaching the goals in a realistic manner.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This activity relies heavily on students learning how to make collective decisions democratically and it provides many resources for teaching students how to do this.
- This activity being based on students' local data will keep students engaged.
Prerequisites
- To access the resources mentioned in this activity, teachers will need to visit the Environmental Action Civics Alliance website and create a free account.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This is one step in a larger problem-solving process that can be applied to many subjects and classes.
- If doing the full process, be sure to have students continue to gather their work in a project portfolio for use in the final reflection in the last step.
- Guide younger students through the process and determine the best method for privately voting on the criteria.
The resource presents a logical method of identifying specific issues to change and make viable goals. This is a valid concept and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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