Big Idea: Environmental Justice
Earth Day provides an opportunity to focus on a vast array of environmental crises and identify ways to make a difference. The impact of environmental issues is often experienced disproportionately by communities of color and low-income communities.
Join educators worldwide to identify environmental justice challenges and develop sustainable and meaningful solutions. Share your Challenges and Solutions #challengeforchange #challengebasedlearning
Toma acción. Haz una diferencia.
comprometerse
Sample Big Idea, Essential Question, and Challenge
La gran idea: Environmental Justice
Essential Question: How can we ensure that everyone has
access to a healthy environment to live, learn, and work in?
Challenge: Create a better world through environmental justice, and share it with the world.
Investigar
Ejemplos de preguntas orientadoras
These are only example questions. We encourage you to ask as many personal and contextual questions as possible. For help with developing quality questions check out this resource.
- What is environmental justice?
-
How do environmental issues disproportionately impact communities with high poverty?
- What environmental injustices exist in my community?
- Are there organizations I can work with in my community?
- How do we ensure everyone has a voice in the conversation?
- How does environmental justice improve the world?
- Etc.
*Once you brainstorm all of the questions take time to organize and prioritize them.
Actividades y recursos rectores
These are only a set of example activities and resources. The learners will need to evaluate the quality and applicability of the content. They are just meant to serve as examples. The ones that you choose should be in direct relationship to your specific guiding questions and context. Activities and resources for adults, adolescents, and younger children will be different. The goal is to develop solutions that mean something in your community and are sustainable.
Actividades de ejemplo
- Conduct desk research to find out more about Environmental Justice and organizations currently involved in the movement.
- Meet with local conservationists and activists to learn more about specific issues in your community.
- Take a walk around your community and take pictures of Environmental Issues and then connect your images to community maps and statistics.
- Participate in Earth Day Activites and newtowrk with students around the world.
- Etc.
Recursos de ejemplo
Síntesis
El uso de los hallazgos de investigación de sus investigaciones desarrollan una síntesis que demuestra una clara comprensión del desafío. Para obtener ayuda con la creación de una síntesis explorar este recurso.
ACTÚAN
Prototipos de la solución – el uso de su síntesis de investigación crea múltiples ideas para soluciones y revisa cada una para asegurarse de que su investigación lo apoye. Comparta los prototipos con varias partes interesadas y obtenga retroalimentación.
Solución – con la retroalimentación de las partes interesadas desarrollar una solución que tiene el mayor potencial para el éxito.
Implementar – desarrollar un plan para implementar la solución con las partes interesadas y recopilar datos sobre el impacto.
Evaluar – el uso de medidas cuantitativas y cualitativas determina si la solución es válida y qué se puede mejorar.
REFLEJAR, DOCUMENTAR Y COMPARTIR
A lo largo de la experiencia Tómese el tiempo para documentar los eventos y reflexionar sobre lo que está sucediendo para construir sobre conocimientos previos e identificar preguntas futuras.
Share what you learned with your local community and the world. Use #challengebasedlearning #challengeforchange on social media.