Curated and Reviewed by
Lesson Planet
This Climb into Action! lesson plan also includes:
- Climb into Action! Documents
- Everest Education Expedition
- Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
- It's All Connected
- Mount Everest & Me
- Glacier National Park Repeat Photography Slideshow
- Extreme Ice Survey Time-Lapse Photos
- Conrad Anker Encourages Kids to Take Action
- KQED Education
- Vocabulary
- Activity
- Join to access all included materials
Climate change affects even the largest and intimidating of landforms—even Mount Everest! A resource helps teach learners the connection between global climate change and its effects on Earth. Activities include videos, class discussion, coloring exercises, data tracking on carbon emissions, and even a self-improvement portion.
32 Views
19 Downloads
CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
- Consider extending the lesson by teaching how human behavior affects the environment in other ways; an example such as littering does the trick
- Differentiate for English learners by providing transcripts of videos shown in class
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes prior knowledge from previous installments of the Mount Everest series
- Change-A-Day Challenge may require some parental involvement
- The final lesson in a series of eight about Mount Everest
Pros
- The resource helps pupils understand how their individual actions make a difference in the environment
- Builds research skills
- Includes ideas for expanding the lesson further
Cons
- None