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What Can We Do? Lesson PlanWhat Can We Do? Lesson Plan
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National Park Service
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4th - 8th
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What Can We Do?

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Motivate young conservationists to stand up and make a change. After learning about the efforts in Cascade Nation Park to reduce carbon emissions in order to preserve the wilderness, learners work in groups creating action plans for reducing the carbon footprint of their school.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

carbon footprints, carbon emissions, ecological footprints, environmental stewardship, the environment, conservation

Additional Tags

conservation, carbon footprint, environmentalism, reducing emissions, science

Instructional Ideas

  • Extend the lesson by having students present their action plans to other classes in the school
  • Perform this lesson near the beginning of the school year so the class can monitor the impact of their actions over a long period of time
  • Take time to periodically evaluate and revise the classes action plan

Pros

  • Offers additional activities that extend learning about conservation
  • A list of ideas for creating a low-carbon school are included with the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.4.1.a SL.4.1.c SL.4.1.d SL.4.4 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.c SL.5.1.d SL.5.4 L.4.4.a L.5.4.a SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d SL.6.4 SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d SL.7.4 SL.8.1.a SL.8.1.c SL.8.1.d SL.8.4 L.6.4.a L.7.4.a L.8.4.a

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