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Activity Overview
Template and Class Instructions
Rubric
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Activity Overview


There are many ways we can work to reduce the effect we have on the environment. Get your students to think of different ways they can reduce their carbon footprint and reduce their impact on global warming. In this activity, they'll create a T Chart that proposes alternative activities to things they (or others) do in their lives.

The suggested activities in this assignment are driving to work, turning your heating up too high, throwing a soda can in the trash, and taking short flights. You can change these easily to anything you want or even let your students decide on the activities. Make this more challenging for students by giving them a theme for their activities. For example, ask your students to think of ways to be greener in school. Alternatively, have your students research what activities release the largest amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and then think of greener alternatives for those activities.

This activity could provide a great stimulus for a class discussion on what your students can do to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce their contribution to global warming.


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Template and Class Instructions

(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)



Student Instructions

Think of ways to make common activities better for the environment.

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. In the right hand column add the following activities in the description boxes then illustrate them with scenes, props, and characters.
    • Driving to work or school in a private car
    • Setting your heating too high at home
    • Throwing a soda can in the trash
    • Taking short flights
  3. Think of an idea of how you can make each activity greener. Illustrate your idea with a series of scenes, props, and characters.
  4. Write a sentence describing under each one describing how your idea is better for the environment.

Lesson Plan Reference

Common Core Standards
  • SCI-MS-ESS3-3 - Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

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Rubric

(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)


Greener Ideas
Think of ideas to make activities better for the environment, create a visualization to illustrate the idea and write a description underneath.
Proficient Emerging Beginning
Ideas
You have a creative, greener idea for every activity.
You have a creative, greener idea most activities.
You have a creative, greener idea some activities.
Visualization
The storyboard cell clearly illustrates your idea.
The storyboard cell relates to your idea, but is difficult to understand.
The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to your idea
Description
You have a clear description explaining how your idea is better for the environment for every cell.
You have a clear description explaining how your idea is better for the environment for most cells.
You have a clear description explaining how your idea is better for the environment for some cells.
Evidence of Effort
Work is well written and carefully thought out.
Work shows some evidence of effort.
Work shows little evidence of any effort.


Activity Overview


There are many ways we can work to reduce the effect we have on the environment. Get your students to think of different ways they can reduce their carbon footprint and reduce their impact on global warming. In this activity, they'll create a T Chart that proposes alternative activities to things they (or others) do in their lives.

The suggested activities in this assignment are driving to work, turning your heating up too high, throwing a soda can in the trash, and taking short flights. You can change these easily to anything you want or even let your students decide on the activities. Make this more challenging for students by giving them a theme for their activities. For example, ask your students to think of ways to be greener in school. Alternatively, have your students research what activities release the largest amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and then think of greener alternatives for those activities.

This activity could provide a great stimulus for a class discussion on what your students can do to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce their contribution to global warming.


Template and Class Instructions

(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)



Student Instructions

Think of ways to make common activities better for the environment.

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. In the right hand column add the following activities in the description boxes then illustrate them with scenes, props, and characters.
    • Driving to work or school in a private car
    • Setting your heating too high at home
    • Throwing a soda can in the trash
    • Taking short flights
  3. Think of an idea of how you can make each activity greener. Illustrate your idea with a series of scenes, props, and characters.
  4. Write a sentence describing under each one describing how your idea is better for the environment.

Lesson Plan Reference

Common Core Standards
  • SCI-MS-ESS3-3 - Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

Rubric

(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)


Greener Ideas
Think of ideas to make activities better for the environment, create a visualization to illustrate the idea and write a description underneath.
Proficient Emerging Beginning
Ideas
You have a creative, greener idea for every activity.
You have a creative, greener idea most activities.
You have a creative, greener idea some activities.
Visualization
The storyboard cell clearly illustrates your idea.
The storyboard cell relates to your idea, but is difficult to understand.
The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to your idea
Description
You have a clear description explaining how your idea is better for the environment for every cell.
You have a clear description explaining how your idea is better for the environment for most cells.
You have a clear description explaining how your idea is better for the environment for some cells.
Evidence of Effort
Work is well written and carefully thought out.
Work shows some evidence of effort.
Work shows little evidence of any effort.





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