Climate Solutions for Kids

Provided by: Enacting Climate

Scientific Reports

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Synopsis

This resource is a simplified, kid-friendly adaptation of Project Drawdown, including descriptions and details for 20 different climate solutions.
Students will read about the background, importance, and ease of implementation for each solution.

Subjects: Science, Social Studies

Authors: Inside the Greenhouse at the University of Colorado Boulder

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Languages: English

Positives

Many solution pages provide smaller actions students can take to spread the word about climate change and solutions.
The reading does an excellent job of defining new content-specific terms within the text.

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Differentiation & Implementation

Teachers can work with students to create a climate change word wall using the glossary at the beginning of the resource.
Teachers can use the sections in this resource to introduce and discuss a different solution each day or select just a few solutions to cover.
This resource can be approached using a jigsaw method, where each solution is assigned to a group of students who will read and report their learning to the rest of the class.
Many of these solutions may fit well with a social studies unit discussing the Sustainable Development Goals. Teachers can refer to this curriculum guide for more information about teaching with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Students can read the Refrigerant Management section, focusing on the Montreal Protocol as an example of international cooperation to solve a global problem.
This resource references Project Drawdown and their Table of Solutions, which teachers can use to extend this discussion.

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