Decarbonization Solutions

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Synopsis

In this unit, students will look into some of the solutions to reducing emissions and overcoming the grand challenges of decarbonization.
Students will participate in research and a debate to explore decarbonizing energy, buildings and goods, agriculture, and transportation.

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Subjects: Physics, Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering

Authors: OER Project: Climate

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

Many of the articles are written with a conversational tone that students will enjoy.
The teacher guide is a handy tool, which includes possible answers to the questions, summaries of some of the included resources, and useful tips!

Prerequisites

Using the Teaching Tools button, students can access a teaching guide with a login and two helpful blog articles.
The lesson preceding this one is called Exploring the Grand Challenges and teachers may want to have their students go through this lesson before participating in this one.
Students should understand how to support a claim with evidence.
Teachers should note that there is no link to the article Getting Alternative Fuels in Use in the Grand Solutions Research Library. There are enough additional resources for this solution to supplement the missing article.

Differentiation & Implementation

Many strategies for differentiating the lesson and other suggestions are implemented in the teacher guide.
Teachers can utilize the student-facing platform by assigning the readings and videos as homework, saving time in class for interactive activities.
For the final debate, students with anxiety or other differences may find it difficult to speak in front of the whole class. Teachers may want to give these students the option to give the presentation in front of just the teacher or to record their presentation ahead of time.
Teachers can strategically assign the topics for the Grand Challenges Solutions Research. For example, students with high reading stamina can research renewable energy, low-carbon cement, and other solutions that have a lot of article resources. Students with strengths in math skills may benefit from researching one of the solutions that include a data exploration resource.
Teachers can adapt this lesson to focus on career exploration by highlighting the graphic biographies that feature case studies of people working in their field to reduce emissions.

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