English/ELA Unit: Sustainability Jargon
Activity - Classroom
Grades9, 10, 11, 12Economics, English Language Arts
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Provided by MIT Climate Action Through Education
What it is
- In this activity, students will create presentations to define and explain a vocabulary term related to sustainability.
- The resource also includes background information in the form of podcasts and articles for students and teachers to deepen their understanding.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Students will have a sense of responsibility for the words they teach to the class.
- This activity is an active approach to vocabulary acquisition that will help students retain the words and their meanings.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to print the vocabulary checklist or turn it into a Google Form or other assessment for students to complete.
- It may benefit students to have the guidelines for their presentation on a separate, easily accessible document.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This activity can precede a lesson about climate change solutions, particularly those associated with a circular economy.
- After students listen to the presentations, they can write a paragraph including 5-10 vocabulary words of their choice.
- Students can utilize a total physical response by coming up with a gesture or body movement to connect to their words.
- To practice audio-visual media skills, students can create videos to define their words.
From the scientist review
Teachers can explore the vocabulary of sustainability with this lesson plan, which is a data-rich resource from MIT's Climate Action through Education (CATE) initiative. Every link functions properly, and the references and cited content used in this lesson plan come from reputable sources and provide current information. Teachers should use this resource when instructing.
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