Positives

• The teacher guide and student handout are provided, making it easy to implement.
• This lesson is a great way to get students involved in climate action.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers should make sure to review the teacher guide prior to using this lesson with students.

• The guides can be downloaded and used offline.

Differentiation

• This lesson is ideal for ELA classes to practice letter writing, persuasive writing, and/or formal writing.
• Teachers can collect the letters and send them to the appropriate bodies of government.
  
• For younger students, consider using this similar resource from ClimateScience.
• Students can swap their letters for peer-to-peer marking against the checklist before editing and polishing their final drafts.
• Students can present their letters as speeches to the class.
• Students can investigate Project Drawdown's Table of Solutions for potential ideas to include in their letters.