Maine Seal of Climate Literacy: Student Action Plan
This planning template is designed for high school students who are pursuing the Maine Seal of Climate Literacy diploma endorsement.
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This planning template is designed for high school students who are pursuing the Maine Seal of Climate Literacy diploma endorsement.
Students examine real grassroots environmental campaigns recognized by the Goldman Environmental Prize to identify the strategies activists use to create change.
This worksheet template guides student teams through a nine-step process to develop a school-based climate action plan, covering topic areas such as energy efficiency, waste management, climate justice, and community engagement.
In this lesson, students analyze how federal, state, and local governments respond to climate-related disasters and evaluate whether these policies effectively address rising costs and community needs.
This template guides teachers and students through a seven-step process to design and carry out a school-based climate action project, covering topics such as energy use, waste, water, composting, fast fashion, and climate storytelling.
Students analyze how energy choices during the Industrial Revolution contributed to long-term environmental and social impacts, including today’s climate crisis, then use historical sources and modern data to develop an evidence-based policy brief proposing solutions to current energy challenges.
In this lesson, students will research nuclear energy facts and advocate for its expansion or contraction in order to meet 21st-century energy goals and slow global warming.
In this lesson, students explore long-term thinking, analyze federal spending, and design a government budget that balances present and future needs, culminating in a reflection and discussion on intergenerational responsibility.