climate change presentation 2015

Oregon’s Second Annual GED SummitCreating Promise, Designing Success

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GED Science Test and Climate ChangeCheyenne Tuller

Londer Learning CenterPortland, OR

2015Oregon’s Second Annual GED Summit

Creating Promise, Designing Success

Climate Change Overview

•Our school spent 10 weeks (1 term) focusing on climate change

•Climate change can be approached via science (duh), writing, math, social studies, and a little RLA (evaluating arguments)

•We did a mixture of readings, computer activities, interactive activities, field trips, videos, and assessments

Favorite Resources

1.http://guest.portaportal.com/cheytull-look under Science then Climate Change

Favorite Resources

2. www.newsela.com-do a topic search for climate change

Favorite Activities

3. http://ourchildrenstrust.org/state/oregon-article and interview with Kelsey

Juliana, a Eugene teen who took on climate change

Favorite Activities

4. Explain-a-Graphic-in groups, students pick a graphic-students write a title for graphic-students write a question at the bottom-students swap and do questions

See next slide….

Favorite Activities4. Explain-a-Graphic

Favorite Activities

4. Explain-a-Graphic

Now you get to try one!

Favorite Activities

5. OPB Climate Change Article Serieshttp://www.opb.org/news/series/symptoms-of-climate-change/

Favorite Activities

6. Multnomah County Climate Action Planhttp://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/531984-many states, cities, counties, have one-but it’s 150 pages!-yep, see next slide

Favorite Activities

6. Multnomah County Climate Action Plan-students voted on which sections they wanted to study-then I copied readings and graphics-great for: *vocabulary *comprehension *tables/charts/graphs *student presentations

Favorite Activities

7. Write a letter to Congress-students read the websites of several members of Congress, looking for climate change mention-then we wrote letters asking for more information

Summary

Students loved this term. They said they actually went home and talked to their friends and family about climate changed.

Email me if you’d like electronic copies/links to anything mentioned.cheyenne.tuller@multco.us

Now go out there and change the world!