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Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy - Lessons
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The printed curriculum unit Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy explores the relationship between public policy in the United State and the health of the planet. (See detailed description and ordering information.)
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Day I: Defining Global Environmental Problems |
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These videos can be used with the Day 1 lesson plan in Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy. The lesson introduces students to some major global environmental concerns by exploring problems in the Amazon Basin. These videos work with part 4 of the lesson, in which students weigh political considerations. Encourage students to incorporate the information in the clips into their discussion.
Brazil
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Day II: Global Environmental Problems in the International Arena |
These videos can be used with the Day 2 lesson plan in Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy. The lesson asks students to develop short presentations from several international viewpoints on the balance between economic development and ecological health. Assign the groups of students to watch the videos relevant to their groups and to incorporate the views of the scholars into their presentations. Students should add specifics from the videos to their “T-charts,” using those specifics as evidence for the conclusions they present to the other groups. As an extension exercise, you might have students role-play particular countries during an international summit on the environment and sustainability. Students would need to do some additional research on the internet to fill in gaps. *Note that most countries are represented by only one speaker. Students should be careful not to generalize from one viewpoint.
Industrialized
United States
Israel-Palestinian Territories
The former Soviet bloc
Newly Industrializing
Brazil
India
China
Developing
Cameroon
Tanzania
Nigeria
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Optional Lesson: Understanding the Carbon Cycle |
This video can be used with the Optional lesson plan in Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy. The lesson uses charts and graphs to explore humanity’s impact on climate change, and asks students to identify their family’s impact on the carbon cycle and global warming. Using this video, students can add an additional layer to their calculations and consider their household’s consumption in comparison to other households with greater or fewer people.
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