An Inconvenient Truth in the Classroom

[fight4my3sons]

http://www.participate.net/educators/

We realize that teachers are under incredible pressure and severe time constraints. As a result, we’ve made sure that each of our lesson activities is aligned with curriculum standards you are asked to meet in your classroom. AIT in the Classroom is designed for high school science classrooms such as Earth Science, Environmental Science, and Physics, but the materials can also be used in Civics classes, middle school science classes and offer Service Learning opportunities as well.

We’ve also broken up the AIT in the Classroom curriculum into distinct downloadable PDF files to 1) make the downloads smaller and faster and 2) enable you to download only the lessons you want to use. Of course, if you want the entire program in one file, we’ve made that possible, too. Your choice.

This site also serves as a resource for you to share ideas with other teachers. To get started, simply register and download the curriculum. Be sure to come back and share your comments, ideas and suggestions through the blog.

* Tier One – The Green Mile to School (672 KB). For this one-day lesson, students are challenged to examine their personal activities and estimate their own impact, while finding ways to reduce damage to our environment.
* Tier Two – Think Globally, Act Locally (894 KB). The stage for this week-long program is set by viewing a series of DVD chapters that detail the science of global warming and culminate with a focus on the Kyoto Treaty and on the U.S. cities that are taking matters into their own hands.
* Tier Three – Small Steps Mean Smaller Footprints (1.2 MB). This semester-long program is highly project-based. After discussing climate change and renewable energies, students will interact with large sets of scientific data and draw conclusions from those interactions. Focusing on their conclusions, students will take action to present their findings to local government representatives, community members, or the PTA.
* Full Curriculum - AIT in the Classroom (3.3 MB)

[Maat]

1. Thanks for the post.

I just switched to a charter/homeschooling program a week ago; so far, we love it. It was actually a private school that became sheer H*ll for us.

[fight4my3sons]

2. you're welcome!

How's it going with the charter/homeschooling program?

[Maat]

3. Hi, I'll PM you because this is late!

I'm sorry for my tardiness.

Well, it has been two months now, and it has been wonderful. It's hard to explain, but I feel that we have our lives back. I'm no longer constantly worrying about her grades, and somehow catching her up. Now, she is performing at grade-level, and we can avail ourselves of innovative ways to teach her.