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Engaging Students in Environmental Issues

The document describes a lesson plan that combines social studies and writing to engage students in thinking critically about the environment and pollution. The lesson had students gather evidence from class discussions about Earth Day and watching The Lorax, and then write an opinion on what they would do if they were the Lorax to save the Truffula trees. This allowed students to critically think about and problem solve a global issue in a developmentally appropriate way, connecting concepts and using different perspectives.

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Engaging Students in Environmental Issues

The document describes a lesson plan that combines social studies and writing to engage students in thinking critically about the environment and pollution. The lesson had students gather evidence from class discussions about Earth Day and watching The Lorax, and then write an opinion on what they would do if they were the Lorax to save the Truffula trees. This allowed students to critically think about and problem solve a global issue in a developmentally appropriate way, connecting concepts and using different perspectives.

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Content
Standard #5: Application of Content. The
teacher understands how to connect
concepts and use differing perspectives to
engage learners in critical thinking,
creativity, and collaborative problem solving
related to authentic local and global issues.

REFLECTION
EVIDENCE AND This lesson was a fun way to
help my students really think
DESCRIPTION about pollution and the
Earth. We had many
Below is a lesson plan that combines
both social studies and writing to discussions before the
create a fun activity that is designed activity about Earth day,
to make students think about the what it means to them, and
environment and pollution. Earth day how we can help our planet.
was 4/22/18 and the Friday before it The discussions helped to
my class did an activity with The establish prior knowledge
Lorax. This activity allowed the about the topic allowing the
students to gather evidence by
students to think critically
previous discussions and from
watching the movie to write about when writing their opinion
what they would have done if they about what they would do if
were the Lorax. The class came up they were the Lorax. This
with many ideas on how to save the activity was a wonderful way
Truffula trees. This is a great project to get the students thinking
to have students explore a global and engaged in social
issue in a developmentally studies and writing. I look
appropriate way. This activity is a
forward to doing this activity
great way to combine subject areas
and be creative when problem
again.
solving proving it meets standard five.

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