| Guiding Inquiry: How does the involvement of an organization like the UN add credibility to conservation efforts? (1.1.c, 1.1.f, 3.2.b, 3.2.c, 3.5.c) Guiding Thought Question: What risks do countries potentially face by promoting their protected areas to international tourists? What can they potentially gain? Why might countries not want their sites under international protected status? Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the creation of UNESCO and the World Heritage Site by recording notes about the program and then doing a virtual investigation of World Heritage Sites Using Google Earth. |  |
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 Guiding Inquiry: How do countries work together as individuals as part of a global whole to address larger issues like environmental protection? (1.1.f, 1.1.h, 3.1.b, 3.2.c, 3.5.a)
Guiding Thought Question: Examine the chart above showing global emissions by country and develop a geographic question (rooted it "Where?" "Why There?" "Why Care? or "What Can Be done?") about the data presented above. Today's Learning Objective: Students examine the different ways in which countries use international agreements and relationship to address large environmental issues by taking note of the sorts of environmental cooperation and then complete a mapping assignment looking at the world's countries involvement in international agreements over space and time.
 Guiding Inquiry: How does the world work together towards the goal of Environmental protection? What types of things are counter-productive towards achieving conservationism? (1.1.f, 1.1.h, 1.2.d, 2.6.a, 3.2.c, 3.5.a)
Guiding Thought Question: As we wrap up the unit what are any lasting questions, comments, concerns, compliments, or cries of outrage your have regarding the materials we've covered the last couple weeks? Today's learning objective: Students will prove their depth of knowledge related to the topics covered this unit by completing an essay-based examination.
 Guiding Inquiry: What is the United Nations and how can it help guide global environmentalism? (1.1.f, 1.2.d, 3.4.c)
Guiding Thought Question: Why would having a world-wide government organization be beneficial to address environmental issues? Why might smaller, more localized forms of governments be better? Today's Learning Objectives: Students will examine the ways in which the United Nations can affect the global political environment and how their initiatives can encourage a unified approach to environmentalism by reviewing and critiquing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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World Environmentalism ForumWelcome to the Forum! Here is where you will be answering your daily warm-up questions. Please do not enter your last name for privacy reasons, and you may use a nickname if you would like (Just make sure Mr. Tredinnick is aware of the nickname you are using). Write out thoughtful responses to the forums on the days they are assigned. If you miss a day please take it upon yourself to complete the Forum you missed. Each Forum has the targeted Learning Objective(s) there so you can see what the focus of the day's class will be. Archives
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