Earth Science, Society, and Sustainability
July 26-28, 2011
Presentations from Ellen, Genvieve, Eugene, and Pat
Unit Planning Template
Sample Unit from Genvieve
Activities
1. Fishing Game (Word doc)
Tragedy of the Commons video
Tragedy of the Commons
paper in Science (Hardin, 1968).
2. Carbon Travels game (Word doc
- the version we did during the workshop).
Original
version from UMASS
3. Gas vs. Electric Cars: Carbon Footprint (from Eugene)
Educating for Sustainability Resources
The Story of Stuff
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
California's Education and the Environment (EEI) initiative
Creative Change Educational Solutions
EPA (home page)
EPA for students and educators
Other resources
1. Carbon Cycle
Interactive carbon cycle game (from Windows to the Universe) Directions for interactive game
Global Warming: It's All About Carbon (short videos from NPR)
The Two-Minute Carbon Cycle - short video from NASA about short- and long-term carbon cycling2. Product Life Cycle Analysi
2. Product Life Cycle Analysis
The Secret Life of a Cell Phone (video)