About the Project

Following a 5E model (Engage/Explore/Explain/Elaborate/Evaluate), students will be introduced to climate change through a timelapse video of our Earth changing environment. Students will then explore and elaborate on this topic through hands-on activities that promote solution-based thinking. The unit will end with a group pamphlet or poster board project. Students will work in groups to create simple and effective strategies they can share with their families and community to help the environment. Student projects will task them with presenting “10 things you can start doing this summer to help the environment in Chico”. All student ideas will be rooted in the knowledge and hands-on experience they have gained from the unit and their understanding of the ecosystems of Chico.