September 29, 2010
Wednesday
Webinar on Engaging Lifecycle of Stuff Lessons Plans
- Sep 29, 2010 from 3:00pm to 3:45pm CDT
- Location: Online
- Description: Students are surrounded by "stuff" - from blue jeans to the latest cell phone - in their everyday lives. With Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy, a comprehensive unit on consumption that is aligned with standards in all 50 U.S. states, your students will investigate the lifecycle of products as they do things such as...* Gain math and science skills while determining ways to reduce the carbon footprint of shipping blue jeans,* Engage in civic discourse during a discussion of how we dispose of our waste,* Develop corporate policies to protect workers and consumers, and* Gain media literacy skills while analyzing ads.Thanks to generous contributions, this resource is available to download for free.Join us online to learn more about this curriculum resource. During this 45 minute web seminar, we will explore the lessons in this interdisciplinary curriculum unit designed for grades 9-12, learn about its development, and hear how educators have used it to engage their studen
- Created by: Kim Rakow Bernier
