Earth Day: Solving Environmental Issues Around The World (Geography Themes)
By Geography and Math Made Easy
Note this lesson is intended for group cooperation but could be easily adapted for an individual assignment. This is a research and problems-solving activity. Have your student examine and explore the Environmental Issues Around the World 5 Geographical Themes lesson in your geography classroom and encourage them to use their higher-level thinking skills to identify and problem-solve. Students will learn about the world's environmental issues through presentations of the final products. In addition to problem-solving skills. students will practice public speaking skills, which they will take into the world. OBJECTIVE: • The learner will identify an environmental issue around the world. • The learner will be able to recognize things they can do to save our earth. • The learner will be able to illustrate an environmental issue that is harmful to our environment and present a solution to the problem. • The learner will revisit and apply the 5 geographical themes. MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITY Access to the Internet for research (or) various printed articles, one for each team. Suggestions of articles are provided, but as time evolves, the issues may change and the articles may become irrelevant or outdated. Please make sure to keep your articles updated. The way to avoid outdated articles is to allow students to choose their articles and complete research. The instructor may also choose his/her articles for this lesson. If the link doesn’t work, as they often change addresses,
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