Term
Summer 2024
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Trish Harvey
Content Expert
Meg Cavalier
Abstract
While there is no single solution to climate change, climate change education has been identified as a key component. This capstone paper and the unit plan developed for this capstone project seek to answer the research question: How can a biology curriculum that incorporates climate change science, impacts, and solutions foster a global citizenship mindset and pro-environmental behaviors in high school students? The literature review covers dimensions of global citizenship, defines climate change education, identifies what influences pro-environmental behavior, and discusses adolescent development as it relates to pro-environmental behavior. The resulting ten-lesson unit plan is designed for high school teachers to use as an introduction to climate change education in their biology curriculum. The unit plan introduces the causes and effects of climate change. It allows students to explore and advocate for solutions, allowing themselves to explore their roles and responsibilities as global citizens. The unit plan ends with a summative product in which students explain their connection to climate change and advocate for solutions.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Curriculum, Science
Recommended Citation
Kirschbaum, Katie, "Climate Change Education for Student Agency" (2024). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1056.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1056
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
dc_format
application/pdf
dc_source
School of Education Student Capstone Projects