Mini-Unit/lesson
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Description
of Mini-Unit/Lesson
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| I Have a Story to Tell |
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Students
will look at four separate environmental health issues
using a fish-bowl technique. They will discuss the role
of government in maintaining a pollution-free environment
as well as the role citizens. This lesson is an introduction
to the concept that litigation is sometimes necessary when
the government is unable or unwilling to employ sound environmental
practices. |
Inside the courtroom
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Students
will look at an example of a class action lawsuit in order
to understand how it compares to a civil suit filed by
an individual. They will also compare civil and criminal
cases by analyzing examples of both. |
| Is Congress for Sale? |
Students
will research web sites to measure the level of influence
campaign donations and Political Action Committees have
on their representatives and senators. They will also discover
opportunities for private citizens to lobby elected officials
and compare their efforts to those of paid lobbyists. |
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Students
will identify an environmental concern and explore the
justice system by participating in a treasure hunt, then
discuss how they could use the legal system to bring about
change. |
| It’s
All About Power |
Introduce
how public policy& legislation is made |
Leftovers do you want
them?
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| Library Research |
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| Locating the Cold War |
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| Looking for the Dirty Scoop |
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| Making Connections: Trade and disease today |
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| May We Present Planet Earth? |
Students
will apply their research data from the previous lesson
by preparing a presentation to the leaders of their dying
planet, Sirius. The students will work in their assigned
groups as they prepare their presentation via a “Museum
Walk”. |
| Medical Misconceptions: What do you know? |
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| Medical Research and your Future. |
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| Mega-cites Have Their Mega-problems |
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| Money Power |
Students
will participate in a cabinet meeting. |
| Moot Court |
Students
will either take on the role of a defense lawyer for a
corporation or a lawyer for the plaintiff who is filing
a civil suit due to an environmental health issue. Students
will use written briefs to prepare oral arguments before
a judge. |
| Moot Court Preparation |
Students
will investigate various appellate cases in order to prepare
for a moot court in order to understand the appeals process. |
| Natural Disasters |
Natural
and human induced disasters affect societies all over the
world. Students will discuss what they know about these
disasters and the impact they have on humans and their
communities. |
| Not In My City |
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| Planet Earth |
Maps
can provide a variety of useful information. In this lesson
students will explore and analyze data from different maps
in order to explain the geographic diversity among the
continents. |
| Planning a Healthy City |
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| Pollution affects you too! |
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| Pollution and Contaminants |
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| Postcards From the Rim |
Students
will analyze the impact of arsenic contamination on the
water supply of the project countries and how the people
deal with this problem based on their culture and physical
habitat. |
| Power of Persuasion |
What are interest groups and what do they do? |
| Reasons Diseases become Epidemic |
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| Regulation & The
Love Canal |
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| Resources
- Can’t live without them! |
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| Reviewing Resource Conflict |
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| Rich vs. Poor Communities |
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| Saved by the Law |
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| Scenarios and Hypothetical problems |
Part
2. (ie National Monuments being eroded in Washington DC,
or Poisons in drinking water) |
| Senate Hearing |
A
simulated committee hearing before the Senate Committee
on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. Students will
simulate their role during the committee hearing. The Senate
committee will determine whether they will provide funding
for the clinical trial that will be proposed by the student
scientists. |
| Smart Cities |
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| Social, Political, and Economic Factors
that affect Disease |
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| State Report Card |
Students
will evaluate their state on the effectiveness of the government
in sustaining a healthy environment by looking at four
issues: water and air quality, toxic waste and level of
radiation. |
| Stepping Inside the Flow Chart: How Does
a Bill Become a Law? |
The
steps in the lawmaking process and the role of committees
and floor leaders |
