Science

Teaching Activity PDFs

‘Don’t Take Our Voices Away’: A Role Play on the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change

Teaching Activity PDF. By Julie Treick O’Neill and Tim Swinehart. 16 pages.
A role play on the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change that asks students to develop a list of demands to present to the rest of the world at the U.N. climate change treaty meeting.

Environment & Food, Native American, Pacific Islander, Science, World History/Global Studies

Teaching Guides

Race and Membership in American History

Teaching Guide. By Alan Stoskopf. Facing History and Ourselves. 2002.
Resources for teaching about the eugenics movement in the United States.

Racism & Racial Identity, Science

Books: Non-Fiction

How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming

Book – Nonfiction. By Lynne Cherry and Garry Braasch. 2008. 56 pages.

Environment & Food, Science

A People’s History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and “Low Mechanicks”

Book – Nonfiction. By Clifford D. Conner. 2005. 554 pages.
New look at history of science, highlights hunter-gatherers, farmers, sailors, miners, blacksmiths, and more.

Individuals in US History, Science, Slavery

Films

Dirty Business: “Clean Coal” and the Battle for Our Energy Future

Film. Produced by Peter Bull, Justin Weinstein, Alex Gibney. 88 minutes. 2010.
A feature documentary that addresses the questions: Can coal be made clean? Can renewables and efficiency happen on a scale large enough to replace coal?

Economics, Environment & Food, Science

Websites

The Story of Stuff Project

Website.
Series of short films on environmental and economic issues that make complicated issues easy to understand for middle school to adult viewers.