Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out

Lessons

The following lessons have been archived from the original teach-out event, which concluded on May 18, 2020. While you may browse and skip between units, we recommend completing lessons in the order they’re presented.

Welcome to the Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out

1 minute | 2 lessons

Title	Type	Length
Welcome to the Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out	Reading	-:--
What does Sustainability Mean to You?	Reading and Video	1:00

Reflections: ENACT Activists and Current Students

38 minutes | 6 lessons

Title	Type	Length
David Allen of ENACT: Earth Day 1970	Reading and Video	10:00
ENACT Activists	Reading and Video	11:00
Washington DC Activist Barbara Alexander	Reading and Video	5:00
How History Reshapes Student Perspectives	Reading and Video	6:00
Perspectives from Current Students	Reading and Video	6:00
Transitions to the Future	Reading	-:--

Data in the Context of a Changing Climate

23 minutes | 6 lessons

Title	Type	Length
Looking Towards the Future of Sustainability	Reading	-:--
How Do We Think About the Future?	Reading and Video	4:00
Predicting a Sustainable Future	Reading and Video	6:00
The Role of Data in Defining a Sustainable Future	Reading and Video	5:00
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Sustainability	Reading and Video	4:00
The Role of Citizen Science in Sustainability	Reading and Video	4:00

Moving Forward with Environmental Justice

60 minutes | 6 lessons

Title	Type	Length
Experiencing Sustainability Through Music	Reading and Video	5:00
Llanto de Tepuyes (Tepuyes’ Tears)	Reading and Video	5:00
Design & Justice in Food Systems	Reading and Video	7:00
Connecting Conversations: Healing and Justice (Video)	Reading and Video	30:00
Climate Change as a Public Health Issue	Reading and Video	8:00
“Winter Snow Wind Song” - Swinomish Medicine Song performed by Xiaoying Pu	Reading and Video	5:00

Energy of the Future

24 minutes | 7 lessons

Title	Type	Length
The Future of Energy is Interdisciplinary	Reading and Video	3:00
How Do We Get to Cleaner Energy?	Reading and Video	3:00
Sustainability and the Power Grid	Reading and Video	3:00
How Can we Communicate and Connect about Sustainability?	Reading and Video	3:00
Performing Into the Wind	Reading and Video	7:00
Batteries and Sustainability	Reading and Video	-:--
The Future of Energy is Rural	Reading and Video	5:00

Infrastructure and Future Cities

37 minutes | 4 lessons

Title	Type	Length
Future of Sustainable Cities	Reading and Video	5:00
Connecting Conversations: Urban and Rural Futures	Reading and Video	24:00
Sharing Economy in Transportation	Reading and Video	4:00
Autonomous Vehicles in a Sustainable Future	Reading and Video	4:00

Education for Sustainability

10 minutes | 2 lessons

Title	Type	Length
Role of Higher Education in Sustainability	Reading and Video	4:00
Environmental Education and Sustainability	Reading and Video	6:00

The Evolution of Science

11 minutes | 3 lessons

Title	Type	Length
A Climate Scientist's View	Reading and Video	3:00
A Freshwater Ecologist's View	Reading and Video	6:00
Craig Stephan: from Physics to Activism	Reading and Video	2:00

Advice for Imagining a Sustainable and Just Future

8 minutes | 5 lessons

Title	Type	Length
David Allen of ENACT: Advice to Younger Generations	Reading and Video	2:00
Advice for Future Generations	Reading and Video	2:00
Advice for Predicting a Sustainable Future	Reading and Video	2:00
Advice for Getting Involved in Climate Activism	Reading and Video	1:00
Barbara Alexander's Advice	Reading and Video	1:00

Taking Action

2 minutes | 1 lesson

Title	Type	Length
Taking Action	Reading and Video	2:00

Attributions and Credits

0 minutes | 1 lesson

Title	Type	Length
Attributions and Credits	Reading	-:--