Physical Patterns in a Changing World (Grades 7-9)
Use this comprehensive, ready-to-use, interactive digital resource package as you guide your students through an ongoing critical challenge exploring the overarching question: How should we respond to our changing Earth?
This resource is part of the collection Inquiry Units.
UNESCO opinion piece written by Maria Vamvalis: How Should We Respond to Our Changing Earth? Engaging Students in Critical Inquiry for Global Environmental Citizenship
Unit overview
Download unit synopsisOverarching inquiry question
How should we respond to our changing Earth?
Overarching critical challenge
Create a compelling multi-media “message to the world” to communicate powerful ideas and inspiring examples that will help us respond sustainably to our changing Earth.
Big ideas
- Humans have always lived in response to Earth’s physical patterns.
- The physical world is changing because of natural and human activity.
- The global community can learn to respond sustainably to the opportunities and challenges presented by our changing environment.
Unit launch
Line of inquiry #1: Living with the natural environment
Line of inquiry #2: Responding to new challenges and opportunities
Unit finale