Organizing for Environmental Justice in the Bayview
Students explore the Big 6 community leaders and their campaign to close the Heron’s Head power plant, learning strategies and theories of change used in successful activism.
Water and Agricultural Job Development, Past vs Present
Students will look at the development of jobs in the water and agricultural sector. They will learn more about ancient jobs as well as more about modern jobs.
Housing in San Francisco
Students explore environmental justice, urban housing, and sustainable building strategies by designing a multifamily housing model that incorporates water, energy, and waste-reduction solutions, guided by expert insights from professionals in sustainable city planning and engineering.
Water Management Then and Now
A comparison between past and present designs to utilize and save water with cooperative systems, this introductory lesson leads to students developing an environmental action plan.
Policy On Purpose
How many people regularly attend their local city council meetings to provide their perspective on important local issues? Well, I know some 9th graders who will!
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Critical Thinking Systems
A lesson in which students analyze and evaluate evidence, claims, and beliefs on Proposition 6 which would repeal Senate Bill 1. SB1 sanctions a $.12 gas tax increase, passed ⅔ by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Brown in April 2017.
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