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Interdisciplinary Models for Climate Science Integration
Overview
In their continued support of climate science education, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) created these sample bundles of Washington State Learning Standards from multiple content areas that teachers could use to center their classroom instruction around climate change and climate science.
Why Should All Teachers Integrate Climate Into Their Instruction?
ALL students deserve to learn about climate change
- The responsibility of preparing students for a climate-impacted future should not be shouldered exclusively on our science educators.
- The solutions needed to reduce human impact on climate and climate’s impact on humans are not purely science concepts.
- Designing innovative solutions to these challenges requires a multi-disciplinary approach, connecting diverse ways of knowing across multiple content areas.
ALL Teachers can be Climate Teachers
- In K-5, integrating grade-level standards from subjects like science and social studies IS teaching climate science.
- Students need these building blocks in order to dive into complex ideas in MS/HS.
- In Secondary, students are preparing for their post-secondary pathways and careers, which will be impacted by climate.
- All content areas can include climate ideas in their instruction right now with our current Washington State Learning Standards.
- Teachers need time and support to work together and plan their instruction to include locally relevant climate issues.
K-5 Models for Climate Integration
These sample models for climate integration were built to show how multiple content area standards could be bundled together to support climate education.
Each sample includes:
- Driving Question(s)
- Summary (including the specific connection to climate education)
- Connections across the content areas
- Washington State Learning Standards
- OER Resources
Secondary Models for Climate Integration
These sample models for climate integration were built to show how multiple content area standards could be bundled together to support climate education.
Each sample includes:
- Driving Question(s)
- Summary (including the specific connection to climate education)
- Connections across the content areas
- Washington State Learning Standards
- OER Resources
License and Attribution
Attribution
Cover image: Wui Ling Phang for ArtistsForClimate.org CC-BY-NC-SA https://thegreats.co/artworks/children-for-earth-bike-for-the-future
K-5 image: Amina Abdul Salam CC-BY-NC-SA https://thegreats.co/artworks/shoulder-to-shoulder
Secondary image: Anahí Echeverría CC-BY-NC-SA https://thegreats.co/artworks/all-part-of-the-whole
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