As a high school or undergraduate Social Sciences, Humanities, or Environmental Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about topics such as Social and Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Human Migration, Climate Refugees/Environmental Migrants, and Climate Justice.
This lesson plan enables students to learn about human migration caused by climate change, and the term “climate refugees” and its growing significance. The activity provides insights into geographic locations whose existence is threatened by climate change, and communities that are fleeing their homes, resulting in large-scale migration.
Thus, the use of this lesson plan allows you to integrate the teaching of a climate science topic with a core topic in Social Sciences.
The tools in this lesson plan will enable students to:
| Grade Level | High school, Undergraduate |
| Discipline | Social Sciences, Humanities, Environmental Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Human Migration, Climate Refugees, Political Science, Human Rights, Environmental Justice, Environmental MigrationClimate Change and Human Migration, Climate Justice |
| Climate Topic | Policy, Politics, and Environmental Governance; Climate and Society; Disasters and Hazards |
| Location | Many. Includes Alaska, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Bangladesh, Sudan, Syria, USA, India |
| Language(s) | English |
| Access | Online |
| Approximate Time Required | 120 mins |
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| Resource Download |
Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.
Reading (15 – 20 min)
Classroom/Laboratory activity (~90 min)
Now, explore the topic in more detail through mapmaking and visualization techniques by using the storymap tool, “Climate Migrants”, and an associated activity worksheet, “Climate Migrants”.
In this activity, students will learn about several regions and communities affected by climate change. Students will understand and discuss the various climate change-related problems such as inundation, erosion, drought and desertification, conflict, and the strain on resources caused by the resulting human migration. A wide range of geographic locations including Alaska, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, and Syria are provided as examples.
Suggested questions/assignments for learning evaluation
Use the tools and the concepts learned so far to discuss and determine answers to the following questions:
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
| 1 | Teaching Module | A teaching module, “A Global Challenge: ‘Climate Refugees’” from the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
This can be accessed here. |
| 1 | Reading, “Dhaka: The city where climate refugees are already a reality” | The Guardian |
| 2 | Classroom/Laboratory Activity | esri; The Human Imprint |
| 3 | Additional Resources | Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility |
| Grade Level | High schol, Undergraduate |
| Discipline | Social Sciences, Humanities, Environmental Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Climate Change and Human Migration, Climate Refugees, Climate Justice |
| Climate Topic | Policies, Politics, and Environmental Governance; Climate Refugees; Climate Justice |
| Location | Many. Includes Alaska, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Bangladesh, Sudan, Syria, USA, India |
| Language(s) | English |
| Access | Online |
| Approximate Time Required | 120 mins |
| Share | |
| Resource Download |
Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.
Reading (15 – 20 min)
Classroom/Laboratory activity (~90 min)
Now, explore the topic in more detail through mapmaking and visualization techniques by using the storymap tool, “Climate Migrants”, and an associated activity worksheet, “Climate Migrants”.
In this activity, students will learn about several regions and communities affected by climate change. Students will understand and discuss the various climate change-related problems such as inundation, erosion, drought and desertification, conflict, and the strain on resources caused by the resulting human migration. A wide range of geographic locations including Alaska, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, and Syria are provided as examples.
Use the tools and the concepts learned so far to discuss and determine answers to the following questions:
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
| 1 | Teaching Module | A teaching module, “A Global Challenge: ‘Climate Refugees’” from the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
This can be accessed here. |
| 1 | Reading, “Dhaka: The city where climate refugees are already a reality” | The Guardian |
| 2 | Classroom/Laboratory Activity | esri; The Human Imprint |
| 3 | Additional Resources | Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility |
