Friday, February 19, 2010

Period 3/5:

Congrats!! You have completed your first COP!!! Mexico is very grateful for your attendance and hopefully there have been some resolutions accepted! ;)

As you wind down today, I want you to watch a cute clip that will hopefully make you think a bit about what are doing to this world. Feel free to have a discussion regarding this clip after you are finished waching.

Once you watch it, please go to the “project reflection” link and fill it out before the end of class! I would like you to not have laptops out while watching the clips so you can focus and then discuss. Only grab laptops (and sign-out/in) once you are finished with all of that.
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Story of Stuff The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. This will be a great transition from looking at climate change and how it impacts various societies...to how we, as people and governments, misuse many types of resources!


COP16 -

Period 1

On Friday, as you prepare for the COP16 in Mexico, I want you to listen to this NPR clip regarding the challenges ahead for climate negotiators now that the top United Nations climate negotiator resigned following his failure to secure a comprehensive treaty at the Copenhagen climate summit in December.

Then, take twenty (20) minutes to watch this fun little clip...

While you are listening to this clip and watching the video clip, take time to prepare for your presentations. You will only have three minutes to state your declaration and give a few quick reasons why it needs to happen. Then, after every country states their declarations, you will get into your country's groupings to discuss what you will accept/deny/tweak from the various resolutions. After this, you will have a chance to "debate"/argue to convince what you think is best. Let's see if we come up with any new accords!!!

You guys will all be great! You've done your research, and you know more than you realize about your country!

Proud of how hard you've been working!

elika :)