Climate+Wkshp-+1

**Tuesday**
Think about __technology__ and the tools that are available. Apply those tools to the world's problems and discuss how they could facilitate positive change. // __**Activity III**__ - read Stories (case studies) - see what others have done! ===**(from the worksheet) - eventual ideas for Action Plans / PSAs... **===
 * __Watch__** "Did You Know video" -
 * __Discuss__**: how is technology used in a purposeful way? .... //(IM, iPods, Internet... other than for entertainment?)
 * __Activity I__**: REFLECT on the world around you [|worksheet], thinking of some things you would like to change or improve. Include self, school, community, country, and world
 * __Activity II__**: GET INSPIRED [|worksheet] - what inspires you? how might you bring about change in the world (locally and globally)?

**Ways that young people change the world: (from Taking It Global.org)**

 * As voices against injustice
 * As promoters of environmental and social awareness
 * As presenters at conferences, forums and summits
 * As trainers, mentors, coaches and tutors
 * As artists, musicians and actors
 * As organizers of petitions, campaigns and protests
 * As entrepreneurs creating businesses and jobs
 * As volunteers and fund-raisers for charity
 * As conscious consumers
 * As responsible users of natural resources

Overview of the SAGES program - multiple issues, climate change, and how they're **interrelated. (**In addition to Climate Change, other topics will be addressed at the Action Center**... brainstorm)**

media type="youtube" key="C3pujlkSTqo" height="344" width="425" Find out about global issues, by going to [|globalenvision.org.] Read the headlines and skim an article or two. You may also want to check out the __News Feeds__ page at this time.

__**Activity IV**__: Use information from these articles to create a Wordle. [|Wordle] is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. Here's an example for environmental issues. Overview of wiki** Create webpages at this time to begin writing thoughts, responses, ideas for Action Plan, Wordles, etc...) -
 * Invite onto wiki

__**Activity V**__: Write 4 facts which relate to climate change... Identify 4 other existing global issues Think about how they're related...

What is Climate Change? -

media type="youtube" key="oJAbATJCugs" height="344" width="425" __**Activity VI**__: Write a mock newspaper article dated 2025 that shows a change in business or industry due to continuing climate change. You may wish to extrapolate from a graph of the past 100 years to estimate the future temperatures. For example, you may write an article titled "Ski Resort becomes Year-Round Mountain Biking Park". []

Research places in the world that are being most heavily affected by climate change; then, using Google Maps, identify these places on the map, and embed a picture & description illustrating the problem) Save in My Maps and post to our wiki. As an example, click on this link to a [|map of the world] and zoom in on Africa. Click on the "More" box to see pictures and descriptions. Making a Difference -Action Committees How to take action and initiate positive change? media type="youtube" key="I9tCenQh3Rw" height="344" width="425"

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Mercy Corps questions - multiple choice or scavenger hunt -Sheet __**Discussion Guide Hunger**__ pdf from Action Center segway from climate change to hunger hunger issue in the US - is there a food crisis? hunger & malnourishment Overview: "Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger" - return to these topics on Thursday, Day 3
 * Closing Activities**:

__**Exercise - 3, 2, 1**__
 * Name 3 things you know that you didn't know before
 * What 2 things will you take home and tell your friends
 * What 1 action are you going to take starting right now?