Project Engage
On the first day of the project based instruction unit, students will be shown the video “Welcome to the Anthropocene." The three-minute video takes students through the last 250 years with the start of the Industrial Revolution in England. It charts the growth of humanity and gives examples of how human activity has changed the planet. It introduces the need to find a safe operating space for the sake of humanity. Students will read The Age of Man, a National Geographic article, with a partner and discuss it during a formative assessment called Think-Pair-Share. Each set of partners will share their ideas with the class during a group discussion of the topic. Once finished with the class discussion, the project challenge and driving question will be presented.