Course name:
Green And Sustainable
Description:
Education and Careers in the Green Sector
Duration:
6 Weeks
Audience:
High School Students
Prerequisites:
None
Course outline:
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Big Ideas</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Green practices, utilizing existing and emerging technologies, are those practices which are environmentally friendly, are based on principles of sustainability, replace demand for non-green products and services, and are created based on an enduring commitment to environmental principles.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Green or sustainable businesses can provide a wide variety of benefits to the environment, consumers, and a company&rsquo;s bottom line.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Informed consumers, making planned purchases based on green principles, have a strong impact on the production of environmentally friendly goods and the development of emerging green technologies.</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Essential Questions</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the green industry?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What does it mean for a business to &ldquo;go green&rdquo;?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What does sustainability mean, and what are sustainable practices?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Why should entrepreneurs care about sustainability?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What are the differences between recycling, reusing, reducing, and upcycling?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the impact of consumer demand on the production of environmentally friendly goods?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How do consumer purchases impact the environment?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How can you evaluate goods before making a purchase in order to ensure they will not have a negative impact on the environment?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What specific practices can a business implement in order to become green or sustainable?</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How does implementing sustainable practices benefit a business? Its customers? The environment?</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In addition, students will learn from &ldquo;Coffee With&hellip;&rdquo; Show from a variety of government officials, including:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">During discussion of the video and question sheet, encourage students to draw connections between the entrepreneurs and their own career paths, so that they can begin to identify their own personal traits that will make them successful, and to identify fields they may be interested in pursuing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A. Watch the video &ldquo;Coffee With...Audrey Russo&rdquo;.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">B. Review the biography of Audrey Russo together and have students complete the question sheet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">C. Watch the video &ldquo;Coffee With...Justin Premick&rdquo;.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D. Review the biography of Justin Premick together and have students complete the question sheet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">E. Watch the video &ldquo;Coffee With...Ilana Diamond&rdquo;.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F. Review the biography of Ilana Diamond together and have students complete the question sheet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">G. Watch the video &ldquo;Coffee With...Michael Halperin&rdquo;.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">H. Review the biography of Michael Halperin together and have students complete the question sheet.</span></p>

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