DID 2016-2017 Sharing Ideas

Topics students might discuss in 2016-2017

1. Let's go outside Many children spend too much time in front of technology when not in school. Find out how the outdoors and unstructured play can help their mind, body and spirit. http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Kids-and-Nature/Why-Get-Kids-Outside/Health-Benefits.aspx We spend a lot of time inside watching the world from computers, too How to make us closer to nature?

2. Fight climate change eating less meat Meat consumption is the leading cause of climate change. Animal agriculture accounts for roughly half of global emissions. On average, each American eats 275 pounds of meat a year, compared to the global average of 90 pounds per person (41 kg). https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/03/eating-less-meat-curb-climate-change Can We Fight Climate Change, Eating Less Meat?

3. ACE https://ourclimateourfuture.org/ Young people have the most to lose when it comes to climate change, and the most to gain by fighting it. ACE teaches them how to take control of their future. ACE does two things best: First, we teach climate science that puts teenagers at the center of the story. Second, we give every student a chance to take action. Learn more at http://acespace.org

4. I'm an interpreter What is interpretation and why does it matter? If you help visitors learn about a place that’s important to you, you’re an interpreter! Interpreters connect visitors to important natural, cultural, and historical resources at parks, nature centers, historical sites, aquariums, zoos, and anywhere that people come to learn about places. NAI defines as "a mission-based communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interests of the audience and the meanings inherent in the resource." http://www.interpnet.com/nai/interp/Home/nai/HomePage/TempHome.aspx?hkey=29975430-93dd-4e10-ae58-4f8939c8c3a6 What does interpretation mean to you?

5. Man This is one of the most disturbing, honest, and in some way inspiring animation films, as it depicts in the space of a few minutes the destruction we have wrought against ourselves and our planet in only the past few nanoseconds of biological time. AMAZING work by Steve Cutts. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-nichtern/consciousness-raising-_b_844073.html What is your relationship to the natural world like?

6. The Forest Antonia is a 12 year old girl. She often has daydreams, in which she wanders off into a magical far away forest, where she hides from the problems of the real world. One day, however, her father takes drastic measures and she has to face a decision. Is your inner peace an utopian state until you have finally escaped the grip of the society and its rules? Or is affirmation a faster way to your personal luck?  And what are you supposed to do, if you have to answer these questions?

7. Chornobyl Read the article below, watch the videos, and then answer these questions using complete sentences. 1. What was the Chernobyl disaster? 2. What countries were impacted? 3. What were the health issues associated with the Chernobyl meltdown. 4. What is the "sarcophagus" and what is it's purpose? Read this article up to the section " US Reactors and NRC’s Response" http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/chernobyl-bg.html Watch the videos : https://youtu.be/f5ptI6Pi3GA https://youtu.be/VvH7BRubFIg

8.National Park Service This month marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and Americans are celebrating at parks around the country. Part of this celebration is thanking the men and women who conserve these natural and cultural places. This Administration is honoring a National Park Service that cares for a park a little closer to home — the White House. The National Park Service have been taking care of the White House grounds since the 1930s — all 18 acres of it, and many of these service members have been here for over 35 years. Watch the National Park Service talk about what it’s like to work at the White House https://medium.com/@WhiteHouse/national-park-service-voices-from-the-white-house-38cb717d3b38#.z7q3hmbnw Read the stories from some of these groundskeepers who have devoted this service at the White House.  Do you know stories about park service?

9.This Will Revolutionize Education Many technologies have promised to revolutionize education, but so far none has. With that in mind, what could revolutionize education?