Lesson 1 Sustainability Introduction Subject Areas Geography, Science

Lesson Plan	One Earth
Activity 1	The Earth: Our Home
	The Earth: Our Home — Reading
	The Pale Blue Dot
Activity 2	Defining Sustainability
Activity 3	Using the Inquiry Process to Define Sustainability
	The Inquiry Process: Analyzing Information
	The Inquiry Process: Asking Questions
	The Inquiry Process: Exploring Sources of Information
Activity 4	Exit Card
Activity 5	Evaluating a Local Sustainability Initiative
Activity 6	The Inquiry Process: A New Model For Sustainability

Lesson 2 Oil Addiction Subject Areas Geography, Business, Economics, English, Civics

Lesson Plan	Oil Addiction
	Oil Addiction: Who has it? Who Wants it? Why should you care?
Activity 1	KWL chart (K&W)
Activity 2	Analyze the role of oil and your everyday life
Activity 3	Conduct a cost-benefit analysis
Activity 4	Conduct a subsidy comparison
Activity 5	Write a reflective paragraph
Activity 6	Create a public service announcement
Activity 7	Write a position paper

Lesson 3 Measuring Progress
(Questioning the Growth Model) Subject Areas Geography, Economics, Business

Lesson Plan	Politics and Progress
	Politics and Progress
Activity 1	What is Progress
Activity 2	Examining differing philosophies for the creation of progress — Progressive Economics versus Neo-liberalism.
Activity 3	Comparing progress in different countries
Activity 4	Writing a political letter
Video	The Nordic Model versus The Bolivarian Alliance