Intro to Sustainability | Lecture Slides | Digital Guided Notes | Google Slides™

This lesson includes an introduction to sustainability, ecological footprints, and resources to give students an overview of the concepts as an Earth Day activity, or before a more in-depth unit on ecology. Your students will love the organized digital notes that they'll utilize, as well as the bright and image-filled lecture slides you'll use to guide instruction. I teach this lesson as part of a 3-day microunit with my 11th grade environmental science class before we dive into our huge ecology and evolution unit, and it's a GREAT way to preview material and get students thinking about their relationship with the environment.

Not only does this lesson work as a great intro to topics in your ecology unit, but it's an excellent standalone for any teacher who wants to shine a light on sustainability and ecological footprints for Earth Day, or in social studies, geography, economics, or history!

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Great for Google Classroom™/Schoology/your favorite Google-compatible LMS!

This is a great option for virtual learning like Zoom™ and Google Meet™ - students have their own guided notes to complete, and you have your lecture slides to guide the lesson, and check answers.

Ways to implement this resource:

Whole Group Instruction - Use the lecture slides to guide whole group instruction while students complete their guided notes. I teach this lesson in one 50 minute class period, but you can certainly condense for a shorter timeframe.

Independent or pair work

•Option 1: Post the PDF version of the lecture slides, and students can use it as a resource while they work through their guided notes.

Option 2: Give students their guided notes, and let them flex their research skills to fill them in. Use the lecture slides to check answers after completing

Who Should Use This Resource?

I created this resource for my 11th grade environmental science class - this resource is appropriate for high school students learning in science, social studies, and geography courses, but may be accessible by many middle school students.

What's Included in This Purchase?

•(PDF) - Teacher Use Guide

•(Google Slides™) – 19 lecture slides

•(PDF) – PDF version of the 19 lecture slides

•(Google Slides™) – Guided Notes Format #1

•(Google Doc™) - Guided Notes Format #2 - the Google Doc™ version of the guided notes IS editable

I have questions/I need help! Who can I contact?

You can email me at jessica@earthandskeleton.com with any questions, concerns, or comments. I'm always happy to answer Q's and troubleshoot any issues that you have with my resources. Additionally, you can use the Q&A tab to leave questions about specific resources.

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