This Guide for Educators was developed by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative as an extension of our TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate) podcast, to make it easier for you to teach climate change, earth science, and energy topics in the classroom. It is an extension of the TILclimate episode "TIL about everyday travel."
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Description
The future of transportation includes multiple modes and ways of thinking about how we get around. Students learn about Complete Streets, tackle urban street design, and design their own transit system for an imaginary city.
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SWBAT:
- Describe different modes of transportation
- Understand that there are design solutions to make streets safer and more accessible.
- Explain a case study related to transportation and mobility.
Skills:
- Reading case studies
- Interpreting design suggestions
- Communication
Standards:
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HS-ETS1-3 Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints
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HS-ETS1-2 Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems.
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WHST.9-12.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content
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SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
Disciplinary core ideas:
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ESS2.D Weather and Climate
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ESS3.A Natural Resources
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ESS3.C Human Impacts on Earth Systems
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ETS1.C Optimizing the Design Solution
What is included in this Educator Guide
- How to use TILclimate Educator Guides (Download)
- Teacher pages (Download)
- Includes materials, discussion questions, background resources, and adaptation suggestions for science, social science, and ELA teachers
- Includes materials, discussion questions, background resources, and adaptation suggestions for science, social science, and ELA teachers
- Student pages (Download)
- Mobility and Transport Case Studies
- Complete Streets Design Challenge
- Transit System Design Challenge
- Transit Modes Definitions
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