Lesson Plans & Activities
HEART Force Curriculum Overview
This unit consists of several lessons and can take anywhere from 1 to 6 weeks to teach, depending on which lesson teacher choose to incorporate.
The HEART Force curriculum builds understanding of wildfire, flood, or drought in the context of place-based community resilience.Unit
Middle School
High School
A Changing Climate: Understanding Drought in Colorado
This lesson is best taught at the beginning of a HEART Force unit, but it can also act as a stand-alone lesson to introduce students to drought in Colorado.
Students build an understanding of drought in Colorado using multiple data sources in a jigsaw activity.Lesson
Middle School
A Changing Climate: Understanding Floods in Colorado
This lesson is best taught at the beginning of a HEART Force unit, but it can also act as a stand-alone lesson to introduce students to floods in Colorado.
Students build an understanding of flooding in Colorado using multiple data sources in a jigsaw format.Lesson
Middle School
A Changing Climate: Understanding Wildfire in Colorado
This lesson is best used as part of the HEART Force curricular unit, but it can also act as a stand-alone lesson to introduce students to wildfire in Colorado.
Students build an understanding of wildfire in Colorado using multiple data sources in a jigsaw format.Lesson
Middle School
Teaching Climate Science Concepts: Drought
In this sequence of lessons, students will explore the question, what are the local impacts of drought and how do we build resiliency?Unit
Teaching Climate Science Principles: Wildfire
In this sequence of lessons, students will explore the questions, what are the local and national impacts of wildfire how do we build resiliency?Unit
Right Here Right Now: Solutions Educator Guide
These resources are part of the larger Right Here, Right Now collection.Unit
