Week 2 Session
STEM: Transportation Basics
Week 2 Curriculum
Welcome to Week 2 of the CoT Program. This page contains the program curriculum for the Week 2 session.
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Objectives: The objectives of this session are to:
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Provide a basic understanding of the modes of transportation.
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Recognize how transportation can affect the greenhouse gas emissions.
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Understand the science of how various forms of transportation contribute to climate change and what solutions may address the problem.
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Select a mode of transportation and primary energy source that will be used for the CoT journey ahead.
Week 2 Resources
Week 2 Facilitator Handbook Excerpt: Here
Transportation Selection Worksheet: Here
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Teen Registration: https://bit.ly/cotregistration.
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Center of Transformation
BGCGW CoT
Introduction Video
Duration: 11 min 55 secs
Transportation and Climate Change
Learning Video
Direct Link: https://youtu.be/c4iVCJ00BYA
Duration: 2 min 46 secs
Exercise
Transportation Research and Video
Exercise or Activity
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Part 1: Research a Mode of Transportation
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Work in teams of two and select from one of the transportation modes (limit duplicate modes until all are covered): (1) cars, (2) buses, (3) trucks, (4) trains, (5) ships, (6) aircraft, (7) pipelines, or (8) micro mobility.
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The teams will briefly research their selected mode of transportation and complete the Transportation Selection Worksheet online or print it out.
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Part 2: Create a 60 second song/rap/or poem that includes:
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(1) team member names
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(2) the transportation mode selected
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(3) who or what does the mode of transportation transport
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(4) primary energy source(s) used
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(5) describe the science of how the mode contributes or affects climate change challenge
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(6) offer one solution to addressing climate change for this mode of transportation.
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Part 3: Submit your video below:
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CoT staff will evaluate videos and may select a few winning videos for a prize and to feature on social media.
Wrap-up
1. Facilitator Debrief:
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What was one new thing you learned about your selected transportation mode?
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How does your selected mode affect or impact climate change?
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Provide an Overview of Week 3
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Record attendance for Week 2.
3. Teens:
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Submit Transportation Video (60 sec) below: