Zinn Education Project: Environmental Education Activities

TEACHING ACTIVITIES (FREE)

The Big Red Dot of Environmental Racism

Teaching Activity. By Alma Anderson McDonald.
A teacher looks back on her childhood to discover the meaning of environmental racism. Linda Christensen offers ways to teach about this story with students.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 – Present
Themes: African American, Economics, Environment & Food, Racism & Racial Identity

Teaching Blockadia: How the Movement Against Fossil Fuels Is Changing the World

Teaching Activity By Bill Bigelow, Adam Sanchez, and Tim Swinehart.
A role-play activity engages students in building solidarity among different groups and organizations fighting fossil fuels and searching for alternatives.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 – Present
Themes: Environment & Food, Organizing
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