How Green is My Place? Evaluating Sustainability with Student Created Scorecards

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of the factors that either contribute to or detract from sustainability. Students will design a sustainability scorecard used to evaluate either a home, school, or city and make plans on how to take action with this scorecard.
Author: 
Al Pajak
Grade Range: 
High School-University
Duration: 
3-5 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources