Excited about transportation? internship available for 9th graders at King County Metro

Monday, 27 Apr

Objective: simulate the Tragedy of the Commons and to articulate possible solutions for a societal dilemma.

Agenda:

Welcome and overview
1. Looking back: we framed our upcoming project. We indicated tentative areas of interest and preferred partners in this form.
2. Looking forward:
  1. We will engage in an exercise that illustrates the "Tragedy of the Commons" and discuss how it relates to ideas of success
  2. We will quantify and visualize impact of actions at individual, household, city, and regional levels
  3. We will discuss current definitions of success (and their implications) and explore alternative definitions and case studies
3. Highs and lows
Tragedy of the Commons
1. Round 1
  1. Context
  2. Instructions
  3. Engage! [including data collection]
  4. Distribute prize(s)
  5. Reflect
2. Round 2
  1. Instructions
  2. Engage
  3. Distribute prize(s)
  4. Reflect
3. Discussion
  1. Small group
    1. Systems engineer: facilitate a conversation with your tablemates
    2. Communication: capture key ideas and be prepared to share
    3. Science: Connect to situations outside this simulation
  2. Large group
Reflections
Extension: optional but recommended: Read this article about the Miracle of the Commons
Next steps and closing

Plan ahead:

Due Friday, 1 May Impact Action Project summary [see Human History for details]

Tuesday, 28 Apr

Objective: estimate, quantify, and visualize impact of individual actions

Agenda:

Welcome and overview
Set the stage
1. Support your argument with data
2. Make your data sensible with visualization
In Human History, you investigated and chose an Impact Project to investigate or implement. On Friday, you'll summarize your findings to your peers; your instructors will post your summaries on the hallway bulletin board. Enhance the impact of your argument with by visualizing the impact.
Make reasonable estimates to quantify the difference your action might have: what do we save? how much does it cost?
1. Consider the scale
  1. If everyone in your family adopted your action
  2. If everyone in your city adopted your action
  3. If everyone in Washington adopted your action
2. Tools
  1. Consider using this template to investigate and estimate the impact
Discuss with your team
Extension: Conduct some additional research to compare your estimates with the amount of xxx used / generated by people in your city and in Washington.
Extension
Find a way to visualize that difference: graphs or infographics are good choices!
1. 1. Consider Canva
  2. Consider Datawrapper
2. Deliverable Create a data visualization with reasonable estimates of the impact your action. Include it on your action summary poster <Friday, 1 May
Next steps and closing

Homework:

Due Friday, 1 May: If you have not ready finished creating a data visualization of the estimated impact of your action, do so <Fri, 1 May, start of class

Wednesday, 29 Apr / Thursday, 30 Apr

Objective: articulate common definitions of success in our society; evaluate consequences of those definitions

Agenda:

Welcome and overview
Defining success
1. Protocol: Chart talk
  1. Part 1
    1. Systems: facilitate a conversation about particular system that supports our society
      1. Intended outcomes
      2. Required input
      3. Impact
        
        waste
        
        undesired outcomes (waste, pollution)
        
        Impact to human and other-than-human communities
      4. Things you still wonder about
    2. Communication: capture key ideas
  2. Part 2
    1. Visit other charts
    2. Add to, emphasize, challenge
  3. Part 3
    1. Summarize
Break
Connect systems and definitions of success to worldview
Consider alternatives; read about case studies for regeneration
1. Pick a topic of shared interest with your table
2. Read and summarize two or more case studies: connected with your impact action project OR an area of particular interest to you
3. Share with your tablemates
4. Deliverable Add relevant details to your Impact Action Project summary <Friday, 1 May
5. Share with your classmates
Next steps and closing

Homework:

Due Friday, 1 May: If you have not already done so, add relevant information from one or more of the case studies you read about today to your Impact Action Project poster [see agenda item 5]

Friday, 1 May

Objective: compare different worldviews; support or refute a claim

Agenda:

Welcome and overview
Set the stage: What is the fairest way to divide a birthday cake if everyone wants a piece, including the person who is slicing the cake?
Theory of justice
Read about and summarize key differences between extractive and restorative worldviews. Capture key ideas in your notebook.
1. Everyone: Identify four pillars of economies
2. Partners 1 and 2:
  1. According to the author, what is the purpose of the extractive economy? How does this compare to the purpose of the restorative economy?
  2. Compare how the two different worldviews understand and use natural resources.
3. Partners 3 and 4:
  1. How do the two worldviews view "work"?
  2. How are "culture" and "governance" interpreted by the two different worldviews.
4. Share your responses with your tablemates and class.
5. Deliverable: identify one of the author's claims that resonates with you. Write 3-5 sentences that support or challenge the claim. Submit your response in this form.
Next steps and closing

Homework:

Due Sunday, 3 May <1200 PDT (noon): If you have not already done so, complete your reaction to article [agenda item 4e]