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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Gen and Zoe both work at Title I schools in historically underserved communities in Los Angeles. Our school populations are predominantly students of color; many are soon to be first generation college students, and are often not native English speakers.
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Ecosystems/Ecology Poster Project
This product guides students through the creation of a poster of an ecosystem that illustrates all of the key concepts learned in a unit on ecology. Students begin by drawing abiotic and biotic factors (plants and animals) of an assigned/chosen ecosystem and then add various symbols and labels as they go to illustrate concepts such as food webs, trophic levels, transfer of energy, limiting factors, keystone species, and more. This project assesses student understanding of how ecosystems functio
8th - 12th
Biology, Environment, Science
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.SL.4
, CCRA.SL.5
, CCRA.SL.6
+32
Kiss the Ground (Netflix Documentary) Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the Netflix documentary movie “Kiss the Ground” about soil and climate change. Note that this movie guide accompanies the full documentary version (86 minutes)! The viewing guide is 20 questions: some are fill in the blank, some are short short answer questions asking students to record significant statistics from the documentary, reason cause and effect, or relationships between concepts elaborated in the film. Use this worksheet in your Earth or Environmental
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Health
NGSS
HS-ESS2-5
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS2-6
+5
My Octopus Teacher (Netflix Documentary) Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the Oscar-award winning Netflix documentary movie “ My Octopus Teacher” about one man's beautiful relationship with an octopus, kelp forests, biodiversity and ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa, as told by filmmaker Craig Foster. This documentary won Academy Awards for "Best Documentary Feature", "Best Documentary", "Producer of Documentary", and "Directing - Documentaries" in the 2021 Oscars! The viewing guide is 30 questions: some
6th - 12th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-3
+8
"Flint's Deadly Water" (PBS FRONTLINE) Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the PBS FRONTLINE documentary movie “ Flint's Deadly Water" about the Legionnaire outbreak/epidemic during the Flint, Michigan water crisis, available to stream for FREE on PBS's website and YouTube. (Note: this refers to the 53-minute documentary film from Frontline: Season 2019, Episode 17) The viewing guide is 25 questions: 2 questions before the movie, 21 questions during the film, and 2 reflection questions after the movie. Some questions short answer ques
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Health
Evidence for Continental Drift Stations
This activity allows students to investigate five pieces of evidence to support the Theory of Continental Drift and record their evidence in an easy to understand digital notebook. Students will examine different types of evidence including an online Pangea puzzle activity, multiple short readings, and a video on spider distribution around the world. Students collect their findings by drag-and-dropping evidence onto a World Map in the attached interactive notebook. This ready-to-teach produc
5th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS1-5
+2
Environmental Impacts of Christmas (Holiday Analysis + Educational Campaign)
Give the gift of sustainability to your students this holiday season! This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of the holidays on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Students will read about five different environmental impacts of the holidays and answer reading comprehension questions. Each environmental impact include
5th - 12th
Environment, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.10
, SL.9-10.4
, SL.9-10.5
+6
Environmental Impacts of Halloween (Analysis and Educational Campaign)
What’s the scariest part of Halloween? The environmental impacts (or teaching on Halloween)! This fun and interactive Halloween lesson is sure to be a TREAT for your students. This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of Halloween on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Students will read about five different environmen
5th - 12th
Environment, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.10
, SL.9-10.4
, SL.9-10.5
+6
Aquaculture "Deep Dive" (Nat Geo Article + Webquest)
This activity asks students to complete a Deep Dive to analyze a National Geographic interactive article about aquaculture through guided webquest questions and analysis (graphic organizer). By the end of this lesson, students will be able to compare benefits and drawbacks of aquaculture on four scales: environmental, ecological, economic, and impact on humans. This lesson was originally designed for AP Environmental Science, to satisfy topic 5.16 Aquaculture in the new Course & Exam Descripti
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS
HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
+1
Mission Blue (Netflix Documentary) Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the Netflix documentary movie “Mission Blue” about the life and work of Dr. Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer and marine biologist. The viewing guide is 30 questions: some are fill in the blank, some are short short answer questions asking students to record significant statistics from the documentary, reason cause and effect, or relationships between concepts elaborated in the film. Use this worksheet in your Earth or Environmental Science or Ocean/Marine Scienc
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS
HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-3
, HS-ESS3-2
+6
"Plastic Wars" (PBS FRONTLINE) Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the PBS FRONTLINE documentary movie “ Plastic Wars” about the history of plastics and plastic recycling, available to stream for FREE on PBS's website and YouTube. (Note: this refers to the 54-minute documentary film from Frontline: Season 38, Episode 15) The viewing guide is 30 questions: 3 questions before the movie, 25 questions during the film, and 2 reflection questions after the movie. Some questions are fill in the blank and some are short short answer q
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment
Which Bin? Recycling: Google Slides Review Game
Want to improve your students’ recycling skills? Practice sorting waste items with your class using this fun, interactive Google Slide activity. This product consists of a Google Slide deck where students are shown various waste items and must select what bin to put the item in - either compost (green bin), recycling (blue bin), or trash (black bin). With the Slide Deck in presentation mode, students must select the image of the correct bin on each slide and once successful, will automatically
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Environment, General Science
NGSS
5-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-4
+1
Environmental Science Current Event Project
Want your students to research and analyze science in the news? This product guides students to find an Environmental Science current event article that interests them, read the article, and analyze it. Students are provided with multiple websites to find an article on. They must identify the main idea and 5 facts from the article. They will then answer additional questions that prompt them to think about why the research from the article is important and how research on the findings should c
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Earth Sciences, Environment, Science
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.10
+15
Meat Production Methods Interactive Game - Clickable Google Slides & Notes
Have students explore the realities of the meat production industry with this interactive Google Slide game! Students will begin this "Choose Your Own Adventure" game by choosing between a running a CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) or a Free-Range Grazing farm. They will then move through the game as they make decisions about their meat production operation by clicking their selection on the Google Slide, which moves them to their next prompt to make a choice about. Students will
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Environment
NGSS
HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
+10
Carbon Cycle Interactive Game - Clickable Google Slides
In this game, your students will interactively experience the carbon cycle as if they were a carbon atom moving through different transformations with this engaging Google Slide deck game. Students will roll a die (using a free online dice rolling website) to be guided from one stop in the carbon cycle to the next. When in “presentation mode”, students will simply click the image of the die face that they roll on each Google Slide and be automatically directed to a new slide that is the next st
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Biology, Environment, General Science
NGSS
HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
, HS-ESS2-6
Cookie Mining Lab (Coal/Fossil Fuels At-Home Inquiry Lab)
In this fun and engaging at-home lab, students will simulate a mining operation using a baked good (such as a cookie, muffin, or granola bar) and toothpicks/paper clips. This lab is accessible to all students, because all the required materials can be found around the home! This inquiry lab is completely self-guided so students can complete it on their own or in a class setting (virtually or in-person). This lab is formatted as a worksheet, hosted on Google Docs, and is broken into sections for
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Science
NGSS
HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
+1
Wildfires in the Western United States - Interactive Article & Webquest
This activity links to an interactive article on wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington state, and includes 15 reading comprehension questions that accompany the article. In this current events, science, or reading comprehension lesson, students read about wildfires in the West. The article is structured as a story map and involves reading, maps, and graphs to analyze. The article and questions cover themes such as: benefits of fire to the ecosystem, history of fire suppression, present
6th - 12th
Environment, Informational Text, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.10
, RH.9-10.2
+2
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (Netflix Documentary) Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the Netflix documentary movie “Buy Now! A Shopping Conspiracy” about the hidden forces driving consumer behavior and the environmental and social impacts of modern shopping habits. The viewing guide includes 16 questions: some are fill-in-the-blank, while others are short answer questions that prompt students to record important statistics from the film, analyze cause-and-effect relationships, or explore the broader concepts discussed. Use this worksheet in
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Business, Economics , Environment
Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Racism - Interactive Article & Webquest
This activity links to an interactive article on Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Racism, and includes 14 reading comprehension questions that accompany the article and a conclusion question. The article is structured as a story map and involves reading, a video, maps, and graphs to analyze. In this environmental justice lesson, students read about how Hurricane Katrina had impacts on the environment, economy, and communities. This lesson is great for Environmental Science, English, or Hist
6th - 12th
Environment, Informational Text, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.10
, RH.9-10.2
+2
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) & Environmental Justice - Article & Webquest
This activity links to an interactive story map article on the Dakota Access Pipeline and Environmental Racism, and includes 13 reading comprehension questions that accompany the article, followed by a reflection question. The article is structured as a story map and involves reading and maps to analyze. In this environmental justice lesson, students read about how the Dakota Access Pipeline crosses near the Standing Rock Sioux indigenous land reservation, and discusses on themes like Indigenou
8th - 12th
Environment, Informational Text, Social Studies
CCSS, NGSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.10
, RH.9-10.2
+7
From the Ashes (Coal Industry/Fossil Fuels Documentary) - Movie Viewing Guide
This product is a viewing guide to the National Geographic movie “From the Ashes” about coal production in the United States. The viewing guide is 13 short answer questions where students describe the United State’s energy makeup, the history of coal mining/use, the effects of coal mining, and clean energy. Use this worksheet in your Earth or Environmental Science class to keep students engaged and paying attention throughout the movie. The episode is great to use in a unit about energy or pol
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Science
NGSS
HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
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About the store
Experience
Gen and Zoe both work at Title I schools in historically underserved communities in Los Angeles. Our school populations are predominantly students of color; many are soon to be first generation college students, and are often not native English speakers.
Teaching style
Project-based learning
Hands-on, experiential learning
Real-world phenomena
Awards & shining teacher moments
Winners of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship
Teach for America Alum
My own education history
Gen is a graduate of Duke University, where she studied Biology and Earth and Ocean Science.
Zoe is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she studied Neurobiology, Psychology, and Spanish, and has a Master's degree in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University.
They both hold Single Subject Biology Teaching Credentials in the state of California.
Additional biographical information
Hi! We are Gen and Zoe, two environmental science teachers living and teaching in Los Angeles, California. We love hands-on, interactive, student-centered learning anchored in real-world phenomena that centers environmental/social justice. We center our teaching around the communities in which we teach, so you'll find some products that are specific to Los Angeles in our store. In our own classrooms, we strive for project-based learning by having students work towards a culminating goal multimedia project at the end of each unit! We post everything from one-day lessons to full unit plans. We love making visually appealing products that are ready to use and easy to understand. From our own experience, we know that the best products develop through fruitful collaboration, and we love working together to share our lessons, developed with love, with all of you! Feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or requests! We love to read your feedback :)
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