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1. TEACHER MATERIALS
THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET
Purpose
This activity gets students to think about how to solve the problems that we may encounter in our future. It’s important not only to try to predict the challenges the
Earth might face, but also to consider how we can either prevent those problems or discover ways to fix them if they’re inevitable.
Process
Have students get into the same groups they were in for the closing activity in Lesson 10.1 (Visions of the Future). Let them know that since they did such a fantastic
job using scientific evidence to predict problems that the Earth will face in the future, it’s now their job to come up with ways to solve the problems they think are
going to occur.
Each group will need to present two ideas to the class:
1. A way to prevent the problem from ever occurring.
2. If the problem does occur, ways to either resolve or substantially lessen the problem.
Tell students to be creative as possible, but also to be realistic. Using their scientific and historical knowledge and common sense, what can they come up with?
They will have 5 to 10 minutes to present their ideas to the class. If they’re going to create a new technology, they should draw a simple model of this technology
that explains the most important parts. If they develop an action plan, they should create a digital presentation that includes the steps of their plan.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 10.2 ACTIVITY

2. STUDENT MATERIALS
THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET
Purpose
This activity gets you to think about how to solve the problems that we may encounter in our future. It’s important not only to try to predict the challenges the Earth
might face, but also to consider how we can either prevent those problems or discover ways to fix them if they’re inevitable.
Process
Get into your Visions of the Future group—the one you were in at the end of Lesson 10.1. Since you did such a fantastic job using scientific evidence to predict
problems that the Earth will face in the future, your job now is to come up with ways to solve the problems that you think are going to occur.
Each group will need to present two ideas to the class:
1. A way to prevent the problem from ever occurring.
2. If the problem does occur, ways to either resolve or substantially lessen the problem.
Be as creative as possible, but also be realistic. Using your scientific and historical knowledge and common sense, what can you come up with? You’ll have 5 to
10 minutes to present your ideas to the class. If you’re going to create a new technology, draw a simple model of this technology that explains the most important
parts. If you develop an action plan, create a digital presentation that includes the steps of the plan.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 10.2 ACTIVITY

3. Name: Date:
STUDENT MATERIALS
THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET
Problem:
List possible ways of preventing the problem. List possible ways of lessening the problem.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 10.2 ACTIVITY