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Creative Change Educational Solutions (CCES) is a national leader in Education for Sustainability (EfS). Based in southeast Michigan, we support K20 leaders and institutions to make EfS the basis of policy and practice. A comprehensive approach to curriculum transformation and leadership development places food systems, renewable energy, urban revitalization and other sustainability issues at the center of innovation and reform. Learn More.
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The Curriculum and Resource Center (CRC) is our comprehensive, online collection of interdisciplinary resources used to support a variety of integration approaches for sustainability education K20. It includes a rich portfolio of courses, units and instructional resources on a variety of sustainability topics. This deep and growing collection of multimedia materials, developed in-house by our experts and partners, supports educators to enhance existing lessons, redesign units, or create entirely new courses. |
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Greetings!
This month in the CRC, we are featuring new lessons in K12 which support students learning math concepts and skills through a sustainability lens.
We also hope many of you will be joining us this month at the
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 | New Lesson: Feeding Yourself for a Year: Geometry Focus for Grades 6+ | Students create a model of a fictional farm that includes the  different land use types needed to provide all of their food, and absorb the associated wastes, for an entire year. In addition, students use geometric shapes, terms and calculations to create and analyze their models.
The activity is designed to help students understand the role of croplands, forests, waterways, and other land use types in supporting their needs, while also developing geometry skills.
To find the learner packet for this lesson, login to the CRC and select the "Build Your Own Curriculum" database tab. Scroll down to enter the lesson title into the Keyword search box.
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| New Assessment: Expressions and Equations through Rates of Deforestation: Common Core Math Assessment |  Through this assessment, students demonstrate knowledge of expressions and equations by examining real world issues about the rate of deforestation.
This resource adds to our growing collection of Common Core math assessments in which students apply ratios and proportional relationships, measurement and data, numbers and operations, and expressions and equations to investigate sustainability topics. Each assessment includes a detailed answer key with teaching tips, step by step calculations and leveled assessment suggestions for differentiated learning.
To find this assessment, login to the CRC and select the "Build Your Own Curriculum" database tab. Scroll down to enter the lesson title into the Keyword search box.
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The Creative Change Team
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