Greta Stacy

Education Specialist

Greta is a chemistry teacher originally from St. Paul, Minnesota. Greta currently lives in Doha with her partner and dog.

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Science in Media Lesson

In this lesson, students analyze how misinformation about climate change spreads in different forms of media.

 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students analyze a Google Image search of scientists and discuss true/false statements about the nature of science.

 

Step 2 - Investigate: Students work in groups using provided resources to answer the question, “Why are some people climate change skeptics?”

 

Step 3 - Inspire: Students select and analyze a piece of media for the accuracy of its climate science and discuss the effect on its audience.

Grade 9-12
Subject English Language Arts
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Chemistry Lesson: Redox Titrations
In this lesson, students further their knowledge of redox titrations while examining the pressures that contamination and climate change put on access to clean water.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students observe a field scientist testing the dissolved oxygen content of the Hudson River and generate questions. 

Step 2 - Investigate: Students apply the Winkler Method as a tool for assessing the health of bodies of water and identify the stresses placed on water sources by climate change. 

Step 3 - Inspire: Students explore Sustainable Development Goal #6 and consider what steps they can take to protect the drinking water in their communities. 
Grade 9-12
Subject Chemistry
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Chemistry Lesson: The Ozone Layer
In this lesson, students discover the chemistry behind the ozone layer’s depletion and recovery, then apply their learning to advocate for climate action.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students investigate the properties of ozone and oxygen to understand how the ozone layer protects life on Earth.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students learn about the Chapman cycle and complete a jigsaw activity about the causes of ozone depletion.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a social media post about a climate issue that is important to them, inspired by the success of the Montreal Protocol.
Grade 9-12 | ap-college
Subject Chemistry
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Persuasive Writing Lesson: Food Insecurity

In this lesson, students learn about food deserts and food insecurity, analyze a map and scientific text, and advocate for action.


Step 1 - Inquire: Students reflect on food options available to them in their own community.


Step 2 - Investigate: Students view a map of food deserts in their community and analyze a scientific text about food insecurity.


Step 3 - Inspire: Students write a letter to a local official to advocate for action to promote food security in Hawai’i.

Grade 9-12
Subject English Language Arts,Health
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Math Lesson: Illumination and Energy Efficiency
Students investigate the lighting in the school’s halls, then take action and de-lamp a hall.

Inquire: Students examine three halls and classify them as too bright, too dim, or just right.
Investigate: Students measure the lux levels in three hallways and compare them to the industry standard. 
Inspire: Students calculate the amount of money and CO2 emissions caused by overlighting a hallway and then de-lamp an overlit hallway.
Grade 9-12
Subject Mathematics
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Math Lesson: Mean, Median, & Mode
Students work individually or in groups to calculate statistical values of global temperatures over time and use their calculations to make predictions. Options include analyzing climate data from multiple regions, calculating the 50-year mean and standard deviation using Google Sheets or Excel, and presenting their findings.

Inquire: Students discuss their experiences with the outdoors, and how those experiences have changed over time.
Investigate: Students use table data to calculate the mean, median, and mode of world temperatures over time.
Inspire: Students learn about strategies to combat climate anxiety, and make a poster of their findings to share.
Grade 6-8 | 9-12
Subject Mathematics
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