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Students reflect on what they have learned and experienced through the lesson and share their reflections with the class.

Students will reflect on people’s relationship with trees and explore resources for engaging in citizen science related to tree stewardship.

Students design and action plan to care for or plant trees on school or community grounds, or to educate others about the care of trees.

In Part 2, students learn about the specific species’ of trees on their school or a community property and explore the threats these trees face.

In Part 1, students explore the many benefits that trees offer humans and the environment.

Students will explore resources for becoming informed citizens and citizen activists. They will determine their own carbon footprint and describe their strategies for reducing it.

Students will explore sea level rise under different carbon emission scenarios and look at the impacts in coastal cities around the world. They will also learn about a coastal resilience strategy in Florida that uses nature-based solutions to protect cities from storm surge and sea level rise.