Assign your students to work in a cooperative learning environment and work with a station leader. Have the students in each station brainstorm and compile a list of ways that they can modify their lifestyles to lessen their impact on our environment. Their survey should gather information on the environmental issue from the perspective of the students, teachers and adults being interviewed. Questions should be composed to test knowledge and understanding of the environmental issue. Make sure that you discuss these results with your class.
Students report back to the rest of the class with their research findings.
References Allaby, Michael. The Greenhouse Effect and Other Key Issues . Protecting the Ozone Layer . Understanding Global Warming . D.C. Heath, 1995.