Youth v Gov

YOUTH v GOV is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Armed with a wealth of evidence, twenty-one courageous leaders file a ground-breaking lawsuit against the U.S. government, asserting it has willfully acted over six decades to create the climate crisis, thus endangering their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property. If these young people are successful, they will not only make history, they will change the future.

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Bring Youth v Gov to your classroom to engage students around Civics, U.S. Government, Environmental Science and more!

Film runtime: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Film rating: TV-14.

Grade Levels: Lesson plans from the Youth v Gov Curriculum Guide are best for Grades 10-12. The Discussion Guide works for Grades 8-12.

Where to watch:

  • Youth v Gov is available on on Netflix and in some regions on PBS.
  • Licenses for internal use, public screenings and public fundraisers are available through GoodDocs. License options include High Schools, Community Colleges, Colleges /Universities, Nonprofit / Community Groups, and For-Profits / Corporations,.
Curriculum Guide 

For Grades 10-12.

Lesson 1: Court Procedures (U.S. Government)
Lesson 2: Fossil Fuels and the Environment (English Language Arts, Environmental Science)
Lesson 3: The U.S. Government and the Fossil Fuel Industry (U.S. Government, Economics)
Lesson 4: Climate Close to Home (Environmental Science, English Language Arts, Government)

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Discussion Guide 

For Grades 8-12.

  • Facilitation Guidelines
  • A Letter from Levi (plaintiff)
  • An Introduction to the Film
  • Behind the Lawsuit
  • Government Responsibility
  • Evidence of Harm
  • Climate Justice
  • Climate Anxiety
  • Intergenerational and Intersectional Justice
  • What Can You Do? Community Action and Engagement

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Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines

In this guide, you will find suggestions for leading productive conversations that broaden perspectives, encourage empathy, and build new paradigms for education. It is adaptable, flexible and useful for a variety of learning settings. We recommend pairing it with this film to promote classroom engagement around these themes and subjects.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Journeys in Film supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about teaching with UN SDGs. This curriculum guide connects to the following SDGs.

Dark green background color. 13 in the upper left hand corner. Climate Action beside that. Central image on the green background is a white eyeball with what looks like the earth inside of it. Royal blue background with white 16 in the upper left hand corner. Text beside it, white, reads: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Central image, all white, is a dove with an olive branch in its beak, legs resting on a gavel.

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