Product Description
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)
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
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.
How to download your free resources
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Related Resources
- Lesson 5 from Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops also focuses on Youth Environmental Activists and Community Service Projects. These two resources work well together.
- Extend the conversation about Activism and Civic Engagement with more resources from our Civics and Civic Engagement educational resource collection.
- Teaching about the Environment? This film is part of our Environmental Studies Lessons Collection.
- Looking for more Earth Month films for students? Check out these environment-themed films with lesson plans across the curriculum: 12 Fun Films to Teach for Earth Month.
- Learn more about teaching with Youth v Gov: Youth in Action: Climate, Civic Engagement and Constitutional Learning.
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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.
