What the Frack!

In "every day is earth day", Colin and I, taught 8 students all about Hydraulic Fracturing. We taught a direct, inquiry, and cooperative lesson.  I started the lesson off by having the students, "environmentalist" as we refer to them by, a strong image of Simba and his father from "the Lion King". I asked what they thought of this image, and the overall feeling the got from it.

This is a powerful image displaying our environments future if we continue living carelessly. The students were shocked by this image. I asked what if this was their son's future? the responded by saying "they would need to fix it!" I said how about we take steps to prevent it instead. Let's help others be aware of the impact of pollution on our environment.
I chose to discuss the affects of fracking because, it's a subject most people don't know about. Even I was sheltered from the issue until introduced to the documentary "Gasland". This documentary had a huge impact on my life and choice of studies in my undergraduate years of college. I showed the students a clip from Gasland similar to the one I'm posting below (there's was censored).

 

They were in awe of these living conditions. "You can't drink that water! There is gas or something in there", they responded. "That is crazy!".  My favorite comment of the evening was "I knew nothing about fracking until you taught us". After hearing that, I knew I did my job. Even if my teaching wasn't on point, I made a difference by creating more knowledgeable students and I am proud of that.