Please use a tablet or desktop computer to use this activity.
During this activity, students will analyze sources about the 1970s energy crisis and today's climate change crisis. Students will make connections between the two documents and reflect on how these events were impacted by resource shortages and potentially led to large-scale climate changes. Students will evaluate both events and determine whether these events should be classified as impending catastrophes.
Students will be able to:
observe and describe environmental elements in a variety of documents;
analyze primary sources from a variety of time periods;
compare and contrast two environmental events in U.S. history;
make connections between the two documents and historical time periods; and
evaluate both the 1970s energy crisis and today's climate change crisis and determine whether these events should be classified as impending catastrophes.
This activity was designed to fit into a unit on U.S. contemporary issues (1964-the present). It is designed for grades 9-12 and should take approximately 45-60 minutes.
Begin the activity with the brief review of the 1970s energy crisis below, which is included in the introduction.
During the 1970s energy crisis in the U.S., gas prices continued to rise due to extreme shortages. As domestic production of oil decreased, America's reliance on oil imported from around the world increased. In 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) placed an embargo on oil coming into the United States. Across America, gas prices continued to rise, and cities began rationing gas, only allowing customers to pump limited amounts of gas on certain days of the week.
Use the letter written by Grace as a hook into the activity.
Many Americans were concerned about their future, and many wrote letters to the president to express their concerns. The next document is a letter from a child named Grace, who expresses that she is worried about her future and specifically asks the president what he is going to do about the energy crisis.
Guide students as they transition from Grace's letter to the next document.
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter gave a speech to the American public in which he proposed his plan to address Americans' growing concerns about the gas shortages.
Ask students to work through each document according to the instructions, answering the questions as they appear. As students finish watching the commentary on the president's plan, have them think about whether they agree or disagree with President Jimmy Carter that this was an impending catastrophe. Be sure to remind students to tie their stance to the evidence presented in the video. Once students have had a chance to think about their stance, have them share their opinions with their elbow partner (the person beside them). Take five minutes to compare and contrast students' stances as a whole group before moving on to the next section of the activity.
Next, have students analyze the logbook excerpt and answer the question that follows. Once students have finished, have them click the "When You're Done" button to answer the final reflection questions: How does the 1970s energy crisis compare to the current climate crisis? How are the events similar? How are they different? Based on the evidence you examined during this activity, do you think that either event (or both) is an impending catastrophe? Why/why not? Justify your answer with evidence from the documents used in this activity.
To the extent possible under law, Curry School of Education and Human Development has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to "Impending Catastrophe? Environmental Concerns from the Past and Today".
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