The Environmental Jukebox lesson series blends Science, Music, and Civics in an engaging classroom experience. Designed for all levels, these lessons encourage collaboration as students explore and address urgent environmental challenges through the lens of earth science and engineering.
This collection is made possible in part by Leaving a Positive Legacy, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that combines music and service to make a positive impact on people and the planet.
Sample the Kanye and Katrina: Environmental Racism in New Orleans lesson HERE
Essential Question: What was Hurricane Katrina, and how did Black Americans articulate the frustrations they felt in its aftermath?
Objectives
- Know (knowledge):
- Hurricane Katrina and the governmental response
- Differing opinions Americans had about the disaster and its aftermath
- The history of racism and poverty in New Orleans
- Mastery Objective:
- Students will be able to identify how issues of race and class played a role in the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina by analyzing demographic data and listening to first-hand accounts from hurricane survivors.