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2025 Week 1 Session
Introduction to Climate Change

Week 1 Curriculum

Welcome to Week 1 of the CoT Program. We are excited to have Jr. CoT Teens, CoT Teens, and CoT Facilitators joining us for a third year!  This page contains the program curriculum for the Week 1 session. This week's session will focus on providing an overview of CoT and and introduce climate change, the greenhouse effect, and the science behind the phenomena. Teen Members are strongly encouraged to pay close attention to the CoT Intro and Learning Videos.

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Objectives: The objectives of this session are to:

  • Introduce members to the Center of Transformation (CoT) and provide an overview of the 10-week program, final project competition, Jr. CoT celebration, and invitations to the CoT Summit.

  • Provide a basic understanding of climate change, greenhouse gases, why climate change is important, and how it affects us all.

  • ​Organize teens into project teams and choose a project team name.

  • Complete the online Teen Registration Form (if not already complete).

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Resources:

  • Week 1 Facilitator Handbook Excerpt: Here

  • Project Team Worksheet: Here

  • Teen Registration Online Form (all teens must register for CoT): Here

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Weekly Activity #1
Choose a Project Team Name

Weekly Activity

Teens at each club or site will work together as part of a team. Each team should:

Weekly Activity #2
Kahoot! Game Competition

The first, second, and third place winners will win a prize.
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Teens will compete against each other to  demonstrate their knowledge on the Center of Transformation and Climate Change. There are 20 questions. The goal is to answer the most questions correctly and the fastest will get the most points.  Top three winners will receive a prize.

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1. Download the Kahoot! App or go to the website: https://Kahoot.it or use the QR Code.

2 Enter the Game Pin (provided by your Facilitator).

3. Enter your First name (required to win a prize). No nicknames!

4. Play the game. Good luck!

5. Winners: Each CoT Facilitator should email the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner names online at: https://forms.office.com/r/PCna8RjjVu.

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Wrap-up

  1. Facilitator: Session Debrief Questions:

    • What was one new thing you learned about the Center of Transformation? 

    • What was one new thing you learned about climate change?

    • Did you know that how we handle food affects the climate?

  2. Teens:

   3. Facilitator:

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