Episode 1: Dry Season
Harrison Ford goes to Indonesia to investigate how the world's appetite for palm oil has inadvertently created one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Back in the U.S., Don Cheadle meets a climate scientist and Evangelical Christian, with a very different explanation for the Texas drought. And Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas L. Friedman travels to Syria, examining how climate change can be a stress point in a volatile political situation. Series premiere.
Episode 1 Videos
Agents of Change for Episode 1: Dry Season
Careers for Episode 1: Dry Season
Writer's Corner Exercises for Episode 1: Dry Season
- Deforestation
- Local Park
- Protecting Natural Areas
- Religion & Ecology
- Water Department
- Water Scarcity
Middle School Activities for Episode 1: Dry Season
- Stories MS-1: Last Stand, Pray for Rain, Preacher’s Daughter
- Materials MS-1
- Vocabulary MS-1
- Prerequisite Knowledge MS-1
- Engage MS-1
- Explore MS-1
- Explain MS-1
- Elaborate MS-1
- Evaluate MS-1
- Taking Actions and Designing Solutions MS-1
- Writer’s Corner MS-1
- Agents of Change MS-1
- Careers MS-1
- Resources and Links MS-1
- Standards MS-1
- PDF Lesson Plan MS-1
High School Activities for Episode 1: Dry Season
- Stories HS-1: Last Stand, Pray for Rain, Climate Wars
- Materials HS-1
- Vocabulary HS-1
- Prerequisite Knowledge HS-1
- Engage HS-1
- Explore HS-1
- Explain HS-1
- Elaborate HS-1
- Evaluate HS-1
- Taking Actions and Designing Solutions HS-1
- Writer’s Corner HS-1
- Agents of Change HS-1
- Careers HS-1
- Resources and Links HS-1
- Standards HS-1
- PDF Lesson Plan HS-1