CJUSTICE Curriculum by Discipline

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CJUSTICE stands for Climate Justice in Undergraduate STEM Incorporating Civic Engagement.  We work with educators, helping them to weave climate justice and civic engagements across the curriculum,  with a special emphasis on STEM.   

Particulate Matter Impact on the Lungs and on Communities (Jason Fuller, Bellevue College, WA) 

Investigating Climate Change Impacts on Human Health with a Civic Lens (Nancy Lane, Bellevue College, WA) 

The Impacts of Climate Change on x̌əpayac (Western Redcedar) and the Social Justice Implications for Indigenous Culture (Kristen Harrison, Tacoma Community College, WA) 

Ocean Acidification in a General Chemistry Laboratory Experiment: Scientific Data and Indigenous Knowledge (Jessica Pikul, North Seattle College, WA) 

A Case Study of Climate, Justice, and Water Chemistry in Upper Klamath Lake for an Introductory Chemistry Course (Carol Higginbotham, Central Oregon Community College, OR) 

Research Project on Pollutants in Sacrifice Zones for Chemistry Courses: The Role of Industry, Governments, Local Communities, and Scientists (Mandana Ehsanipour, North Seattle College, WA) 

Food for Thought: Connecting Ocean Acidification to Global Food Scarcity (Alissa Matus, Fullerton Community College, CA) 

Transitioning to Renewable Fuels: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Grady Blacken, Bellevue College, WA) 

Carbon Dioxide Birthday (Heather Price, North Seattle College, WA) 

Climate Justice and Health Impacts of Methane (so-called Natural Gas) in General or Introductory Chemistry (Heather Price, North Seattle College, WA) 

Systems Thinking and Civic Engagement for Climate Justice in General Chemistry: CO2 and PM 2.5 Pollution from Coal Combustion (Sonya Doucette, Bellevue College, WA) 

Salmon, Pacific Northwest Tribes, and the Discovery of 6PPD in Organic Chemistry (Jennie Mayer, Bellevue College, WA) 

Bridging Computer Science and Sustainable Transportation for an Equitable Green Future (Fatma Serce, Bellevue College, WA) 

Using Case Studies, Mind mapping, and Social Media to Explore Climate Justice and Build Science Communication Skills (Woody Mose, Highline Community College, WA) 

Spatial Inequities of Heat Impacts in Portland Oregon: Examining Climate Justice Solutions through Civic Engagement in Environmental Science (Taryn Oakley, Portland Community College, OR) 

Connecting Climate Change and Environmental (Un)Justice: Food Security, Water Quality, and Air Pollution Case Studies in Environmental Science (Brian Saunders, South Seattle College, WA) 

Waste Not, Want Not: Food Waste and Recovery for Food Security (Jennifer Kovacs, Agnes Scott College, GA) 

Studying the Social/Cultural, Environmental, and Economic Impacts of Flooding on Chehalis River Basin Communities in a Geology Course (Michelle Harris, Centralia College, WA) 

Climate Justice, Life Expectancy, and Gender Disparities in Intermediate Algebra (Tatiana Mihaylova, Bellevue College, WA) 

Exploring Sea Level Rise in Algebra and Pre-Calculus: Learning About Affected Communities, Creating Mathematical Models, and Practicing Mathematical Communication Skills (Mathi Radhakrishnan, Bellevue College, WA) 

Using Introductory Statistics Concepts to Understand Health Effects of Airborne Emissions from a Louisiana Petrochemical Facility (Danielle Jacobson, Bellevue College, WA) 

Clearing the Air through Climate Justice and Civic Engagement (Jessica Wang, Bellevue College, WA)

Redlining Practices of the 1930s Leading to the Effects of Extreme Heat Waves Today (Tracy Fields, Bellevue College, WA)  

Human Health and Particulate Pollution in Wildfire Smoke: Fluid Flow and Wind Velocity Vectors in Physics (John Schaub, South Puget Sound Community College, WA) 

A Transportation Justice Project for a College Physics Class (Tim Winchester, Bellevue College, WA) 

Motivation and Influence in Taking Climate Action (Melissa Grinley, South Seattle College, WA) 

The Food We Eat Can Have a Positive Impact on Climate Justice (Deepti Karkhanis, Bellevue College, WA)