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Title	MIT Course	Preview	Type of Activity	Instructional Approach	Content Area	SDG
Methane Leaks Field trip	Climate Action Hands-On: Harnessing Science with Communities to Cut Carbon	Objective: Hands-on field activity collecting data on real-word methane leaks from natural gas infrastructure in Cambridge and Somerville MA. Familiarize two sets of 5–8 participants with the tools and methods.	Field Trip	Place-Based Learning	Communities	SDG 15 - Life on Land
Methane Leaks Hackathon	Climate Action Hands-On: Harnessing Science with Communities to Cut Carbon	Objective: Participants get practical background on methane leaks, and initial hands-on experience with the tools for detecting leaks, measuring the volume of gas released from a leak, and tracking and visualizing leaks.	Hackathon	Experiential Learning	Communities	SDG 15 - Life on Land
Midterm Exam	Sustainability: Political Economy, Science, and Policy	The purpose of this mid-term is for you to: Show your grasp of the challenges in this course Demonstrate your understanding of the reading assignments and relationship to the seminar discussions Show understanding of sustainability issues at this point, and on this basis Obtain some feedback from the instructor as relevant It would be useful to outline your answers before actually writing. Since you will demonstrate familiarity with the assigned readings, please feel free to draw from materials across various weeks - as needed.	Exam	Other	Political Science	SDG 15 - Life on Land
Midterm Exam	Environmental Policy and Economics	Midterm Exam for the course Environmental Policy and Economics.	Problem Set	Other	Economics	SDG 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth
Midterm Exam	Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics	Midterm exam for Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics fluid dynamics	Problem Set	Other	Fluid Dynamics	SDG 15 - Life on Land
Mini-Project: Affordable Rainwater Harvesting System	D-Lab II: Design	The goal of the Mini Project is to design an affordable rainwater harvesting system that is made up of several small storage units that can be fit with attachments for drinking, cooking, hand washing and irrigation (and possibly other applications too). We will have a chance to experiment with some of the technologies that may influence the design (SODIS water bags, tippy tap hand washers and IDE drip irrigation kits) in class Ses #4.	Project	Experiential Learning	Design	SDG 15 - Life on Land
My Energy Essay (Assignment 1)	Environmental Technologies in Buildings	In this first assignment you are invited to reflect about your past and envision your future building energy use.	Paper	Other	Architecture	SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
National Environmental Policy-making	Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning	Given what you have read in Unit 1 and what we have discussed in class, provide the simplest model you can of national environmental policy-making for any country you choose.	Paper	Place-Based Learning	Urban Studies	SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
Negotiation Exercise	The Art and Science of Negotiation	Throughout the course you will participate in role-playing negotiation exercises. You will be assigned a role, partnered with one or more other students, given a case with instructions and confidential information, and asked to prepare and negotiate.	Other	Experiential Learning	Negotiation	SDG 16 - Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Ocean and Climate	Climate Physics and Chemistry	Problem set focused on paleoclimate from the course Climate Physics and Chemistry.	Problem Set	Other	Chemistry, Physics	SDG 14 - Life Below Water

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