The Environmental Protection Agency often doesn't register as a critical government function, but the EPA works to protect communities. Using video segments from Scott Pruitt's confirmation hearing, a Barack Obama speech on the agency's work and an interview with a Nixon administration official, learners consider its impact. Then, they decide: What is the current role for this agency?

Concepts

environmental safety, environmental stewardship, the presidency of richard nixon, richard nixon, barack obama, the 1970s

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Create discussion questions based on the video segments and news reports on current environmental policy

Classroom Considerations

• Create a free account or gain access using the credentials username: students, and password: C-SPANCLASSROOM to view the four video segments
• Video links to related curated videos

Pros

• Videos highlight various political perspectives
• Segments are short and easy to add to instruction

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10