Jakarta is Sinking: The Colonial Roots of Our Climate Crisis

Jakarta is Sinking: The Colonial Roots of Our Climate Crisis

Lesson Objectives:

1. Explore the colonial roots of our climate crisis through the lens of Indonesia's sinking capital city of Jakarta.

2. Learn about the various factors impacting groundwater depletion as well as the state of global water access.

Essential Questions:

1. Why is Jakarta sinking? How does a history of colonialism impact Indigenous Jakartans?

2. How has urbanization contributed to the water cycle? What are these effects on groundwater depletion and access to water?

This lesson plan kit includes:

• One (1) slide deck presentation entitled "Jakarta Is Sinking: The Colonial Roots of Our Climate Crisis "

• "To fix the climate crisis, we must face up to our imperial past" text

• Four (4) reading analysis worksheets

• Jakarta Is Sinking: Water Quiz Kahoot

• How Urbanization Affects the Water Cycle reading & questions

• Global Water Access Activities from Flipside Science

• One (1) sample visual response

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The standards covered in this lesson are: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7

Lesson plan created by Endiya Griffin in partnership with OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates

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