Programs

Energy Curriculum

Overall Objectives Explain energy issues to parents Identify different energy sources and how they’re used Explain basics of global warming and greenhouse gases Define key terms relating to energy issues Identify and advocate strategies/options for improving energy outlook Identify negative environmental impacts of energy use Identify personal activities that create pollution 7-Week Overview, Objectives by Individual Lesson

Lesson 1

Define energy and identify different forms Class time used to play introductory game, distribute parent letter, get...

Project Curriculum

Project Timeline (6 weeks)

Week 1: Choose project and complete project outline Project Outline Worksheet Week 2: Internet research Research Notes Worksheet Weeks 3-4: Work on experiment/build model/conduct survey Experiment Worksheet...

Water Curriculum

Overall Objectives, SWBAT: Identify how habits relate to food/water consuption/environmental impacts Propose solutions to food/water availability issues Understand general/specific water cycles Name dangerous substances/pollutants in water Identify health issues with water supply Define key terms Evaluate how food relates to environmental resources Module 1: Cycles, SWBAT: Explain/draw a water cycle Follow domestic water from source to wastewater release Identify steps in water preparation Identify steps in wastewater disposal Module 2: Availability/...

BERC Carbon

Interested in more carbon-related events? Then join the newly formed BERC Carbon Community! BERC Carbon is a campus-wide group for anyone interested in all things carbon! We host monthly community meetings where members can share their latest carbon-related: scientific research, policy analyses, startup ideas, etc., as well as organize further carbon events through BERC. So if you want feedback on your latest carbon initiative or are just interested in learning more about the carbon work going on here at Berkeley, please contact Wojciech Osowiecki (...

Cleanweb Berkeley

Cleanweb Berkeley is devoted to hatching and building information technology-based solutions to today’s energy and resource challenges through regular meetups, an annual hackathon, peer mentorship, and group projects.

Affiliated Departments: ERG, CS/EE, Haas, MechEng, and everyone else interested in energy and software questions Established year: 2013 Meeting schedule: For the Fall 2015 semester, meetings will be ad hoc, but kickoff meeting is September 17 at 5:30 in D-Lab (Barrows Hall 3rd Floor). Website:...

Berkeley Water Group

The Berkeley Water Group was formed with the goal of providing a forum in which Berkeley students from different departments can meet, collaborate and discuss the interdisciplinary topics of water, sanitation and hygiene.

The group consists of a range of both undergraduate and graduate students hailing from many different departments. Participants work with Blum projects such as Haath Mein Sehat, the Shuar Health Project and do research in China, India, Mexico and California as well as many other places. The group meets twice a month to network and collaborate on our respective...

China Focus

About us: who we are, what we do, and our missions & values: China Focus is interested in 1) environmental and energy challenges in China, and 2) China’s developments in the environmental- and energy-related sectors. As the world’s fastest growing economy, China is facing many environmental and energy challenges on the road to development, such as air, pollution in major cities, water pollution in rural areas, and chemical explosions at sites. At the same time, China is also one of the world’s leaders in pursuing more sustainable technologies for an innovation-based...

Cal - Renewable and Adaptive Energy (CAL-RAE)

Cal – Renewable and Adaptive Energy (CAL-RAE), is a Berkeley interdisciplinary organization committed to addressing the energy challenges facing communities in the developing world. Currently, more than 2 billion people on the planet live without access to reliable energy services. These individuals are hindered in their ability to participate in activities that provide pathways out of poverty. CAL-RAE is a collaborative setting established to address issues regarding the technical, environmental, economic, and social aspects involved in the design and implementation of resilient and...

Degrowth

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Climate Change and Health IdeaLab (CHIL)

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The Climate Change and Health IdeaLab is a forum for creative thinking and action around the many intersections of climate change and health.

By bringing together students, researchers, practitioners, groups, and projects, we are reshaping the dialogue around climate change and health; and inspiring new policies to significantly mitigate climate change while protecting the health of...