Our goal for this project was to emulate the different ways of knowing that we have 

explored as a class throughout this quarter. As we discussed how we would approach the project, 

all of us saw these ways of knowing as lenses through which we could view a central issue. As a 

group, we chose to focus on climate change, a multifaceted, complicated issue that is best 

addressed from many disciplines. We wrote opposing worldview opinion pieces, conducted an 

interview with a historical figure, wrote a children's story and poem accompanied by illustrations, 

created a map to show the geography and culture of climate change, and designed a quiz to 

exercise philosophical methods when addressing climate change. Though these individual pieces 

may seem a bit disjointed at first glance, they are brought together by the overarching issue. But 

most importantly, we have learned that there are a multitude of ways to look at any 

topic. This passage both sums up our goal for this project and the class as a whole: “knowledge has 

social life, and its movements and transformations must be addressed. To know is to engage.” We have engaged these different ways of knowing to gain a deeper understanding of climate change.

 

Follow this link to see our background work for this project. The folder includes our planning process and various rough drafts for the content of the website.

https://drive.google.com/a/uw.edu/folderview?id=0B7kivAfS4pPhckFGWk5waFpET1k&usp=sharing