Unit 1: Starting up

Inspired Leadership

Main idea 1: Focus on Beliefs

Supporting idea 1: The great leaders focus on what they

believe.

Supporting idea 2: Organizations can inspire followers by

focusing on beliefs.

Main idea 2: Not all leaders inspire

Supporting idea 1: We make choices based on why

companies and individuals do what they do.

Supporting idea 2: We follow those who lead, not for

them but for ourself.

UNIT 2 : FRAGILE FORESTS

Trouble For The Air Plants

Main idea 1 : The mysterious canopy

– High up in the canopy layer has a special group of plants called

epiphytes

– There are over 28,000 species of epiphytes , and mosses are the
most common types.

– Epiphytes absorb water and nutrients from the atmosphere.

Main idea 2 : Clinging to life

– Humans have destroyed many rain forests to make room for
agriculture and other activities.
– The mosses take a long time to regenerate.
Main idea 3 : Reconnecting people
– Innovative projects have been developed to reconnect people with
trees.
– The importance of epiphytes and the world’s forest canopies.
UNIT 3 : BRIGHT IDEAS
BIG PROBLEMS, SIMPLE SOLUTIONS

Main idea 1 : Liquid lenses

– A solution for many people who need eyeglasses, but not enough
eye doctors : Adjust your own eyeglasses.
– Making it easier for people to see better.
Main idea 2 : Fuel briquettes
– Smoke from indoor cooking kills more 2 milion children each year.
– Amy Smith discovered a way to make safe cooking fuel.
– Safe cooking fuel can increase a famer’s income by 500$ a month.
Main idea 3: Disaster shelters
– Over 31 million people worldwide lose their homes every year due
to natural disasters.
– The shelters are very portable – you can stack them like paper cups
to transport them easily.