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We Can't Do Without Energy by admin — last modified 18-07-2008 21:56
This lesson attempts to show how the exploitation of energy resources and energy production has a negative impact on the environment by familiarising students with renewable energy sources, and to develop skills for critical evaluation of their advantages and disadvantages; highlighting means of economical and effective exploitation and usage of power through debate, brainstorming, group work, game, video presentation
People and Automobiles by admin — last modified 18-07-2008 21:56
This lesson brings an understand the negative effects of transport on the environment by learning more about possibilities for improving the environmental friendliness of cars through technical and organisational means through lecture, discussion, field work, brainstorming, video presentation
Making Industry Greener by admin — last modified 18-07-2008 21:56
This lesson helps students search for ways to make industrial activity more friendly to the environment; and helps students realise the important role of the individual in this process through lecture, discussion, video presentation, brainstorming
Agriculture - From Grain to Bread by admin — last modified 18-07-2008 21:56
This lesson shows the role, history and traditions in human culture connected with bread by acquainting students with the types of bread and the grain plants used to prepare it and explaining the role of whole-meal bread and pastries through discussion, reading, art lesson, video presentation
Oh, My Forest! Oh, My Beauty! by admin — last modified 18-07-2008 21:56
This lesson helps enrich students’ knowledge of the functions and importance of forests by drawing students’ attention to the dangers to the environment caused by exploiting forests for economic purposes and relaxation through lectures, discussion, brainstorming, video presentation
Tourist Invasion by admin — last modified 18-07-2008 21:56
This lesson helps students learn about the harm that tourism can inflict on the environment by learning to tread lightly on the environment during an excursion into nature through observation and discussion
Description: The Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program and the Toyota Social Contributions Fund have helped produce the Green Pack for use by teachers and students. This program aims to increase the individual capacity of present and future environmental trainers and teachers and to support the development of institutions and programs for environmental capacity building and education. For more information, please visit http://greenpack.rec.org
Resource Type: Teaching Programs/Unit
Curriculum:
Learning Areas: arts  cross  english  hsie  languages  maths  science  technology 
Keywords: Ecology
Parks and Tourism
Consumption
Agriculture and Permaculture
Globalisation
Built Environment
Policy and Research
Biodiversity and Ecology
Air
Water and Marine
Sustainability
Chemicals
Community and Society
Waste and Resource Recovery
Climate and Weather
Technology
Energy
Transport
Education and Professional Learning
State: Outcomes:
Stages: secondary Notes:
Years: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Resource links:
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University of New South Wales Faculty of the Built Environment Teach Sustainability Environmental Trust University of New South Wales Faculty of the Built Environment The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Teach Sustainability