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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
What is Sustainability?
Lesson Description:
In this lesson, students explore the concept of sustainability by participating in a game in which they act as condo development owners collectively drawing from the same reservoir. They learn about the sustainability of natural cycles, and how human activity designed to meet present-day needs can interfere with those cycles and be unsustainable.
Objectives
• Students will summarize how nature’s cycles work and why they are sustainable.
• Students will explain how human activity can be unsustainable.
• Students will develop a definition of sustainability that incorporates both words and visuals.
In this lesson, students explore the concept of sustainability by participating in a game in which they act as condo development owners collectively drawing from the same reservoir. They learn about the sustainability of natural cycles, and how human activity designed to meet present-day needs can interfere with those cycles and be unsustainable.
Objectives
• Students will summarize how nature’s cycles work and why they are sustainable.
• Students will explain how human activity can be unsustainable.
• Students will develop a definition of sustainability that incorporates both words and visuals.
Lesson Type:
- Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
- Climate Change
- Water
- Waste Reduction
GEF Program Category:
- Sustainable Water Challenge
Time Needed:
60-90 minutes
60-90 minutes
Materials Needed:
- Handout: Cycle of Materials (class set)
- Transparency: Reservoir Game
- Sticky notes (four or five pads of 100 sheets)
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation
Green Education Foundation
School or Group:
GEF
GEF
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Math
