Section outline

  • Kia ora...students and welcome to term 2.I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready to kick start this term. Our learning context  is Sustainability with links to environmental and developmental issues in NZ with comparisons to other countries. 

    swire 1


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Brainstorm what is sustainability
    • Create a word bank and definition bank  that links with sustainability, the environment and development
    • To review The UN sustainable goals and link these to NZ 
    • Watch the Environmental documentary 2050, with discussions that follow

    Activities:

    1. Using mind-map or coogle .com, brainstorm words, ideas images that link with Sustainability. Ideas include problems, impacts and  solutions that are sustainable. eg Global warming-flooding- recycling
    2. Review and understand the 3 pillars of sustainability:sustainability
    4. Connecting the image and video to human development and the consequences onto the environment eg population growth, housing increase and  demand on natural resources.
    5. To work in a table team and review the case of New Zealand: brainstorm and list current environmental problems due to climatic conditions and or human activities.Support your idea with one new paper article as evidence.

    Homework:
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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS that link with sustainability
    • We are EXPLORING...what are the 17 UN sustainable Goals and how these link with NZ
    • We are EXPLORING...the various environmental issues that are found in NZ