Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on the relationships and connections between people, across boundaries, and with the environment shape societies.
    • We are FOCUSING on how living things are impacted by humans and natural occurrences.
    • We are FOCUSING on how people use resources sustainably and unsustainably.



    Wednesday 22nd June

    Learning Objective: To understand the significance of World Overshoot Day.

    Success Criteria: 

    • • To understand what an ecological footprint is.
    • • To identify the positive and negative effects on our ecological footprint.
    • • To utilise the thinking hats approach to decide if we should do something about World Overshoot Day.


    Starter

    Look at the slide below. 



    Take a  minute to think about the correct answer.

    You should be able to justify it. Share your ideas with a partner or with the rest of the class. 


    Main Activities

    What Is an Ecological Footprint?

    Introduce what an ecological footprint is. Open the World Overshoot Day Factsheet in Google Classroom. Watch the videos on Google Classroom and fill in their sheet with any information that you think might help them formulate an opinion about this statement.


    Card Sort

    In this activity, students will consider the positive and negative effects on our ecological footprint. Distribute the Ecological Footprint

    Card Sort and ask them to sort the cards into the two categories (positive and negative effects on our ecological footprint).

    What Is the Significance of World Overshoot Day?

    Use the PowerPoint to explain what World Overshoot Day is and how it is significant for the future of the planet. For more context, students may watch the videos on Google Classroom.

    Fill in their World Overshoot Day Fact Sheet whilst watching the videos.


    Thinking Hats

    Consider the statement ‘We should try to do something to prevent World Overshoot Day.’ In groups of five, share a copy of the Thinking Hats Activity Sheet. Each person in your group will have a different thinking hat and different set of questions. You should only answer the questions for your thinking hat.