Sustainability
The Story of Solutions
Introduce the concepts of consumerism and sustainability. The Story of Solutions (see the video below) encourages us as consumers to think about one thing we could do differently to ensure a sustainable approach. After viewing the video students can create a flow chart about the 'Story of Solutions' and how we could change something to make business more sustainable.
Introduce the concepts of consumerism and sustainability. The Story of Solutions (see the video below) encourages us as consumers to think about one thing we could do differently to ensure a sustainable approach. After viewing the video students can create a flow chart about the 'Story of Solutions' and how we could change something to make business more sustainable.
Think of a product
- What would you change to make it sustainable?
Past, Present and Future Model
Students can illustrate a past, present and futures model of how resources are used:
- In the past,
- If resources are used at the same rate in the present
- If things either do or don't change - what might the future look like?
Students can illustrate a past, present and futures model of how resources are used:
- In the past,
- If resources are used at the same rate in the present
- If things either do or don't change - what might the future look like?
Budgeting: Mykidsbank.org - Assessment for Learning
Use the link above to teach students about financial literacy.
Tying it all Together...
Summative Assessment Task
Students can do further research on a key question tailored to the group based on current affairs in their own community and present their learning in the form of a lapbook. The key question could cover concepts like human resources, natural resources, capital resources, consumerism, sustainability, scarcity, trade, import/export and supply and demand.