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Weeks 1-4

Learning Outcomes:

2.1 discuss the concept of sustainable development

2.2 appreciate how differences in social position and power in society affects capacity for action 

2.5  investigate the effectiveness of a climate or sustainability action in a school-based or local setting 

3.2  explore the demands and achievements of climate justice movements

3.3  describe the origins and intentions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

1.9 describe how a chosen local ecosystem and human wellbeing are interdependent

3.4. define the following concepts in relation to communications on climate change: • misinformation • disinformation • greenwashing 

(ALT 1 to be included)

Prior Knowledge: CSPE, TY Course, Geography (SDGs)

                            Science - Biology

Learning Experiences: 

• Visual Stimuli to promote discussion.

• Research policies & role play in a debate regarding sustainable practices

• Research an SDG, for evidence of sustainable practice in the past 5 years. Split the group to local and global examples. Include successful and unsuccessful examples.

• Presentation of above findings

• ‘Would I Lie to You’ - groups of three, Students will be blindly assigned examples of organisations’ greenwashing, misinformation, and genuinely progressive to research and present. The class then deciphers which is which. A point system with winners.

• Place-Based Visits (Tidy-towns, Green School Committee, Local Park)

• Place-mats

• Stay and Stray

Gathering Evidence of Student Learning:

• Questioning, Higher Order and Lower Order

• Open-end Questioning

• Blooket/Quizziz

• Summative Assessments (Papers Pending)

• Presentations

Resources: 

Videos

Policies

Company Manifestos/Ethos online