Sustainable development

1. How sustainable are you?

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Define sustainability

• Explain what makes someones life sustainable

Resources

• Lesson on how sustainable are you

• Lifestyles sheet (to be completed)

• Sustainable activities sheet (to be completed)

2. Resources and their sustainability

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Consider how resource use has an impact on sustainability

• Identify resources which are renewable and non-renewable

• Evaluate different resources

Resources

• Lesson on resources

• Energy match up sheet (to be completed)

• Evaluating energy types sheet (to be completed)

• Energy sources (information sheet)

3. Sustainable homes and cities

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Identify ways in which homes can be made more sustainable 

• Explain how cities can become more sustainable

• Evaluate Masdar City

Resources

• Lesson on sustainable homes and cities

• House outline sheet (to be completed)

4. Sustainable food

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Consider how food production can be unsustainable

• Explain how food production could be made more sustainable 

• Evaluate the benefits of sustainable food

Resources

• Lesson on sustainable food

• Sustainable food options table (to be completed)

• Sustainable food (information sheet)

5. Fairtrade

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Understand the system of Fairtrade and how it is sustainable

• Explain how Fairtrade benefits farmers in LICs

Resources

• Lesson on Fairtrade

• Fairtrade sheet (to be completed)

• The benefits of Fairtrade (information sheet)

6. Waste disposal

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Understand the key sustainability issues with waste

• Know the terms 'throwaway' and 'consumer' society

• Describe and evaluate the 3 methods of waste disposal

Resources

• Lesson on waste disposal

• Waste disposal sheet (to be completed)

• Waste disposal options (information sheet)

7. Plastics

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Understand the problem of plastic 

• Explain why plastic has ended up in our oceans 

• Explain the impact plastic has on the ocean

• Consider the unsustainability of global waste management

Resources

• Lesson on plastics in our oceans

• Sources of plastic pollution sheet (to be completed)

• Impacts of plastic pollution sheet (to be completed)

• Video - question sheet (to be completed)

8. Fashion

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Describe the globalised nature of the clothing industry

• Explain the sustainability issues of fashion on the environment and people

Resources

• Lesson on fashion

• Mapping activity sheet (to be completed)

• Video - question sheet (to be completed)

• Impacts of global fashion sheet (to be completed)

9. Ecological footprint

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Describe what an ecological footprint is

• Calculate the size of your ecological footprint

• Consider the best ways to reduce the size of an ecological footprint

Resources

• Lesson on ecological footprints

• Challenges of a growing population sheet (to be completed)

• Measuring my ecological footprint sheet (to be completed)

10. Revision

By the end of this lesson you will:

• Revise the key aspects of the sustainable development unit

Resources

• Lesson to support revision of sustainable development unit

• Core knowledge match up sheet (to be completed)

• Revision mat (to be completed)