Topic 1—Foundations of environmental systems and societies

(16 hours)

1.1 Environmental value systems

1.2 Systems and models

1.3 Energy and equilibria

1.4 Sustainability

1.5 Humans and pollution

Starter Activity:

Follow the instructions to divide the population of the class into a proportionate representation of the global population distribution on land masses.

Use your string to layout an outline of your landmass and with the populations standing inside it.

You will be given food, water and wealth according to your proportion of the global usage.

Questions to discuss:

• What do you notice?
• What is 'fair' or 'unfair'?
• What questions does this activity make you want to ask?