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Unit 3: CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ENVIRONMENTS (Related Concepts…
Unit 3: CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ENVIRONMENTS
Related Concepts
Causality
The relation between a cause and its effect or between regularly correlated events or phenomena.
Sustainability
Synonyms/Definition
Durable/Infinite
Beneficial to nature/Not harmful to our surroundings
Maintain or Balance in environment
SYSTEM
Examples
Replacement of Petrol with CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)
Terrace farming
Connection to previous units
Ethical
changes and sustainable practices can lead to sustainability
Management
Examples
Reducing consumption of Electricity, Water, etc.
Plant trees
Buy Fair-trade products
As fair trade products are made with sustainable practices and if supported, will result in sustainability
Intervention
Definition of Intervention and connection to unit
: To take part in something so as to change/alter the result. This connects to our unit, as intervening can change or make our surroundings sustainable through sustainable practices and ethical decisions regarding issues of Global Climate change.
Connection of Management to our unit:
Management can mean to manage use of resources, and if managed ethically, it can affect our surroundings greatly.
ATLs (Approaches to Learning)
Self Management Skills
Plan short and long-term assignments; meet deadlines
For assessments
Researching skills
Collect, record, and verify data
Present information in a variety of formats
Select and evaluate sources of information
Assessments
Evaluating sources of information in order to help us in assessments and know whether it is trustworthy/reliable or not, for instance when convincing World leader or tourists, reliable information is required
Data plays a major role in order to convince people to take actions, and this can be done by collecting data and verifying its reliability
Presenting our research and final product in different formats, such as Vlog and rant (speaking in an angry way in order to persuade your audience.
Key Concept - Change
Connecting to the statement of inquiry, changes can be made by us in order to make our surroundings sustainable.
Statement of Inquiry
OUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT RESULT IN CHANGE WHICH CAN BE INFLUENCED BY SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
The statement of inquiry means that our contributions to the environment impact our surroundings greatly, so we should adopt sustainable practices in order to solve Global issues, such as Climate change, in less amount of time, instead of harming and polluting nature for our own benefit.
Examples of Sustainable Practices are shown alongside
3R's: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
Wind Turbine
Wind turbine is an example of Sustainable Practice, as it uses wind power/energy for generating electricity, being renewable and infinite.
Dams
Building dams is an example of sustainable practices, as it uses water to make hydroelectric energy, which is renewable, infinite and sustainable.
Global Context: Globalization and Sustainability
Globalization
Interactions between people or Countries to make us unified.
Connections to our unit
Interactions between people and Governments could lead to changes in our practices and result in sustainable surroundings.
Unit questions
Conceptual
How can sustainable living benefit environments and communities?
Debatable
How responsible do I need to be as a global citizen?
Factual
How does tourism affect environments?
What are the causes and consequences of global climate change?
In what ways can alternative energy sources benefit environments and communities?
Unit Contexts
Sustainable Tourism
Vang Vieng Case Study
Being mindful about the actions taken by one as a tourist or going to places with sustainable practices (as a tourist).
Global Climate Change
Our responsibility, and our governments’ responsibility, to our environment. Sustainable energy VLOG
Assessments
Rant!
Description of this assessment:
Convince a group of potential tourists that they either should or should not travel to a certain destination.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rLKD6iJe1rcnac18neoBNxF0v4fO6o6KA6FOwuPCh4o/edit#
Vlog
Description of this assessment: Convince a world leader to implement a sustainable energy strategy.
Details
VLOG
Recommended [Resources]
Before the Flood
Sustainable Energy
Energy which is infinite/durable and does not harm the environment (Could be beneficial).
