GRADE 7 EMSTOPIC: SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

Learning Objective

Learning Outcomes – By the end of the lesson the learner should be able

• Understand what is sustainable Development

• Distinguish between sustainable and un-sustainable actions

• Think about how we can change things in the future.

Definition :

• What is sustainable development?

• You are allowed to use your cell-phone to search the meaning of this concept.

Define sustainable development

• Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Sustainable development

The goal of sustainable development is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life, without compromising the quality of life of future generations.

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What are our needs?

Food Water

Fresh air Waste Treatment

Our needs

Our focus will be on:

• Social sustainability (in the society).

• Sustainability in Businesses.

You!!!!!

• list of 3 things you do that have a negative impact on the environment

 

• For each thing you do, how does it impact environment and what can you do to reduce the impact on the environment (make it more sustainable)

For example:

1. I throw out all of my rubbish instead of recycling.

2. The negative impact on the environment this has is that a lot of landfill is created. To reduce this impact I could start to recycle.

Can you write down 5 things which make this house sustainable?

Can you think about how this house is sustainable?

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ID

Recycling Bins

Photovoltaic cells

Double Glazed Windows

Solar Power

Loft Insulation

Wind Turbine

Compost Heap

Water Conservation Tank

Cavity Wall Insulation

Sustainable Development Planning Goals…

In order for a house to be classed as sustainable it must:

• Be designed and constructed using materials which reduce impacts on the environment.

• Produce a living space which allows for natural light and heat energy to be used.

• Provide private outside space which is easily linked to public green areas.

Activity

• Every individual has the responsibility to act as a sustainable citizens.

• As demonstrated in the picture.

• Identify ways in which your home is acting in a sustainable manner.

Sustainable businesses

• Search on the internet for different sustainable development behaviours which can be implemented by various businesses.

Sustainability in Businesses

• On the previous lesson you were required to search the internet for sustainability in society and businesses, today we will focus on sustainability in businesses with regards to transportation, operation

• http://doingbusinessinbirmingham.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Energy+and+Water

Activity 2

• Identify and write down how your school is following the sustainable development goals, if not use the knowledge you have gained suggest ways.

Assignments

• Our school does not have recycling bins, which means its not following a simple sustainable development.

• For an assignment the class will choice five learners who will go to the nearest municipality office to request for three recycling bins for [ Plastics, Cans and paper]

Previously!!!

• Previously you where instructed to search on how various businesses follow the sustainable development goal.

• As we have learnt on the different measures businesses use you are required to complete an assignment.

A research assignment.

• In groups of six visiting different business (each group should visit a particular business) in the community to research on how they follow the sustainable development goal.

Finally!!!

• After you completed the group research, in groups you are required to make a video whereby you report on your research findings.

• On the video report on how the business you visited as group, follow the sustainable development goal

Continuing...

• In case the business your group choose does not follow any sustainable goal, using the information you gained you have to educate the business on how to follow a sustainable development goal.