Sustainability program

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Sustainability - What is it?

Lesson Purpose

What – Introduce the concept of Sustainability – what does this mean?
Use the interactive whiteboard to show how students will practice living sustainably while at the Centre by reducing - Waste – they will sort, compost, reuse, recycle and therefore minimize the waste sent to landfill. Water – they will minimize their water use through having short showers. Energy – they will minimize their energy consumption by turning off unnecessary lights and electrical devices.
Understand the need to preserve and care for the biodiversity of the local area.

Time Needed

20-30 mins

Year Levels

Year 4 - 7

Instructor

TEEC Staff Member

Australian Curriculum

During the course of this activity it may be possible to target a number of the "Content Descriptions" across year levels five to seven.

Year 4

Science
Science Understanding
Biological sciences Living things have life cycles. Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive.
Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and development of science Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships. Use and influence of science Scientific knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions.

HASS
Unit 2 : Sustainable use of places The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people. The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably. The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability.

HASS

Unit 2 : Sustainable use of places

The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people.
The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably.
The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability.

Year 5

Science
Science Understanding
Biological sciences Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
Science as a Human Endeavour
Use and influence of science Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions.

HASS
Unit 1 : People and the environment The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places The environment and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them. Unit 5 : Australian communities of the future The difference between needs and wants and why choices need to be made about how limited resources are used. Types of resources (natural, human, capital) and the ways societies use them to stisfy the needs and wants of present and future generations. Influences on consumer choices and methods that can be used to make informed personal consumer and financial choices.

HASS

Unit 1 : People and the environment

The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places
The environment and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them.

Unit 5 : Australian communities of the future

The difference between needs and wants and why choices need to be made about how limited resources are used.
Types of resources (natural, human, capital) and the ways societies use them to stisfy the needs and wants of present and future generations.
Influences on consumer choices and methods that can be used to make informed personal consumer and financial choices.

Year 6

Science
Science Understanding
Biological sciences The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment. Earth and space sciences Sudden geological changes and extreme weather events can affect Earth’s surface.
Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and development of science Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions. Use and influence of science Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions.

HASS
Unit 3 : Australia in a diverse world Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world. Unit 5 : Making decisions to benefit my community How the concept of opportunity cost involves choices about the alternative use of resources and the need to consider trade-offs. The effect that consumer and financial decisions can have on the individual, the broader community and the environment.

HASS

Unit 3 : Australia in a diverse world

Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world.

Unit 5 : Making decisions to benefit my community

How the concept of opportunity cost involves choices about the alternative use of resources and the need to consider trade-offs.
The effect that consumer and financial decisions can have on the individual, the broader community and the environment.

Year 7

Science

Science Understanding

Biological sciences

Classification helps organise the diverse group of organisms.
Interactions between organisms, including the effects of human activities can be represented by food chains and food webs.

Earth and space sciences

Some of earth's resources are renewable, including water that cycles through the environment, but others are non-renewable.

Science as a Human Endeavour

Nature and development of science

Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures.

Use and influence of science

Solutions to contemporary issues that are found using science and technology, may impact on other areas of society and may involve ethical considerations.
People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity.

HASS

Unit 3 : Water in the world

The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource.
The quantity and variability of Australia's water resources compared with other continents.

Unit 4 : Analysing liveability

The influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places.

Geography
Geographical Knowledge and Understanding Unit 1 : Water in the world The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource. The quantity and variability of Australia's water resources compared with other continents. The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa. Unit 2 : Place and liveability The influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places. The strategies used to enhance the liveability of places, especially for young people, including examples from Australia and Europe.

Geography

Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

Unit 1 : Water in the world

The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource.
The quantity and variability of Australia's water resources compared with other continents.
The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa.

Unit 2 : Place and liveability

The influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places.
The strategies used to enhance the liveability of places, especially for young people, including examples from Australia and Europe.

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