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Framework
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Topic outline
Click the linked topics below for additional
resources
| Human
Systems |
| 1. Human well-being and environmental
quality |
a. Interdependence
b. Sustainability |
| 2. Consumption and natural resources |
a. Population -
world population,
exponential growth,
birth/death rate,
age
structure, migration,
historical patterns |
| 3. Effects of natural resource
consumption |
a. Social development - affluence,
health,
culture, economic growth
b. Resource distribution - food/water
distribution, nourishment, wealth gap
c. Waste - reduce, reuse,
recycle, refuse;
toxic waste; pollution
d. Cultural diversity threats
e. Variability - socioeconomic status, race,
culture, ethnicity, etc. |
| 4. Addressing effects |
a. Education -
empowerment of women,
needs hierarchy
b. Political action -
laws,
lobbying,
environmental justice
c. Ecomanagement - trail building,
recycling,
ecosystem restoration
d. Legal action - lawsuits, law enforcement
e. Lifestyle choices - ecological footprint,
consumer choices
f. Community involvement -
service learning,
ecomunicipalities |
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RESOURCES
| Effects of natural resource consumption |
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Natural Resources Extraction (activity)
Source: National Geographic Xpeditions
Web site
This lesson encourages students to think about
where the natural resources we use come from and the processes
by which these resources are extracted. Students also consider
the environmental, cultural, and human rights issues that are
frequently associated with the extraction of natural resources.
They conduct Internet research on specific resources and create
presentations to showcase what they have learned. |
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Life Cycle Diagrams (activity)
Source: Becca Bestul,
Eau Claire Area School District
Activity (MS Word)
Students pick ANY product they use in
everyday life. It's easier if they keep it simple (e.g., instead
of choosing a computer they choose the mouse or a flash drive).
Encourage variety in the class. After choosing a product,
students analyze and explain the environmental impact of the
production of that item while drawing a "life cycle" diagram of
it, then develop a re-engineering plan to reduce pollution costs
without sacrificing commercial appeal. |
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