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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
| Addressing effects - Lifestyle choices - consumer
choices |
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Consumer Consequences (web activity)
Source: American Public Media
Web site
This interactive web site piques the interests
of students by having them examine their lifestyle choices. The
"game" eventually shows them on the number of earths it would to
take to support their kind of lifestyle on a planetary scale. |
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Food, Farming & Community (activities)
Source: Michigan State University Museum
http://www.foodfarmingandcommunity.org
This site
provides a reader's theater and a six-part curriculum that
builds understanding and engages students in dialogue about
local food and the importance of sustainable practices. |
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Food for a Healthy Planet (web site)
Source:
Practical Action
Web site
This is a good site for ideas on teaching about
food choices. It was created for elementary students in the UK
but the basic concepts can be transferred and activities
adapted. Topics include: where food comes from, what others eat,
how far food travels, and local/organic options. |
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Glatfelter Interactive (Paper) Mill Tour
(interactive video)
Source: Glatfelter
Web site
This is an excellent overview of the complete
papermaking process from forest to finished product. Includes
information on forest certification programs, use of biofuels,
and environmental considerations. Good for generating discussion
on the use of natural resources, environmental
impacts/considerations, and product awareness. |
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The Story of Stuff (video)
Source:
Annie Leonard
Web site
(free download)
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute video that
takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the real
costs of our consumer driven culture—from resource extraction to
iPod incineration. Leonard examines the real costs of
extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal.
The Story of Stuff examines how economic policies of the
post-World War II era ushered in notions of “planned
obsolescence” and “perceived obsolescence” —and how these
notions are still driving much of the U.S. and global economies
today. Done in cartoon style, this video catches students'
attention. |
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The Story of Stuff - Analyzing the Message
(activity)
Source: Facing the Future
Web site (free download)
Students critically analyze The
Story of Stuff by identifying the overall message of the film,
persuasive techniques used, and bias. In an extension activity,
students further examine data presented in the film,
cross-checking references to analyze the accuracy and
reliability of the film. |
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