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Strategic Partnership Project (Key action no 2)
“ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH FORMAL
AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION” (ACEAFNE)
CURRICULUM INTEGRATED ACTIVITY
LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL
DATE
TEACHER
CLASS
SUBJECT
CURRICULAR COVERAGE
TOPIC OF THE LESSON
TIME
IPS CABRINI – Taranto
4-5 class (secondary school)
Business, Science, Geography, Chemistry, Social Studies,
Informatic
Industry and environment
OBJECTIVES
-To learn about ecosystem and how both human and environmental factors affect the ecosystem;
- to learn specifically about the impact of industry on earth ecosystem;
TEACHING STRATEGIES
With group works students will research and learn about the impact of industry on earth
ecosystem.
TEACHING METHOD
Group work: an effective method to motivate students, encourage active learning, and develop key
critical-thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
- STEP 1:
Introduction lesson on industry and manufacturing.
Class Warm-up; Presentation with background of industry and how things are made. Discussions
and research in order to get student thinking about industrial processes and greenhouse effect,
emissions/environmental concerns.
- STEP 2:
GROUP WORK
Group 1:
- Choose a manufactured product you use every day.
- Research the lifecycle of the product and include the following:
a) What are the raw materials used in manufacturing this product and how do people get these raw
materials?
b) How are these materials made into the product? Where are the factories that make the product?
What are the processes involved?
c) What kinds of packaging are usually used for the product? How is the packaging produced?
d) How is the product shipped to stores?
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