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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
2-5 class (secondary school)
Science, Geography, Chemistry, Informatic
Sustainable development
OBJECTIVES
1. What does sustainable development mean and how can we live more sustainably?
a) Pollution – water, air and land
b) Over-use of natural resources
TEACHING STRATEGIES
with group works students will research and learn about the problems of our planet and design
leaflets to explain people the problem and also to invite them to take actions to help our planet.
TEACHING METHOD
Group work: an effective method to motivate students, encourage active learning, develop key
critical thinking, communication and decision-making skills.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
STARTER ACTIVITY:
Show different environmental problems:
Water pollution, Air pollution, Traffic congestion, Landfill, Deforestation.
NEXT ACTIVITY:
Ask the children to think about how much water they and their family use in an average week in
their homes and gardens.
They could produce a table showing the different uses: brushing teeth, cooking, watering garden.
Each group have to think of a way they could reduce their water usage.
HOMEWORK:
Students have to measure the amount of water wasted if they leave the tap running when they are
brushing their teeth.
ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT
STUDENTS‟ IMPACT *
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