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This is a plan for a sequence of lessons in which students survey their school environment and develop a Sustainable School Environmental Management Plan (SSEMP). It contains links to a variety of activities and worksheets to facilitate the process.
Educational value statement- Provides background information, activity sequences and lesson outcomes for teachers.
- Allows access to worksheets to survey air, land, energy, water and waste management in the school.
- Provides examples and templates for developing mission statements and management plans.
- Encourages students to report on the performance of their plan.
Key learning objectives- Students conduct environmental audits to identify unsustainable practices.
- Students describe practices in their local environment that are unsustainable.
- Students develop a Sustainable Environmental Management Plan for an area, based on data from audits.
- Students produce a report of the outcomes of a management plan.
Strands- Science Understanding: Biological sciences; Earth and space sciences
- Science as a Human Endeavour: Use and influence of science
- Science Inquiry Skills: Processing and analysing data and information; Evaluating; Communicating
Australian Curriculum content statements (explicit) Science:
ACSSU094;
ACSSU116;
ACSHE062;
ACSHE217;
ACSHE220;
ACSHE120;
ASHE135;
ACSIS068;
ACSIS071;
ACSIS090;
ACSIS093;
ACSIS107;
ACSIS110;
ACSIS129;
ACSIS130;
ACSIS133;
ACSIS144;
ACSIS145;
ACSIS148;
ACSIS170;
ACSUS174;
ACSIS204;
ACSIS208 Australian Curriculum content statements (implicit or able to be connected) Science:
ACSSU073;
ACSSU176;
ACSHE160;
ACSHE194;
ACSIS091;
ACSIS108;
ACSIS131;
ACSIS146;
ACSIS171;
ACSIS205
