Sustainability Education Handbook Sample Activities

Living Systemns:

Theme: (K-12) Discuss plant, human and non-human inter-relationships and dependencies.

Goal: Research how all life forms are connected and the impacts of pesticides, pollution, and loss of wilderness affects the living balance of all life. Create a Living Machine™ (a biologically diverse living eco-system that students build and care for while learning how natural systems work and how our communities affect nature) in your classroom or school.

Standards / MEAP:

»English Language Arts: I.1.1 (Meaning & Communication), VII.9.1 (Depth of Understanding), VIII.10.1 (Ideas in Action)

»Social Studies: II.2.2, II.4.3 (Geographic Perspective), V.1.1 (Inquiry)

» Mathematics: II.1.4, II.1.7, II.2.1 (Geometry & Measurement), III.1.1 (Data Analysis & Statistics)

» Science: I.1.1 (Construct New Scientific & Personal Knowledge), II.1.1 (Reflect on the Nature, Adequacy & Connections Across Scientific Knowledge), V.2.3, V.3.4 (Use Scientific Knowledge from the Earth & Space Sciences in Real-World Contexts)

Curriculum:

» Ocean Arks International: Building an Educational Living Machine™ (K-12)

Contact: Marc Companion at www.oceanarks.org or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cost: $25 for manual

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