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Sustainability Education for High Schools: Year 10-12 Subject Supplements
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| Description: | ‘Sustainability Education for High Schools: Year 10-12 Subject Supplements' consists of 12 Lessons: - Lesson 1: Sustainable Development – the Opportunity of Our Lifetime - Lesson 2: Energy – Powerful Solutions for Getting off Oil - Lesson 3: Water – Solutions that Protect Our Most Precious Resource - Lesson 4: Waste – Smart Solutions Towards No-Waste Lifestyles - Lesson 5: Solar & Wind - How Do We Make Electricity From the Solar Cells & Wind Turbines? - Lesson 6: Steam - How Do We Make Electricity From Steam? - Lesson 7: Flowing Water - How Do We Make Electricity From Water? - Lesson 8: Fuel Cells - How Do We Make Electricity From Gas? - Lesson 9: An Introduction to Green Chemistry and Green Engineering - Lesson 10: The Role of Green Chemistry to Mitigate Climate Change - Lesson 11: Greening of Industry - Lesson 12: The Chemistry of Batteries: Enabling a Sustainable Energy Future Each Lesson consists of the following headings, which are intended to provide significant flexibility. It is intended that teachers will either use this structure, or be able to readily adapt it to their preferred class structure and format: - Educational Aims: define the educational objective for each lesson. This text provides a snapshot of the key message. The teacher may use this as an introduction to the class. - Learning Points: summarise key points to explain the message. This information can be transferred onto overhead or PowerPoint slides for teaching to the class. Alternatively, the points could be read out by students and discussed in a tutorial-style learning environment. - Brief Background Information: This provides the teacher with a context within which to interpret the Learning Points. It also indicates the type of information contained in the recommended references and resources. This material often explains terminology in more depth, or provides background information to help further explain concepts in case students find the material difficult to understand. This additional information could also be used to prepare student handouts, or as additional reading for students. Note that the Brief Background Information should not be considered the core source of in-depth information. The teacher should refer to additional references such as The Natural Advantage of Nations for detailed information to support lesson delivery. - Key References: This list is essential as a summary of where key information has been sourced from, and where more information on related topics can be found. - Key Words for Searching Online: This list is intended to encourage students to explore online resources related to the topic of interest (both specific information and more general topics of interest). Specific pages are noted where appropriate, although at times only the home page is listed for general reading and navigation of the site. A search of these key words will also list the most current material available on the topic of interest. The ‘Sustainability Education for High Schools: Year 10-12 Subject Supplements' has been supported by a grant from the Port of Brisbane Corporation and developed by The Natural Edge Project in partnership with Griffith University and the University of New South Wales as part of the Sustainable Living Challenge. |
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Solar Energy Green Design Consumption Waste Management Built Environment Global Warming Alternative Technology Sustainability Fresh Water Eco Products Waste and Resource Recovery Cities Technology Energy Education for Sustainability Reduce, Reuse and Recycle |
