Making a Difference: Sustainability

Making A Difference
Statement of Inquiry: 

Revolutionary changes in technology can lead to positive and negative impacts on a global and sustainable society.  
Key Concept: Change
Related Concept: Innovation & Revolution
Global Context: Globalization & Sustainability 
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Making A Difference
Statement of Inquiry: 

Revolutionary changes in technology can lead to positive and negative impacts on a global and sustainable society.  
Key Concept: Change
Related Concept: Innovation & Revolution
Global Context: Globalization & Sustainability 

Slide 1 - Slide

Making A Difference
The goals for this lesson: 

You understand that: 
- sustainability means limiting the use of natural resources 
- there are several ways to promote sustainability
- agriculture, fisheries and forestry can encourage sustainability
- renewabale energy does not contribute to the enhanced greenhouse effect


Slide 2 - Slide

Making A Difference



Read p. 90 and 91 of the GeoGuide about sustainability and answer the questions on the following slides. 

Slide 3 - Slide

Read G 131 Ecological footprint and write down the meaning of the following key words:
1) natural resources
2) ecological footprint
3) sustainability




Slide 4 - Open question

Read G 131 Ecological footprint and check out Figure 4.41

List the 5 key-factors that are used to calculate the ecological foorprint.




Slide 5 - Open question

Read G131 Ecological footprint and check out Figure 4.20

Give three differences between de ecological footprint of the average human from the United States and the Netherlands.

Slide 6 - Open question

Go the the following website and calculate your ecological footprint: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/

Upload a screenshot of your results.




Slide 7 - Open question

Read G132 Sustainabe use

List three ways of promoting sustainable use, and give an example for each one of them





Slide 8 - Open question

Read G133 Sustainabe agriculture and fisheries

Give one reason why we need sustainable agriculture and fisheries?







Slide 9 - Open question

Read G133 Sustainabe agriculture and fisheries
Describe the follwing key-words:
1) sustainable agriculture
2) sustainable fisheries
3) sustainable forestry








Slide 10 - Open question

Read G134 Renewable energy

List at least 6 different forms of renewable or sustainable sources.







Slide 11 - Open question

Read G134 Renewable energy

Go to the youtube playlist 'Energy Literacy' by clicking on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7b293q4n8alo87lK74wa2iuJRVGmBxvH

Choose 3 forms of sustainable energy sources from the GeoGuide and watch the corresponding video.
Fo each source, describe in about 20 words how this form of energy is sustainable.

Slide 12 - Open question