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=Sustainable Practices - Your Ecological Footprint & Resources Around You = ===Home >> Task >> Resources >> Teacher Info ===
 * Topic:** How you use Earth's resources


 * Subject Area:** Science, English and ICT
 * Year:** 7
 * Curriculum**:


 * Teachers:** Asta Flugge, Danielle Devereux, Emma James, Emily Patterson

====The world that children are growing up in is changing. It is important for students to understand the world that they live in and how they affect it. This site has been designed to challenge students to consider the effects of human activity upon the planet and to take steps towards developing a sustainable living practices within their environment.====
 * Introduction **

====Through calculating the ecological footprint of one's self, home or school, students are able to access for themselves whether their lifestyle practices are sustainable. By further researching sustainable practices and the resources around us, students can create their own solutions, collaborate with others and share their learning.====

====The activity that we have provided is about looking at Earth's resources and using an ecological footprint to calculate how we each use resources. The activity has been created for students to complete in stages over a number of lessons. In that time students will learn about Earth's resources, how to calculate their ecological footprint, how they are using Earth's resources and how they can reduce their impact. Students will complete worksheets relating to Earth's resources and complete a calculation of their footprint. They will then look at ways they can reduce their impact and present this, by creating a PowerPoint presentation to show and discuss with the class. This activity will be in relation to the sustainability of the Earth's resources.====
 * Task **

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 * Our Wiki **

//__**Group Member Tasks:**__//

//**Asta Flugge:** Brainstorming lessons, Editing Webpages, & Collection of Resources// //**Danielle Devereux:** Brainstorming lessons, Creation and development of Diigo, Video, Sample Student PowerPoint, & Collection of Resources// //**Emma James:** Brainstorming lessons, Developing lesson plans, Development of Task, Video, & Collection of Resources// //**Emily Patterson:** Assistance in developing lesson plans & Collection of Resources//

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 * References**

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Department of Education and Training Western Australia. (2007). Middle childhood: Science/Earth and Beyond scope and sequence. Retrieved 10/05/2012 from http://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/k10syllabus/detcms/navigation/science/?page=2&tab=Main#toc2