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Week 5: Education for Sustainability

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Figure 1: Margaret Mead quote (Genius Quotes, 2014). As we continue on with our CCE unit in Year 5 students will participate in Education for Sustainability (EfS). Our focus of EfS will be recycling plastic. This topic is vital for students to learn about as plastic is our ocean’s biggest threat, with over 268,940 tonnes of litter floating in the Earth’s oceans (Australian Marine Conservation Society, 2018). Key questions about recycling will be asked to spark curiosity and concern (see table 1).  Key Questions      Where does the rubbish I throw away end up?      How does my rubbish affect those who live there?      What sorts of things can be recycled?      How do we recycle at school/home?                                                 Table 1: Key Questi...
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Week 4: Global Awareness and Concern

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This term in 5/6R as we participate in our CCE unit, students will engage as active citizens as they develop a sense of global awareness and concern. Further, they will explore the action taken by other groups to address global issues and social injustice. This is a powerful part of CCE as it highlights making a difference and encourages a predisposition in students as they take action towards creating a more equitable world (Hosking & Tero, 2013). The topic of our unit is poverty and although it may be controversial, it is extremely rewarding for students as they realise their potential to respond and contribute to one of the world’s biggest challenges (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2015). Students will address the following key questions (see Table 1). Key Questions ·      What is poverty? ·      What causes poverty? ·     ...
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