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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Where Do Your Possessions Come From?
Lesson Description:
Students will:
Students will:
- list some popular and valuable items and the materials of which they are made;
- brainstorm ideas about the environmental and human impacts of extracting the materials on their list;
- choose one of their most valued possessions, and research the extraction process and environmental and human impacts associated with the most prominent material in that item;
- draw a picture of their possession and write captions describing the related extraction process and environmental and human impacts; and
- write paragraphs describing their reaction to the things they have learned in this lesson.
Lesson Type:
- Other
Sustainability Topic:
- Waste Reduction
Standards Addressed:
Connections to the Curriculum:
Connections to the National Geography Standards:
Geographic Skills:
Connections to the Curriculum:
- Geography
- Environmental science
- Economics
- History
Connections to the National Geography Standards:
- Standard 14: "How Human Actions Modify the Physical Environment"
- Standard 16: "The Changes That Occur in the Meaning, Use, Distribution, and Importance of Resources"
Geographic Skills:
- Asking geographic questions
- Acquiring geographic information
- Organizing geographic information
- Analyzing geographic information
Materials Needed:
- Computer with internet access
- Writing and drawing materials
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of National Geographic
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of National Geographic
School or Group:
National Geogrpahic
National Geogrpahic
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Notes:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g68/possess.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g68/possess.html
Located in: Social Studies
