Year 10

Society & Environment

The Story of Your Place   (8  hours)

This Education Module examines the environmental history of Western Australia, exploring how students interpret and identify with the natural environment around them.

Peak Oil   (21 hours)

Oil production is likely to peak in the next 5 years.  This module challenges students to think about how our society would need to adapt to live in a world without cheap oil. How can we change the way we act and think right now to lessen the impact of global Peak Oil?

Virgin boss Richard Branson agrees that the world is running out of oil and is predicting shortages and price spikes by as early as 2015.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA-RYe4xKMI

 

The Big CONsumption  (20 hours)

This Education Module aims to help teachers to educate their students on consumption and sustainability. This module shows students that because resources are limited and can have different uses, choices have to be made about how they are used.

What is Sustainability Anyway?  (20 hours)

This Education Module provides engaging lesson plans and resources to teach middle school students about Environmental Sustainability concepts and challenges.  From ecological footprint calculators to the challenge of reducing consumption. From researching local environmental action to looking at ways we can all make a difference.

The Story of Stuff   (7 hours)

Why do we consume more and more? The Story of Stuff is an excellent film by Annie Leonard which contains many valuable lessons within it. Student have opportunity to produce their own presentation based on one of the concepts from the film.

The Story of Cosmetics  (? hours)

The Story of Cosmetics a short movie by Annie Leonard conveys the simple message of Toxics in - Toxics out. If you put toxic chemicals into your products (eg lipstick, shampoo, moisturiser) at the factory then you are going to end up with toxic products spreading toxic chemicals onto the users of the products.

Click here to view the movie of The Story of Cosmetics.

The Story of Bottled Water   (? hours)

Annie Leonard's movie The Story of Bottled Water aims to highlight the destructive and wasteful practices of the bottled water industry.

 

Click here to view The Story of Bottled Water