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  • Civic Education for Sustainability


    • This course is structured in the following manner:

      • There is an overall "kit" in a PDF format that anyone can download and have access to ALL of the units in this course.
      • Below there are the different units or topics of the course which have various materials, activities and suggestions for teaching methods.  

      You are invited to take the whole course or relevant units /topics that contribute to your own teaching and learning.

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    • Civic Education for Sustainability: KIT in English File

      This Kit provides the reader with resources, activities and different units and modules for a course on Civic Education for Sustainability.   The teacher can choose the units or modules that are most relevant for thier course and upgrade an existing course or create a complete course with the material that is in this Kit.

    • CIVIC EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY Reader in Georgian Language File

      This reader includes articles in Georgian on the topics of this course which are most relevant to Georgia.   

◄UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-- Topic 1 : Perceptions of SustainabilityUNIT 2: POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION-- Topic 1: Air Pollution ►

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-- Topic 2: Historical Relationship between Humans and the Environment

  • UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-- Topic 2: Historical Relationship between Humans and the Environment

    RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:

    The aim of this unit is to provide an insight to modern man’s historical development and his effect on the environment. The effects of man’s technological advancements and how they influenced the natural environment during the agricultural and industrial revolutions will be discussed and analyze.


    LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

    ·         To identify the historical components of human interaction with the environment

    ·         To understand different levels of human involvement with the environment throughout history

    ·         To analyze environmental issues and problems caused by rapid technological development


    ACTIVITIES: 

    Activity1 : The students will be divided into groups. Each group will be assigned a reading text from different periods of man's history describing the relationship between humans and the environment.  The different historical periods can be prehistoric, medieval, industrial revolution and modern day.Each group summarizes   the text that they read and presents the material to the class. The different texts will be compared from the vantage point of man and his environment i,e. analysis of resource use during different historical periods, advantages and disadvantages. They will be asked , where do we go from here? and what can we do about it?

    Activity 2: Movie clips depicting different periods of time from man's natural history will be presented to the class. A class discussion will be held and questions will be asked regarding the different movie clips. The clips will be described from the vantage point of man and his environment. Based on what you have seen, where do we go from here? Students should realize that mankind has reached a critical point in his development and interaction with the environment and should ask themselves, where do we go from here?

    Activity 3: After a frontal lecture the class will be divided into groups in which each group will present their vision of the world in 200 years. What can we do to ensure our future on this planet?

    Activity 4: Present different items such as an ink pen, clock, watch, book, etc. Analyze the item from the past, present and future. How were they produced? What materials were needed to produce them? What resources were needed to produce them?  Show how the items have changed over history in relation to the resources used and implications of the article use in the future. 


    BIBLIOGRAPHY: 

    English:

    1.      Harari, Yuval Noah; Vintage (2014). Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

    2.      Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive, Penguin Books, 2005 and 2011

    Hebrew:

    1.      דיאמונד ג', 2005, התמוטטות, מטר הוצאה לאור

    2.      נח- הררי. י. 2011. קיצור תולדות האנושות, הוצאת- דביר




    ◄UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-- Topic 1 : Perceptions of SustainabilityUNIT 2: POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION-- Topic 1: Air Pollution ►