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The Story of Stuff

SEED =How can we live more sustainably?=

**Finding out**
Past BTN episodes

**Cause and effect eg: pg 65 Focus On Inquiry**
Use Webspiration to create individual, shared or whole class mindmaps.


 * Simple cause and effect chain - If I do this... then this happens... then this happens... then this happens
 * Chain Reaction graph
 * Action or Cause Wheel
 * Question web pg 74 Tuning In activity. Students write main question in the centre of the web, then link questions that arise from this question and then find the answers and add facts. Students could create in Webspiration and work on throughout the unit. Need to share with teacher so that they can prompt for information or make comment. Copy mindmap for digital portfolio.

=**Rich task ideas:**=

** Students create their own BTN episode re. an Inquiry focus. BTN 'Behind the scenes' video will support the making of the episode. **
Xtranormal: opportunities to create scripts between characters to show understandings.

Picture story book using iPhoto for younger audience to teach younger people how and why they need to live sustainably.

Taking the idea from 'In a sustainable community' and changing to 'In a sustainable school.....' students could create a brochure, comiclife, iPhoto book quoting what happens in a sustainable school and matching with photos.

Radio podcast: talkback situation where different people with different views about sustainability ring in.

Circle of Actions pg88 FOI

Game You get to decide what activities you undertake - whether to plant crops, log forests, build factories or set up national parks. The aim is to fix environmental problems and provide food and wealth for the population.

Play Catchment Detox to see if you successfully manage a river catchment and create a sustainable and thriving economy. It's an online game where you're in charge of the whole catchment. You get to decide what activities you undertake - whether to plant crops, log forests, build factories or set up national parks. The aim is to avoid environmental problems and provide food and wealth for the population. Managing Australia's waterways is a huge challenge with climate change, increased demand for water and environmental problems putting our rivers under stress. Catchment Detox gives an idea of just how difficult it is to manage a river catchment. Are you up for the challenge?

Another game Misson H20

