Sustainability Lesson

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability definition

Sustainability is the concept of protecting the planet, halting climate change and promoting social development. It aims to maintain a balance between the environment, economy, and equity which ensures that Earth can continue to be livable while controlling the depletion of its resources.

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What do you think an example of Sustainability is?

Its needed for long term survival

It helps businesses with efficiency and profit

Enviornmental protection

To help with resource availability

Why does sustainability matter?

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What can you do to make things in your life Sustainable?

Wants vs Needs

Wants vs needs

Needs are things that you need to survive, there necessities

Needs

Wants are things you want not things you need

Wants

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What are things you've wanted that you managed to get?

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What are ten things you would think you would need to survive if you were left with nothing

Tragedy of the Commons

Tragedy of the Commons

The Tragedy of the Commons is when a community overuses a resource that it ends up depleting the resource until there's none left.

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What do you think is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons?

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What strategies can you think of that can prevent the Tragedy of the Commons?

Ecological Footprint

What is an Ecological footprint?

An ecological footprint is the impact on the environment from a person or a community.

Food, clothes, waste and transportation are all examples of an Ecological footprint

Take the quiz on the slide below to see your Ecological footprint

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How many earths would we need for your current level of consumption

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What can you do to lower your footprint?

Locus of control

What is a locus of control?

A locus of control is a psychological concept that refers to how much a person believes they have control over their life

An External locus of control is a person's belief that external forces control the events of their life such as luck or fate

External

An Internal locus of control is a person's belief that their actions directly control the events of their life

Internal

External and internal locus of control

Take the quizzes below to see if you have an external or internal locus of control

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Which locus of control did you get on the first quiz?

Locus of Control Test

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Which locus of control did you get on the second quiz?

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What can you do to improve your internal locus of control? ex. don't assume your teachers hate you.