Sustainability

What does it mean if something is sustainable?

• We can keep on using it or doing it for a long time.

• It is a lolly jar.

• We can use it when we want to.

If you keep on taking something out of the candy jar, and you don't put anything back in, what happens?

• It will empty.

• It will keep on filling up.

How is the world like the real lolly jar?

• When you use things up they don't come back.

• Things are different colours.

• We can use things.

Why is it not sustainable to keep taking candy out of the real candy jar?

• If you don't put more in, it will empty.

• It keeps of filling up

Why is the world like the candy jar?

• The world has natural resources that people use.

• It is colourful

• People like it.

• It tastes great.

What is an example of a natural resource?

• water

• lolly jars

• shoes

• cars

How do we know if something is a natural resource?

• people don't make it

• it's clean

• we make it

• it's green

If we use up all of our natural resources...

• it's not sustainable

• we can get more of them.

What is a problem for sustainability?

• We might end up using all the natural resources.

• We don't understand it.

• Sustainability is not healthy for the environment.

What does sustainability mean?

• Use our natural resources in a way that lets us use them for a long time.

• Not using any natural resources ever again.