Year 4: The Earth's environment sustains all life
The Earth’s environment sustains all life focuses on developing students’ understanding of sustainability which is about the ongoing capacity of the environmentto sustain human life and wellbeing. Students recognise that people have different views on how sustainability can be achieved. They learn that sustainabilitymeans more than the careful use of resources and the safe management of waste, and they develop their understanding of the concept by exploring some of the other functions of the environment that support their lives and the lives of other living things.
The inquiry process provides opportunities to consider sustainable use of environments and resources and to apply this information to develop plan for appropriate action that could be taken in response to improving environmental quality.Key inquiry questions:
The Earth’s environment sustains all life focuses on developing students’ understanding of sustainability which is about the ongoing capacity of the environmentto sustain human life and wellbeing. Students recognise that people have different views on how sustainability can be achieved. They learn that sustainabilitymeans more than the careful use of resources and the safe management of waste, and they develop their understanding of the concept by exploring some of the other functions of the environment that support their lives and the lives of other living things.
The inquiry process provides opportunities to consider sustainable use of environments and resources and to apply this information to develop plan for appropriate action that could be taken in response to improving environmental quality.Key inquiry questions:
- How does the environment support the lives of people and other living things?
- How do different views about the environment influence approaches to sustainability?
- How can people use places and environments more sustainably?
Term 1
Aboriginal Use of the environment to support the lives of their people and other living things
Term 2
World environment day - students examine different views about the environment influencing approaches to sustainability
Mercy Quality - Stewardship
Mercy Quality - Stewardship
Term 3
Materials - How people can use places and environment more sustainably
Term 4
Rain forests and deserts of the world