Intended End User: Teacher
Age Group: Lower Primary; Upper Primary; Lower Secondary
School Curriculum: Science; Social & Environment Science
Themes and Topics: Environmental Change
Type of Resource: Game, Guidelines & Notes, Project
Keywords: Marine Litter; sustainable consumption; beach cleaning
Languages: English, Greek, Portuguese
Description
Through the framework of marine litter problem, students will work on questions related to sustainable consumption and waste management, as well as impacts and consequences on marine ecosystems contamination. Considering this, students from the different islands will collaboratively figure out solutions to improve community awareness and the implementation of measures/solutions concerning the marine litter problem. The resource provides teachers with a comprehensive set of tools, including ideas for community engagement, detailed lesson plans, strategies for sharing the project with a wider audience, and hands-on field activities.
How to use this resource
To use this resource effectively, educators can follow these steps:
- Preparation: Familiarize yourself with the OSPAR guidelines in the document and gather necessary materials like gloves, bags, and sieves for the activity.
- Implementation: Organize beach cleaning sessions, categorize the collected waste using the provided methodology, and analyze the data.
- Awareness Campaigns: Guide students in developing campaigns to raise awareness about marine litter, its impacts, and reduction strategies.
This hands-on activity promotes environmental education and active participation in sustainability efforts. For details, refer to the full document: Marine Litter Guide.
Learning Outcomes
- Elicit prior knowledge and further develop knowledge and comprehension of key Sustainability Citizenship key concepts, challenging established worldviews and values.
- Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote student Sustainability Citizenship.
- Collaboratively synthesise the knowledge, tools and frameworks to create educational materials and lessons plans adapted to their own local context.
Green Competencies
- Embodying Sustainable Values: Valuing Sustainability; Promoting Nature
- Embracing Complexity in Sustainability: Problem Framing
- Envisioning Sustainable Futures: Futures Literacy
- Acting for Sustainability: Political Agency; Collective Action
Creative Commons
Marine Litter: “Searching for the usual suspects …at my beach” by Margarida Gomes; Tânia Vicente; Renata Gonçalves, Patricia Romeiro (ABAE), Priscila Doran (NUCLIO) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.
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