Build the Change: Human Impact

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Description

In this course, your students will explore how humans impact the planet, using the example of our impact on birds, “today’s dinosaurs.” They will learn that humans can have both negative and positive effects on nature and create their own positive impact by coming up with imaginative solutions to related real-world challenges.

The course is organized around the latest scientific understanding of human impact and threats to biodiversity and is informed Lego expert content partner the Natural History Museum in London and Tring, UK. Sessions focus on three key areas of negative human impact, and the solutions humans are working on to address these challenges:

1. Habitat Loss
2. Water Pollution
3. Light and Noise Pollution.

Note that the course directly impacts several areas identified in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals—the framework used by schools worldwide.

Learning through Play is at the heart of every session, with playful hands-on activities exploring the course’s topics. They are designed to work with any creative materials you have available. LEGO® bricks are not required but can be used if you have some lying around.

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How to use this resource

The resource contains an interactive PDF with links to all the material required to run the Human Impact Build the Challenge course, including a “Showcase Day” show-and-tell event. The lesson plans include links to a PDF presentation, teacher notes, additional supporting information and websites that can be used as they are or adapted accordingly.

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The resources

Build the Change PDF:

Habitat Loss PDF

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Learning Outcomes (Teachers)

• 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

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Green Competencies

• Embodying Sustainable Values: Promoting Nature
• Embracing Complexity in Sustainability: Critical Thinking; Problem Framing
• Envisioning Sustainable Futures: Adaptability; Exploratory Thinking
• Acting for Sustainability: Collective Action

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Creative Commons

The Build the Change Human Impact course was developed by the Lego Foundation in partnership with the Natural History Museum. It is shared on the Synapses Portal with kind permission from the Lego Foundation.

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SDGs