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DevelopmentEducation.ie is an online resource focused on the unequal and unjust nature of the world today. It offers resources to stimulate debate and discussion about the issues and challenges we face and which encourage us to make decisions about the type of world we need and want to create.

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Lesson One                                



Sustainability - How do you Protect your Home?

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/27680/27416.pptx Added: 20 Jul 2018 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Presentation

Explore the meaning of sustainable development and examine individual, national and international sustainable development initiatives that have been undertaken around the world. This PPT has a variety of lesson activities that will empower students to actively discuss 'sustainable development'. Lesson activities were created by Scoilnet but inspired by DevelopmentEducation.ie

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How it maps to the curriculum

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Science

Strand: 2. Earth and Space

Strand unit: 7. Influences on the Earth's Climate

Suggestions for use: Use the PPT as a lesson guide for your lesson activities.


Strand: 2. Earth and Space

Strand unit: 6. Research Different Energy Sources


Strand: 3. Chemical World

Strand unit: 10. Humans Contribution to Sustainability

Asset type: Presentation
Language: English
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Lesson Two                                



Energy Sources - Supply and Demand

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/27720/27456.pptx Added: 24 Jul 2018 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Presentation

Discuss the supply and demand energy trends for the future with this presentation. The presentation guides your class through thought provoking activities. Students will conduct research on the different types of energy sources and debate their informed view on how current and future energy needs can be met.

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How it maps to the curriculum

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Science

Strand: 2. Earth and Space

Strand unit: 6. Research Different Energy Sources


Strand: 1. Nature of Science

Strand unit: 6. Conduct Research on a Scientific Issue

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Language: English
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Lesson Three                             



Climate Change

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/27841/27577.pptx Added: 01 Aug 2018 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Presentation

Examine evidence and arguments to make judgements on the effects of climate change by carrying out this teacher-created lesson on climate change. DevelopmentEducation.ie provided the argument cards within the PPT.

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How it maps to the curriculum

JC
Science

Strand: 2. Earth and Space

Strand unit: 7. Influences on the Earth's Climate

Suggestions for use: Use the PPT as a lesson guide for your lesson activities.

JC
Geography

Strand: 2. How We Interact With the Physical World

Strand unit: 6. Causes & Implications of Climate Change

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Language: English
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Lesson Four                             



Global Food Production

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/28336/28072.pptx Added: 13 Sep 2018 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Presentation

A PowerPoint presentation with a variety of lesson activities for an hour lesson on global food production. Students will be taken through the process of evaluating how humans can successfully contribute to global food production by identifying the factors that affect food production and examining the meaning the 'sustainable food production'.

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How it maps to the curriculum

JC
Science

Strand: 5. Biological Science

Strand unit: 10. Ecological Biodiversity & Food Production

Suggestions for use: Presentation can be used by the teacher to guide students through the activities within. There are sample solutions to most activities in the presentation.

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Language: English
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Lesson Five                             



Farm to Refrigerator

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/28412/28148.pptx Added: 20 Sep 2018 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Presentation

PowerPoint presentation with activities on the life cycle of food and plastics. Students will discover the food miles traveled by certain foods, how to compost food waste, the properties of plastic, how plastic is disposed and recycled.

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How it maps to the curriculum

JC
Science

Strand: 3. Chemical World

Strand unit: 10. Humans Contribution to Sustainability

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Home Economics

Strand: 1. Food, Health & Culinary Skills

Strand unit: 15. Impact of Food Choices:Ecological/Ethical

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CSPE

Strand: Short Course

Strand unit: 2.1 Sustainability

Asset type: Presentation
Language: English
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