Introduction
Topic: Environment
Target: 6th grade
The topic of 'environment' was considered suitable for 6th grade because it did not deal with pollution comprehensively, but looked at various types in detail and dealt with social issues.
Students can feel the environmental pollution problem vaguely. In order to make them realize that environmental pollution is an ongoing social issue, we selected the relevant articles and videos. In addition, a video with a length of less than 10 minutes was selected so that students could feel an appropriate interest. By making students realize the seriousness of environmental pollution and the impact of our actions on the environment through videos and articles, students can feel the need to practice environmental protection and motivate them to change their behavior.
Task
Objective:
Students will understand the importance of environmental protection through hands-on activities and critical reflection, developing practical skills to advocate for and contribute to a sustainable environment.
Process
<Monday>
🌎What is the types of pollution?
* lesson point: Recognize the global impact of environmental pollution and consider what efforts are needed
■ [First activity] Let's think about environmental keywords and share your experiences.
○ Thinking about environmental keywords.
- What are some words related to the environment?
- Do you have experiences that destroy or protect envrionment?
■ [Second activity] Let's watch video about various types of environment pollution.
○ Watching Youtube video.
- Let's watch Youtube video 'Types of pollution'.
-> This video explains about pollution. It also explains about the various types of pollution like air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, light pollution. Students can realize about many types of pollution.
■ [Third activity] Let's make environment pollution map!
○ Making environment pollution map
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< How to make environment pollution map?> 1. Let's look at the world map. 2. Find the contaminated area because of various pollution. 3. Research the causes and result about contaminated area using your own computer. 4. Share your reseach with other students and realize the seriousness of environmental pollution |
<Tuesday>
📰What is the environmental pollution related to social issues?
* lesson point: Recognize social environmental pollution and strengthen the will to practice it.
■ [First activity] Let's find out the environmental pollution caused by fast fashion
○ Fast Fashion Problems Watching Articles and Videos
- What is the environmental pollution caused by fast fashion?
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How Did the Atacama Desert Become a Fast Fashion Graveyard? https://kids.earth.org/climate-change/how-did-the-atacama-desert-become-a-fast-fashion-graveyard |
○ Solutions to Fast Fashion
- What is the solution to fast fashion?
Reducing clothing consumption: Buying only the clothes you need as much as possible and reducing unnecessary consumption is one of the most effective ways.
Longer wear: You can find fashion styles that suit you and pursue fashionable, classic styles that go without fashion. This kind of purchase of clothes can be a solution by allowing you to wear the right clothes in rotation rather than buying them often.
Slow Fashion Orientation: The opposite concept of fast fashion is to produce and consume clothes in an eco-friendly and ethical manner. I think this will help us pursue sustainable fashion and influence a positive society and environment.
■ [Second activity] Let's take a look at the environmental pollution and practices caused by plastic
○ Check the Plastic Environmental Pollution Articles
- Animals Suffering from Plastic?
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How Does Plastic Impact Animals and Humans? https://kids.earth.org/life-on-land/how-does-plastic-impact-animals/ |
○ Check out the article about the efforts to solve the problems of plastic
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Plastic Roads: An Innovative Solution to Reduce Waste |
■ [Third activity] Let's keep a diary of environmental reflection or determination
○ Writing a diary with environmental reflections and future practices
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What to write in your diary
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<Wednesday>
📝 How can we practice environmantal protection?
* lesson point: Think of ways to practice environmental protection and shape plans.
■ [First activity] Let's think about environmental protection practice.
○ Thinking about Environmental Protection Practice
- Let's come up with a number of ideas that can be used to protect the environment.
https://app.mural.co/t/04768/m/04768/1732322857010/5e19222db4428d96a6e0a3d75040304d63463344
-> This website can share opinions or works at the same time. Specifically, each group uses a mind map format when sharing ideas related to environmental protection practices. In addition, after you complete your plans in groups, you can view other groups' plans and leave feedback using the memo function.
■ [Second activity] Let's make Environmental Action Plan!
○ Making Environmental Action Plan
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< How to plan for Environmental Protection Practice?> 1. Decide the topic of environmental protection practice. 2. Set the environmental practice goal. 3. Shape the idea including When, Where, Who, How and What. 4. Create a road map for environmental action plans with environmental objectives and detailed processes. |
■ [Third activity] Let's share the environmental action plan and give feedback.
○ Sharing the plan and giving feedback
- Let's post our group's environmental action plan on mural.
- Let's take a look at the other groups' plans and give them feedback using the memo function.
<Thursday>
👊🏻Practice Environmental Protection!
* lesson point: Prepare students to engage in environmental protection practices by fostering collaboration, creativity, and a sense of responsibility.
■ [First activity] Workshop on Environmental Protection Practice
○ Introduction to Environmental Practices
Introduce the concept of environmental protection and why individual and collective efforts matter.
- What are some environmental problems you see at school or in your community?
- Why is it important for us to act?
- What kinds of actions can make a difference?
○ Selection of Action Projects
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① On-campus campaigns (e.g., reducing waste, promoting recycling). ② Creating music videos with a message about environmental protection. ③ Designing posters or pamphlets for public awareness. ④ Environment-cleaning activities (e.g., litter collection or planting trees) |
- problem do we want to address?
- message do we want to send, and who is our audience?
○ Planning and Role Assignment
- will lead each part of the project?
- will design, document, and present the work?
- might go wrong during the project, and how can we prepare?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcsaCNzdVU8
-> In the workshop, the video can act as both a knowledge-building tool and a motivational springboard, inspiring students to reflect on their role in environmental protection while equipping them with the know-how to make a real impact.
■ [Second activity] Practice Environmental Protection
○ Execution of Action Activities
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① On-campus campaigns: Setting up booths or making announcements to encourage practices like recycling. ② Music videos: Writing lyrics, recording, and sharing their videos with classmates or online platforms. ③ Posters/Pamphlets: Designing creative materials with messages like “Save Water” or “Reduce Plastic.” ④ Environmental cleanup: Picking up litter around the school or creating a recycling corner. |
- can we make the activity even better?
- happens if we don’t have enough materials or time?
○ Documentation of the Process
Taking photos or videos during their activities.
Writing short reflections in a group notebook
- did we do today?
- went well? What challenges did we face?
- did we solve these problems?
- our actions make a difference?
- impact could our actions have if everyone practiced them?
<Friday>
💭 What did you feel and learn from this project?
* lesson point: Reflect on environmental protection practice projects and make environmental protection rules for our class
■ [First activity] Let's reflect on environmental protection practice project.
○ Sharing your impressions on environmental protection project
- Let's write down what we felt or learned while working on this project on the given impression card.
ex. I think about my impact on the environment while picking up trash.
- Let's write down your promise to how we can practice environmental protection in the future.
- Let's announce what a randomly chosen person felt and promised while working on an environmental protection project.
■ [Second activity] Let's make environmental protection rules for our class.
○ Making environmental protection rules for our class
- How can we protect the environment in our class?
- Let's make a class of environmental protection rules.
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<How to make environmental protection rules?> 1. Select an environmental protection topic: types of pollution like air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, light pollution. 2. Think of ways to protect the environment in relation to the subject 3. Modify the way we practice environmental protection in accordance with our classroom 4. On the drawing paper, Write the rules of environmental protection that we have made. |
- Let's practice the rules we made and create an earth where we live together.
Evaluation
Q. What are the main causes of air pollution?
A. car and truck exhaust, factories, dust, pollen, mold spores, volcanoes and wildfires.
Q. What are the types of environmental pollution?
A. air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, light pollution
Q. What are three problems with fast fashion?
A. an environmental problem, an ethical issue a culture of consumption
Q. How did you innovatively reduce the use of plastic waste?
A. Plastic Roads
Q. How did you apply what you learned during the workshop activity?
Q. How do you think your contribution helped your group achieve its goal?
Q. Did everyone in your group participate equally? If not, how could the group have worked better as a team?
Q. Do you think your group’s project successfully promoted environmental protection? Why or why not?
Conclusion
Students can realize the types and severity of environmental pollution through these activities and understand the importance of protecting the environment. In addition, they can identify environmental pollution problems related to social issues and realize the seriousness of environmental pollution on society. Based on this, they can make environmental action plans and protect the environment by themselves by thinking about what they can do at home, school, and society. In other words, all students can grow as 'environmental defenders' through these activities.