Compass Lesson Plans
Educator-sourced lesson plans for sustainability in education
To become a Compass Practitioner (Level 1 certified), educators who have been through one of our Level 1 courses must create and implement a lesson plan for using systems thinking tools in their context. These lesson plans range in scope. Some educators focus on units or lessons, and some even focus on their broader school programs. Each lesson plan reflects and demonstrates how the Compass Tools enhanced students learning.
- All
- Behavior Over Time Graphs (BOTG)
- Community Project
- Design Thinking
- Education Program Development
- English Language and Literature
- Environmental Education
- Gilman's Equation
- Global Citizenship Education
- Health and Wellbeing
- Humanities
- IB Education
- Ladder of Inference
- Language Acquisition
- Math
- Natural Sciences
- Outdoor Education
- Professional Development
- Pyramid Lite (VISIS)
- Resource Pack
- SDGs
- Service Learning
- Social Emotional Learning
- Social Sciences
- Student Leadership
- Sustainability Compass
- Sustainable Development Project
- Systems Iceberg
- Systems Mapping/Causal Loop Diagram
- Teacher Education
- Technology
- The AMOEBA
- The Arts
- Triangles Game
- All
- Behavior Over Time Graphs (BOTG)
- Community Project
- Design Thinking
- Education Program Development
- English Language and Literature
- Environmental Education
- Gilman's Equation
- Global Citizenship Education
- Health and Wellbeing
- Humanities
- IB Education
- Ladder of Inference
- Language Acquisition
- Math
- Natural Sciences
- Outdoor Education
- Professional Development
- Pyramid Lite (VISIS)
- Resource Pack
- SDGs
- Service Learning
- Social Emotional Learning
- Social Sciences
- Student Leadership
- Sustainability Compass
- Sustainable Development Project
- Systems Iceberg
- Systems Mapping/Causal Loop Diagram
- Teacher Education
- Technology
- The AMOEBA
- The Arts
- Triangles Game
Lesson PlanUpper Primary
Grade 4 Science/Maker: Sustainable Energy Barge
Summary In this lesson, students think about the sustainability of importing to Germany by shipping. Students use the Sustainability Compass tool to help them process ...
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High SchoolLesson PlanUncategorized
Analysis of Difficulties Encountered in Community Outreach Service Day
Summary Analyze with the Systems Iceberg Model the difficulties encountered when performing a Community Service Day, and generate possible new mental models to improve performance ...
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High SchoolLesson Plan
Grade 10 Strategies for Conserving Biodiversity (IGCSE Environmental Management)
Summary Describe and explain the need for the sustainable management of forests and answer the question ‘why are forests important?’.
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Lesson PlanLower Primary
Year 2 PYP Unit How We Organise Ourselves: Human-made Systems Help Life Run Smoothly
Summary This unit was designed to enable the children to understand that human-made systems can help or hinder society. They analysed many different systems using ...
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Lesson PlanUpper Primary
Energy Use and the SDGs
Summary Students will be starting a new unit under the transdisciplinary theme, Sharing the Planet. Student will be engaging in an inquiry into an issue ...
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