Summary Students explored composition through the Systems Iceberg model, connecting it to their classroom unit on habitats and endangered species. They first sketched an animal and its habitat based on […]
Year 1 Visual Arts: Enriching Compositions through Systems Iceberg Thinking Routine Leer más »
Summary This lesson plan introduces 5th-grade students to sustainability concepts using the Sustainability Compass tool, focusing on practical applications through kayaking and tent camping scenarios in preparation for an upcoming
Grade 5 Preparation for Camp Leer más »
Summary Students will use the Sustainability Compass to look at what other factors can be used to measure development. Historically, development has been measured economically using GDP or another similar
IB Global Politics: Measuring Development Leer más »
Summary Students needed to be introduced to the Sustainability Compass. The new ESS spec requires them to understand the 3 pillars (Economic, Social and Environmental). The Sustainability Compass tool allowed
ESS: Introduction to Sustainability Leer más »
Summary Students will learn about the role that bees play in our society and ecosystem, while also developing their critical listening skills and creating a musical soundscape related to bee
Music/Sustainability Transdisciplinary Focus Invertebrates Unit of Inquiry: Bees Leer más »
Summary Students looked at a photo with some context about its location and time, then used the Sustainability Compass to explore all the possible impacts shown in the image—social, economic,
Year 9 Individuals and Societies: Food Security Case Study Leer más »
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 the Sustainability Compass and designed
Year 2 PYP Unit How We Organise Ourselves: Human-made Systems Help Life Run Smoothly Leer más »
Summary Grade 4 students inquire into how the use of energy impacts our environment and our lives. This lesson plan was completed in a diverse 4th grade classroom in Dhaka,
Grade 4 Sharing the Planet: Energy Leer más »
Summary This plan is a ‘tuning in’ activity to a new unit of inquiry under the transdisciplinary theme ‘Sharing the Planet’. The Sustainability Compass is used as a thinking tool
Year 4 Sharing The Planet – Intro to the Sustainability Compass Leer más »
Summary In this lesson, Year 4 students learn about the basics of ecosystems, as well as the potential impact of invasive alien species on them. Some students have prior knowledge
Year Four Sharing the Planet Leer más »
