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. Sustainable uses of environments
Humans need to use their environments to supply their needs but irreversible damage can occur if they are not managed sustainably. Various strategies can help to keep the use of environments sustainable to protect them for future generations.
Sustainable management of the forest.
Brazil needs to exploit the Amazon's resources to develop, so leaving it untouched is not an option.
Uncontrolled and unchecked exploitation can cause irreversible damage such as loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, flooding and climate change. So sustainable use of the forest is essential. Sustainable development will meet the needs of Brazil's population without compromising the needs of future generations.
Possible strategies include:
Lesson Aim - Deforestation - What are the effects and solutions?
LO1 - To understand what deforestation is.
LO2 - To give reasons why people develop the rainforests.
LO3 - To analyse which types of developments are better than others.
Starter:
All to write on a post it note what they think deforestation is.
Quick questions around the room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KSMFIGQ2nI
Watch clip
All in the class to create two columns in their books and write down, pros and cons of deforestation.. Discuss with the person next to you.
Use your notes for Activity 1
In groups of 5 work take a sheet with a picture on:
Flipchart sheet:
1. A picture of a poor Brazilian family - What does deforestation mean to me.
2. A picture of a monkey. How does deforestation effect me.
3. A picture of the planet - Consequences of deforestation on the planet, good and bad.
4. A picture of a Brazilian farmer - What do I think of deforestation?
5. Sustainability - How can the forest be sustained
6. Brazil - What are the consequences of deforestation on Brazil.
Each group to spend 2 minutes on each sheet answering the question on the sheet.
Move to the next sheet.
Final group with the sheet feeds back to the group.
Activity 2
Class discussion and chart on the board positive and negative. which types of developments are better than others and why?
Homework.
Write a paragraph on how deforestation can be more sustainable, which are the best and worst solutions.
Plenary.
Either keyword bingo
or word picture created with the class on deforestation to be printed and displayed.
Humans need to use their environments to supply their needs but irreversible damage can occur if they are not managed sustainably. Various strategies can help to keep the use of environments sustainable to protect them for future generations.
Sustainable management of the forest.
Brazil needs to exploit the Amazon's resources to develop, so leaving it untouched is not an option.
Uncontrolled and unchecked exploitation can cause irreversible damage such as loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, flooding and climate change. So sustainable use of the forest is essential. Sustainable development will meet the needs of Brazil's population without compromising the needs of future generations.
Possible strategies include:
- Agro-forestry - growing trees and crops at the same time. This lets farmers take advantage of shelter from the canopy of trees. It prevents soil erosion, and the crops benefit from the nutrients from the dead organic matter.
- Selective logging - trees are only felled when they reach a particular height. This allows young trees a guaranteed life span the forest will regain full maturity after around 30 - 50 years.
- Education - ensuring those involved in exploitation and management of the forest understand the consequences behind their actions.
- Afforestation - the opposite of deforestation. If trees are cut down, they are replaced to maintain the canopy.
- Forest reserves - areas protected from exploitation.
- Monitoring - use of satellite technology and photography to check that any activities taking place are legal and follow guidelines for sustainability.
Lesson Aim - Deforestation - What are the effects and solutions?
LO1 - To understand what deforestation is.
LO2 - To give reasons why people develop the rainforests.
LO3 - To analyse which types of developments are better than others.
Starter:
All to write on a post it note what they think deforestation is.
Quick questions around the room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KSMFIGQ2nI
Watch clip
All in the class to create two columns in their books and write down, pros and cons of deforestation.. Discuss with the person next to you.
Use your notes for Activity 1
In groups of 5 work take a sheet with a picture on:
Flipchart sheet:
1. A picture of a poor Brazilian family - What does deforestation mean to me.
2. A picture of a monkey. How does deforestation effect me.
3. A picture of the planet - Consequences of deforestation on the planet, good and bad.
4. A picture of a Brazilian farmer - What do I think of deforestation?
5. Sustainability - How can the forest be sustained
6. Brazil - What are the consequences of deforestation on Brazil.
Each group to spend 2 minutes on each sheet answering the question on the sheet.
Move to the next sheet.
Final group with the sheet feeds back to the group.
Activity 2
Class discussion and chart on the board positive and negative. which types of developments are better than others and why?
Homework.
Write a paragraph on how deforestation can be more sustainable, which are the best and worst solutions.
Plenary.
Either keyword bingo
or word picture created with the class on deforestation to be printed and displayed.
Lesson Slides - KS3 Tropical Rainforests
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