Carmelo Cucchi STEAM Resource

Laudato SÍI. ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY

138. Ecology studies the relationship between

living organisms and the environment in which

they develop. This necessarily entails reflection

and debate about the conditions required for

the life and survival of society, and the honesty

needed to question certain models of

development, production and consumption. It

cannot be emphasized enough how everything

is interconnected.

Catholic Graduate

Expectations

Empathy

Passion Projects

Passion Projects

Passion Projects are magical. They are designed to tap into the things that make our students’ heart race, their eyes light up, and their engagement increase to maximum levels.

https://www.weareteachers.com/passion-projects-independent-reading/

UNITED NATIONSPeace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet.

Passion Projects

Do you know all 17 Sustainable Development Goals?

https://safeYouTube.net/w/vRmJ

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

Goal 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIONEnsure sustainable consumption and production patterns

https://safeYouTube.net/w/3AnJ

Passion Projects

Project One: Goal 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIONEnsure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Each year, an estimated 1/3 of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tons

worth around $1 trillion – ends up rotting in the bins of consumers and

retailers, or spoiling due to poor transportation and harvesting practices.

What can we do? How might an awareness campaign shed light on food

waste? How can we improve our food consumption to reduce waste? What the

opportunities and challenges that a food drive present?

Project One: Ways to Present Findings

A physical or digital info poster highlighting important ideas,

events and actions that can be done locally

Prepare a public speaking event that provides a forum for

students to inspire others to support sustainable production methods

Distribute a survey about food habits to learn about and limit the amount of food waste that ends

up in a landfill

An interpretive dance or dramatic piece that demonstrates the inequity of food

distribution

Goal 15: LIFE ON LANDSustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss

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Project Two: Goal 15: LIFE ON LANDSustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity lossForests are home to 80% of all species of animals, plants and insects!

However, human activity has altered almost 75% of the earth’s surface,

squeezing wildlife and nature into an ever-smaller corner of the planet. Hmm...

What can we do? How might an awareness campaign shed light on soil

erosion and desertification? How can we improve our ecosystems so that local

flora and fauna thrive? What are the challenges to initiating change?

Passion Projects

Project Two: Ways to Present Findings

Research and create a persuasive presentation that

promotes a call to action, demonstrating why a

responsible and sustainable plan is needed

Dialogue with municipal, provincial and federal

environmental contacts to learn about their roles,

responsibilities, and how you can support initiatives

Look for a community area in need of biodiversity and determine a

plan to support a long term solution to reclaim nature

Perform an original song or spoken word poem to address the plight of living things

without a voice

THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM

Assessment

Content Knowledge

What new content did you learn while working on this project?

Did you know more or less than you expected?

What surprised you?

What else would you like to know about the topic?

Collaboration & Teamwork

How did your work and actions contribute to your team’s success?

What was the hardest part of about working in a team?

What was the best part?

Technology & Communication

What new skills did you learn?

What else do you want to learn how to do?

Questions for Students

https://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/v07/articles/Assessing_Student_Project_Work

https://www.theschoolinthecloud.org/

That’s all folks!