About students materials for the Grade 9 course on ‘Lessons for Sustainable Development’
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Home audit ‘Air’ Start research on the topic of ‘Air’. Take one week to observe your lifestyle. Record the data into your notebooks using the example below. Fill in the table each day.
Meeting 1. WHY IS CLEAN AIR BECOMING AN ISSUE? Activity 1. Working in small groups, present your home audit results and try to answer the question ‘What and how do the group members and their families usually do to ensure the air is clean at home? Draw up a general list of actions that students in your group take to keep the air clean at home. Discuss what this research made you think about. Was there anything that struck you or made you concerned? Present the outcomes of your discussion to the class.
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he example below illustrates the topic layout in the Grade 9 student book. For the purposes of this article we will use the first lesson in the topic ‘Air’. The topic is preceded with an audit that students carry out at home.
Activity 2. Discuss the following in a larger group: ‘What is the value of air for the life of humans and all other living things on the planet? What will be its role during the space mission? What problems with air provision may be expected during the space trip?’ Make a list of these problems. Activity 3. Based on the text, identify the role of air in the life of mankind. What challenges exist nowadays on the planet in relation to air and its pollution? Which of them need sorting out in your spacecraft?