Deborah Yu-Yuk Jung, Media, Irwin Avenue Elementary School
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This unit is a general introduction to the concept of living environmentally sustainably for kindergarten students. The unit is about 14 lessons long and can be spread throughout the course of a year, or taught in a concise period of time. Students are introduced to harmful things that humans do to the environment, how we can help the environment, and why we need to help the environment.
Jennifer LeBar Caenepeel, Elementary teacher, Lansdowne Elementary School
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There is a lot of discussion today about the buzzword “sustainability.” What is sustainability? Can we achieve and maintain sustainability? The purpose of this curriculum unit is to bring awareness on this subject to my students, the next generation of inhabitants on this planet. I hope to accomplish this by encouraging them to participate in classroom discussions and debates which will hopefully generate ideas for solutions and improvements in our current food systems, which could lead to food sustainability locally and globally.
Conchita L. Austin, Science, East Mecklenburg High School