Environmental Education: Std 9

A class to be divided into groups of 5- 7. One half-story card and five blank cards/

papers to each group Each group to come up with five

different ways to complete half- story. Illustrations with pictures, photographs, drawings are allowed.

30 minutes to complete the task

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The government of Surya Pradesh wants to build a massive information technology complex outside their capital. They believe that this complex will attract many companies from all over the country and the world and that this will provide jobs to the people of Surya Pradesh. The area selected for complex has about 2000 trees. Scientists say that this area acts as a ‘green lung’ to the heavily polluted city.

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How do development decisions impact the environment?

Why should we integrate environmental concerns with development concerns?

What could be the principles to guide decision making in environment and development conflicts?

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What ideas and notions did the suggested ends of the story contain? Did these notions and perceptions that the students carried had any link to the real-life exposures they have?

Share a few examples of what ends the students suggested to half a story and your comments to these.

Share at least one more teaching- learning ideas (like half- a-story) that could be effective in dealing with ‘open ended’ topics and themes like that of sustainable development.

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