Is there a more sustainable option

for China?

Learning Objectives

•To understand how Dongtan Eco-City project is designed to be sustainable

•To be able to critically evaluate the Dongtan Eco-City project.

Starter: Solving the Mystery….

How will rice husks make China more sustainable?

Sort the cards you have been given into categories you decide.

Assessment Task

Write a letter from a teenager in China who is moving to Dongtan. You are writing to your friend to describe what the city will be like. Remember to include:•What the main aims of Dongtan City are•What the city looks like – a labelled sketch•What measures the city has taken to become environmentally sustainable•What will be good about living there•What will be difficult about living there•Whether it is sustainable or not, in your opinion.

Plenary:Write on a post it note 3 ways we can make London more sustainable.