14.4 Choosing a sustainable lifestyle

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• Leerjaar 3

14.4 Choosing a sustainable lifestyle

14 Sustainable lifestyle

14.4 Choosing a sustainable lifestyle

• Welcome
• Learning objectives
• Instruction
• Assignments
• End of class

Learning objectives

You will learn about the sustainable choices you can make

Which country has the largest ecological footprint?

1. rich, sparsley populated
2. rich, densely populated
3. poor, sparsley populated
4. poor, densely populated

milieu wordt meer belast dan vroeger door toenemend aantal mensen en veranderende levensstijl

Why does our cycle no longer work properly?

1. too much oxygen
2. too little fossile fuels
3. too much carbon dioxide
4. too many decomposers

When is there not a closed cycle?

1. In a natural jungle
2. If you make your own compost for your garden
3. when you eat healthy and get enough exercise
4. when there's manure surplus

What is sustainability?

1. Sustainability is a quality mark
2. Sustainability tells something about the costs of a product
3. Sustainability says something about the lifespan or production process of a product
4. Sustainability says something about how long you can use a product

Primary needs

Secondary needs

tv

water

oxygen

house

food

mobile phone

car

soccer

Milieubewust

environmentally conscious = choosing things that are least harmful to the environment

e.g recycling

New aluminum costs 20x as much energy as melting it down.

Recycling

Cradle to cradle = When products are entirely made of recycled material

This is a closed cycle.

Sustainable food

Organic farming = farming method whereby farmers work in accordance with natural cycles and animal well-being as much as possible

• organic manure or compost
• no chemical pesticides
• fewer animals and more space to walk freely

Biofuel

What?	Make: 14.4 assignments 4-6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20
How?	Work in your book. You may consult in a whisper.
Help?	Ask your neighbour first. Then raise your hand to ask me.
Time?	10-15 minutes
Finished?	Check your answers. Study for the big test.