Studying about the environment
This post is a follow up to the one I wrote on GEP Social Studies. Apart from learning about Singapore's history, the kids also study other modules like one on Man and the Environment in p5.
They really go into detail, from discussing how energy needs cause environmental problems to renewable resources, from climate change and global warming to how cities are working on green efforts for more sustainable development.
The biggest takeaway from this module I find is the lesson that human beings' actions have consequences on the environment. This raises awareness of the interdependence between the physical and human environments, and promotes environmental conservation efforts which I guess they hope these kids will carry through to adulthood.
This is a worksheet that they had to do (after reading a story), underscoring the cause and effect relationship between humans and the environment.
Reproduced here: (Lesley-Anne's answers are in blue)
The Greatest Environmental Crisis Ever for Humanity
Using what you have learnt from the story, complete the worksheet to illustrate how a particular generalization is true.
1. "An effect can be the result of multiple causes with different degrees of influence". Identify the causes of climate change.
- Deforestation --> climate change
- Large scale burning of fossil fuels --> greenhouse effect --> global warming
2. "Causes can trigger simple effects or chain of related effects". Give an example of a simple effect and a chain of related effects of climate change.
- global temperature increase --> melting of glaciers (simple effect)
- eractic weather --> increase frequency of draughts and floods --> destroy agriculture --> disruption of global food supplies (chain effects)
3. "Causes may have predictable and unpredictable effects". Give an example of a predictable effect and an unpredictable effect of climate change.
- global temperature increase --> spread of infectious disease to higher latitutes (predictable effect)
- climate change --> social and political conflict --> environmental refugees (unpredictable effect)
4. "Causes have short-term and long-term effects". Give an example of a short-term effect and long-term effect of climate change.
- climate change --> destroy natural habitat (short-term effect)
- climate change --> extinction of animal and plant species (long-term effect)
They really go into detail, from discussing how energy needs cause environmental problems to renewable resources, from climate change and global warming to how cities are working on green efforts for more sustainable development.
The biggest takeaway from this module I find is the lesson that human beings' actions have consequences on the environment. This raises awareness of the interdependence between the physical and human environments, and promotes environmental conservation efforts which I guess they hope these kids will carry through to adulthood.
This is a worksheet that they had to do (after reading a story), underscoring the cause and effect relationship between humans and the environment.
Reproduced here: (Lesley-Anne's answers are in blue)
The Greatest Environmental Crisis Ever for Humanity
Using what you have learnt from the story, complete the worksheet to illustrate how a particular generalization is true.
1. "An effect can be the result of multiple causes with different degrees of influence". Identify the causes of climate change.
- Deforestation --> climate change
- Large scale burning of fossil fuels --> greenhouse effect --> global warming
2. "Causes can trigger simple effects or chain of related effects". Give an example of a simple effect and a chain of related effects of climate change.
- global temperature increase --> melting of glaciers (simple effect)
- eractic weather --> increase frequency of draughts and floods --> destroy agriculture --> disruption of global food supplies (chain effects)
3. "Causes may have predictable and unpredictable effects". Give an example of a predictable effect and an unpredictable effect of climate change.
- global temperature increase --> spread of infectious disease to higher latitutes (predictable effect)
- climate change --> social and political conflict --> environmental refugees (unpredictable effect)
4. "Causes have short-term and long-term effects". Give an example of a short-term effect and long-term effect of climate change.
- climate change --> destroy natural habitat (short-term effect)
- climate change --> extinction of animal and plant species (long-term effect)
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