Lesson summary
Students explore how countries’ pursuit of growth economies for better living standards for its citizens are unsustainable and will ultimately lead to worse living standards in the future. They explore alternatives, such as the degrowth movement, which promotes living within the planet’s productive means.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand how an unsustainable growth economy will ultimately lead to lower living standards.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- explain what is meant by the terms growth economy, stable economy, recession, and degrowth
- explain the cost of society's over-consumption of natural resources
- critically reflect on what is truly necessary for a 'high' standard of living.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:
Year 10 Economics and Business:
- The links between economic performance and living standards, and how and why variations exist within and between economies (ACHEK051)
Syllabus Outcomes: C5.2, C5.3, C5.4
General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking
Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability
This lesson is part of the wider unit of work IPCC Climate Change Solutions
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – Lead students through discussion and support them in independent work
Resources required
- Art supplies – coloured pencils and textas
- Device capable of displaying a video to students
- White paper – A3 size
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- Critical thinking
- Global citizenship
Additional info
Cool would like to thank the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation for generously supporting the development of these lessons.
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