2022
EED2601
N.B TO AVOID PLAGARISM DO NOT FORGET TO
PARAPHRASE YOUR WORK (CHANGE WORDS)
1
, Table of Contents
1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education .................................................................... 2
2. Briefly explain the difference between weak and strong sustainability. ............................................ 3
3. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call for action by all countries –
poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Briefly discuss at
least 4 practical environmental sustainability activities that you can do with your class within your
school environment (buildings and school grounds) towards achieving Goal 12 - Ensure sustainable
consumption and production patterns ................................................................................................... 3
4. We are currently living in the Anthropocene era: .............................................................................. 5
a. Define the term Anthropocene ....................................................................................................... 5
b. State and describe 4 environmental issues (crises) that have emerged from the Anthropocene
era ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Books ................................................................................................................................................... 5
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1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education
• Environmental education involves formal, informal, and non-formal education
processes which need to be taught across all sectors of society.
• Global views should be included which involves the development of a holistic
global environmental ethic.
• Problem-solving, environmental education involves helping learners to
develop relevant thinking processes for effective resolution of complex
environmental problems.
• Environmental education places emphasis on active participation in
preventing and solving environmental problems.
• It should be taught at all grade levels from preschool through high school and
beyond. (multi-level)
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EED2601
N.B TO AVOID PLAGARISM DO NOT FORGET TO
PARAPHRASE YOUR WORK (CHANGE WORDS)
1
, Table of Contents
1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education .................................................................... 2
2. Briefly explain the difference between weak and strong sustainability. ............................................ 3
3. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call for action by all countries –
poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Briefly discuss at
least 4 practical environmental sustainability activities that you can do with your class within your
school environment (buildings and school grounds) towards achieving Goal 12 - Ensure sustainable
consumption and production patterns ................................................................................................... 3
4. We are currently living in the Anthropocene era: .............................................................................. 5
a. Define the term Anthropocene ....................................................................................................... 5
b. State and describe 4 environmental issues (crises) that have emerged from the Anthropocene
era ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Books ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Images .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
1. State 6 key characteristics of environmental education
• Environmental education involves formal, informal, and non-formal education
processes which need to be taught across all sectors of society.
• Global views should be included which involves the development of a holistic
global environmental ethic.
• Problem-solving, environmental education involves helping learners to
develop relevant thinking processes for effective resolution of complex
environmental problems.
• Environmental education places emphasis on active participation in
preventing and solving environmental problems.
• It should be taught at all grade levels from preschool through high school and
beyond. (multi-level)
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