EED2601 Assignment 2 2023 (385151)

EED2601 Assignment 2 2023 Answers, guidelines, workings and reference................................................ ACTIVITY 1 1.1 Briefly explain the following concepts using your own understanding after reading what literature says about them: 1.1.1 The Environment (2) 1.1.2 Environmental Education (2) 1.1.3 The Anthropocene (2) 1.1.4 Sustainability (2) 1.1.5 The Holistic Environment (2) ACTIVITY 2 2.1 Mention five NGO principles of environmental education and discuss how you can apply them in teaching an environmental education topic of your choice. (10) Use the table below to present your answer: Environmental topic: NGO Principles Application of the NGO principles to the chosen topic 1. 16 2. 3. 4. 5. ACTIVITY 3 Read the extract below and answer the questions that follows: THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS The United Nations SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development officially came into force in January 2016. The SDGs are a call for action by all countries- poor, rich and middle income to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. 3.1 Mention and discuss any five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) after reading what literature says about them. (5) 3.2 SDGs emphasise that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and fulfil a range of social needs including education, health, social protection and job opportunities while tackling climate change and environmental protection. Briefly explain how you can apply the above-mentioned SGDs in your: a. school b. community Use the table below to present your answer: Sustainable Development Goals Application of the Sustainable Development Goals 1. School: (2) Community: (2) EED2601/101 17 2. School: (2) Community: (2) 3. School: (2) Community: (2) 4. School: (2) Community: (2) 5 School: (2) Community: (2) (20) ACTIVITY 4 4.1 Identify one environmental issue experienced in the community that you stay in, attach four pictures of the identified environmental issue, add GPS coordinates and attach a map showing the location of the community that you stay in. (5) 4.2 Briefly discuss five activities that caused the abovementioned environmental issue in your community. (5) 4.3 Discuss the negative effect of the abovementioned environmental issue towards: 4.3.1 the environment. (5) 4.3.2 the people in your community. (5) 4.4 In not more than 150 words, elaborate on what contribution could environmental education and yourself make towards resolving this environmental issue. (15) 18 ACTIVITY 5 Read the extract below and answer the questions that follows: DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Learners may prefer one or more of several learning styles, and on this basis, we place them in the following categories: auditory learners, visual learners and tactile learners. 5.1 Write an essay which focuses on the different learning styles in environmental education. Structure your essay as a mini essay which requires an introduction, body and conclusion. The following serves as a guideline on how your essay SHOULD be structured: 5.1.1 Introduction: should explain what is meant by learning styles. (2) 5.1.2 Body: should begin by choosing a grade (1), any subject (1) and a topic from a Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) document (1) (attach 1 page of that chosen topic from CAPS document) whereby you are going to write an essay and describe how you are going to teach the chosen topic taking into consideration the following learning styles: a. Auditory learners (4) b. Visual learners (4) c. Tactile learners (4) 5.1.3 Conclusion: should be shaped by the recommendations on how you would ensure that all learners with these different styles are catered for during teaching and learning process. (3) The rubric below will be used for mark allocation. Introduction 2 Body 15 Conclusion 3 TOTAL 20 TOTAL: [100]