Teaching Resource
Earth Overshoot Day Poster
An infographic poster showing the implications of Earth Overshoot Day.
Use this educational poster in your classroom when looking at the environmental impact of natural and processed materials.
This teaching resource can be displayed with chemical science classroom resources.
The poster outlines the following:
- types of resource use in icons
- a time scale from 1974 to the present (and future trends)
- a scale highlighting the number of days humans have ‘overshot’ the earth’s ability to replenish its resources.
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NSW Curriculum alignment
- GE2-3
Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
- ST2-1WS-S
Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
- ST2-7MW-T
Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes
- ST2-1WS-S
Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
- ST2-7MW-T
Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes
Victorian Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACSSU074
Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence their use
- ACSHE061
Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships
- ACSHE062
Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions
- ACHASSK090
The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably
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