ACHASSI081

Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions

Elaborations

• reflecting on learning with the assistance of tools such as a KWL chart (what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned) when evaluating responses to an issue (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding)
• forecasting a probable future and a preferred future relating to an environmental, local government or cultural issue (for example, developing a futures scenario of what oceans will be like if humans continue to allow waste plastic to enter waterways, and a preferred scenario of what oceans would be like if plastics were to be replaced by degradable materials) (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding)
• reflecting on personal behaviours and identifying attitudes that may affect aspects of the environment at a local or global level (for example, pouring paints down the sink; using products sourced from cleared rainforests) and proposing awareness-raising strategies to reduce impacts on the environment (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding)
• proposing possible actions that could be taken to address an issue (for example, improving the management of waste in the school; choosing products not made from endangered species such as elephants) and identifying resources needed to support the actions and likely outcomes (for example, composting lunch waste and using it on the school garden; making socially responsible decisions) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding)

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