What are the environmental issues in the pictures

What are the environmental issues in the pictures?

Unit Title: Social Justice Focus Question: How can I make a difference? Last Lesson Human Ecology This Lesson Environment Next Lesson The Way of Love Learning Objective: To explore the environment and stewardship. Success Criteria: To complete a higher level thinking task relating to the topic.

Go to our weebly and click on the ‘Australian Catholic Bishops and the Environment’ button in order to do the following activities: Find four Bible verses (all in the section ‘God’s Creation’) that relate to the environment and explain how. Then summarise each in one sentence, e. g. “Genesis 1: 31 says God thinks all of creation is good, therefore a Christian should work to ensure that it stays good. ” 2. Read ‘The World of God’s Spirit’ section. In less than 50 words, summarise how Catholic teaching relates to aboriginal spirituality. 3. Read the section ‘What can we do? ’ and list 5 things we can do to protect the environment. 1. What did Pope Francis have to say about the environment on World Environment Day?

Do humans have an impact on the environment? Your task in the next 10 minutes is to: a) Identify a human-caused problem (Note: natural disasters are not caused by humans). b) Research a possible solution.

Finding solutions to human-caused environmental issues is part of the Catholic role of the Stewardship of Creation. Task: Click on the ‘Caritas: Stewardship of Creation’ button on our weebly and answer the following questions/ tasks: 1. What does a steward do? 2. What should a steward of creation do? 3. Under the heading Stewardship of Creation write your own reflection on whether you think we need to be stewards of creation or not and why.

Watch the clip Catholicism and the challenge of ecology and answer the question below. How do these three Ts relate to stewardship?

1. Define ‘Stewardship of Creation’ in your own words. 2. Illustrate three good examples of stewardship. 3. How can you apply what you have learned about stewardship to your environment, e. g. at school or at home? 4. How is stewardship related to human ecology? 5. Design a one page poster about good stewardship. 6. Do you agree or disagree to the following statement: “If we don’t show more respect for our environment, we will not be able to survive. ” Why do you agree or disagree? Choose your own task based on your confidence on the topic! Tip: Work at your own pace, this is not a race!