Teaching Resources: My Island

Activity: Finding out about my Island 

Resource description: 
In this activity, students collect information about their Island.

A student worksheet is available on page 28 of this resource. A Teacher Information Sheet is on page 8. 

Subject area: Social Science. 

Activity: Finding out about my Atoll

Resource description: 
In this activity, students collect information about their Atoll. 

Subject area: Social Science. 

Activity: Interdependence and Me

Resource description: 
In this activity, students learn how islands in the Maldives are interdependent

Subject area: Social Science. 

Activity: Calculating your ecological footprint

Resource description: 
Students consider the limited resources available on the planet and how much land and water area people need to produce the resources they consume and to absorb all their waste.  

 This information is used to calculate each student’s individual ecological footprint. 

A student worksheet is available here.

Subject area: Maths,Social Science. 

Activity: The impact of your ecological footprint 

Resource description: 
Students collate, process, analyze and choose a method to present the information gathered and learned regarding the ecological footprint humans have on the earth.

A teacher information sheet is available on page 42 and page 44 of this resource.

Subject area: Social Science. 

Activity: Considering Essential and Non-essential resources  

Resource description: 
Students categorize resources into essentials and non-essentials to determine ways to reduce their ecological footprint. 

A student worksheet is available on page 40 and 41 of this resource.

Subject area: Social Science.