AICE Environmental Management AS – Managing Resources Day 1

5. Managing Resources Day#1. Lesson plan

Effective Strategies for Teaching AICE Environmental Management: Boosting Exam Success

As teachers, we are always striving to enhance our teaching methods to ensure our students achieve their best, especially when it comes to crucial exams like AICE Environmental Management. A critical topic within this subject is food security, its causes, and the threats it faces. Here, we will outline some strategies to effectively teach this topic and improve your students’ exam success.

Lesson Outline

Hook

• Display an image of a diverse group of people enjoying a meal together and ask students to discuss the importance of food in their lives.
• Have students share their thoughts in pairs or small groups, and then select a few groups to share their ideas with the whole class.

Instruction

• Lecture/Notes
  • Begin your lesson by clearly defining food security. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Break down this definition into digestible parts and relate it to everyday experiences to make it more relatable.
  • Provide a definition of food security and food insecurity, highlighting the concept of access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for an active and healthy life.
  • Explain the causes of food insecurity, such as population growth, poverty, environmental factors (like drought or natural disasters), land degradation, agricultural pests and diseases, climate change, diverting crops for biofuels.
  • Address the common misconception that food insecurity only occurs in developing countries, emphasizing that it can also exist in developed nations.
  • Use slides 1-5 of Unit#5 Managing resources Power point presentation. You can find the document HERE.

• Maze Puzzle Game for Interactive Learning
  • Engage your students with this creative and interactive Maze Puzzle Game! Designed to build problem-solving skills, creativity, and collaboration, this activity is perfect for classrooms looking to inject some fun into learning.
  • Here’s how it works:
    • Solve a Pre-Made Maze: Students start by solving a challenging, pre-made maze puzzle to warm up their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
    • Challenge: Create Their Own Maze: Using the included blank maze template, students will unleash their creativity to design their own unique puzzles.
    • Swap and Solve: Students exchange their custom-designed mazes with a partner or another classmate, racing to see who can solve the other’s puzzle first!
• Individual activity
  • Activity 5.2 – The impacts of climate change on food security- page 193 (Coursebook)
    • Have students record all food items they consume in one day.
    • Students must bring data to class (following class period).

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By utilizing engaging hooks, clear definitions, real-world examples, and interactive activities, you can enhance your teaching of food security in AICE Environmental Management. These strategies not only improve comprehension but also prepare your students to excel in their exams. Remember, the goal is to make learning dynamic and relevant, equipping your students with the knowledge and skills they need for academic success and beyond.

Homework

• The sole homework task assigned to my students revolves around meticulously transcribing notes in the Student Guided Notes format. They meticulously replicate content by hand from the Lecture/Notes (PPT – slides 6-17) presentation.
• This approach ensures that during class time, while I continue to deliver lectures and expound on topics, students have their notes already compiled. Consequently, they can actively engage, ask questions, and delve deeper into understanding rather than merely being preoccupied with note-taking. This strategy efficiently liberates valuable class time, allowing for engaging activities and practice Cambridge style questions.

By focusing on these strategies, you can help your students better understand the complexities of food security and improve their chances of success in the AICE Environmental Management exam. Happy teaching!