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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Discuss Gandhi's statement "There is enough for everyone's need but not everyone's greed". |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Prepare a puppet show or performance to show what permaculture is. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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With Eyes closed, do a creative visualisation of a journey through a world of abundance and harmony with nature - then make drawings or write about the experience. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Learn that a permaculture garden can provide clean and healthy food. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Explore the idea that when you work with nature, it can take less energy. For example, after experiencing two different ways to collect water (e.g. one involving carrying a watering up a hill, and the other allowing it to flow down the hill to where you want it). A discussion can help children to think about how to work with the natural flow of water. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Learn that permaculture is a way of looking at the world which helps people to live sustainable and express it in their own words. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Learn that permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Understand what the words "ethic" and "principle" mean. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Discuss t the difference between want and need. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Observe the decaying of an apple in various mediums (air, water, oil, vinegar, soil with worms etc.) |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Blindfolded, compare the tastes and smells of foods that were grown in the school garden or bought from the local supermarket. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Visit a nearby landfill or water treatment system. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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See how electricity can be made from heat (e.g. coal/wood) e.g. using a wood stove fan. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Measure water use for a period of time, then find different ways to reduce water use. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Measure electricity use for a period of time, then find different ways to reduce electricity use. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Experiment with different ways of making electricity (e.g. solar cells, pedal, water, wind, coal). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Calculate your own ecological footprint. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Learn the principle 'Everything gardens or has an impact on it's environment' (e.g. humans, animals, buildings etc.) |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Compare the environmental impact between local, fresh, organic food and industrial food. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Learn about the linear process of industrial production and compare to the cycling of resources in a permaculture system, e.g. watch "The Story of Stuff" and discuss. |
