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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Reflect on how behaviour can demonstrate the permaculture ethics (e.g. discuss "How did we do today in terms of people care?"). |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Recite or create poems together about caring and sharing. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Learn about Earth Care by discussing specific examples of taking care of nature and creating a healthy environment for all. Practice applying this ethic to hypothetical situations. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Learn about People Care by discussing specific examples of taking care of yourself and other people and applying this ethic to hypothetical situations. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Learn about "Fair share" by discussing specific examples and experiences of sharing fairly and redistributing any surplus back to Earth care and People care. Prepare hypothetical situations and simulations to apply this ethic in practice. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Play a simulation game: Divide the group into Earth protectors, People protectors and the Fair Share Mediators - then give different situations - "we want to build a new dam"; each group gives their point of view, and the "Fair Share" Mediators try to find a win-win solution that both sides are happy with. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Think through different designs and strategies for meeting human needs (gardens, water systems, waste management) by asking the ethical questions "How can we do this in a way that takes care of people, the Earth and creates a surplus to share?". |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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See the permaculture ethics expressed in 3 overlapping circles (Venn diagram) and discuss some actions which could be in the middle i.e. meet all 3 ethics (e.g. growing food is Earth care because there's less transport, and People care because the food is fresh and chemical-free, and Fair Share because we aren't taking resources from elsewhere). |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Act out the roles of different bacteria within a human digestive system, to appreciate how important bacteria are. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Observe microscopic creatures through a microscope. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Activate yeast to make bread, observing and hearing an explanation that the action of yeast is what creates the bubbles of air. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that there are many different types of bacteria and many of them help people (and other animals), and others can make them ill. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Role play a 'living beings' court in which some bacteria are being accused of being bad. Children act as the lawyer, prosecution, jury, judge. The children defend the positive contribution that bacteria make to the world and show that most bacteria are good. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Make yoghurt, explaining that it is made by the multiplication of a particular bacteria. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that some bacteria are harmful, whilst others are helpful, thus it is necessary to wash your hands after touching animals, going to the toilet and before eating etc. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that the essential nutrient called vitamin B12 is made by bacteria in the digestive systems of humans and animals. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that there are more bacteria in your body than there are human cells! |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Spot evidence of an animal eating a plant or animal. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Hunt for signs of Funny Fungus' roots and fruits: look under logs for mycellium, around trees for mushrooms, mould on old fruit. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Draw, paint or model clay about a connection between a plant or animal and something else. |
