UNIDAD EDUCATIVA “TEODORO GÓMEZ DE LA TORRE” LESSON PLANNING BY SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-2022 - SECOND OF BACHILLERATO Lesson Title: Deforestation Date: 23th May 2022 – 27 th May 2022 Time: 5 hours (200minutes) Teacher: Lic. Yomaira Imbaquingo Class: Second BGU “B-E-FG-H-I” Objectives: At the end of the lesson students will be able to learn about the new recycling technologies in order to create a poster based on the previous knowledge. Phase/Time Motivation 10 minutes Instructional Sequence - ACTIVATION: (Information) 10 Minutes CONNECTION: (Practice) 10 minutes - AFFIRMATION: (Application) 10 minutes - CHARADES Giving instructions of how to play the game. Four students are going to pass in front of the class. Students are going to choose one piece of paper with the action that they are going to do. (hunting, planting a tree, etc). The rest of the class has to guess what action is the student doing. READING Students are going to read about green technologies around the world. Students have to identify and highlight the new vocabulary. Asking students for their point of view about this new ideas of recycling. Encourage students to participate in the activity. LISTENING Students are going to listen a conversation between two friends about recycling and they are going to complete the activity. Repeat the audio as many times as necessary. Explanation of the use of so and such. The teacher is going to explain how and when use so and such. POSTER The teacher is going to divide the class in pairs. The students are going to create a poster about the importance of recycling. Encourage students to make a poster to raise awareness of the importance of recycling. Materials: Student’s English Book B1.1, dictionary, board, markers. ADAPTED CURRICULUM Students with Special Needs • Students´ with Learning Disabilities. TN. Educational Learning Needs DONE BY: Teacher : Yomaira Imbaquingo Date: Specifications of the Material to Be Applied It is advisable to use mainly visual materials and music, as well as short tasks. In the case of assessment, teachers should only focus on those skills students have developed. Classroom strategies to be implemented include: listing objectives and goals per lesson; differentiating instruction by tiers or learning styles / multiple intelligences; presenting information in multiple formats; using review games to make learning fun. REVISED BY: Date: Msc. Betty Batallas APRROVED BY: Date: Teacher: Msc Juan Pablo Rojas Word Example sentence Meaning acid rain noun Burning fossil fuels in one country can cause acid rain in other countries. rain that contains harmful chemicals that collect in the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned ban verb Our school has banned plastic bottles because they're so bad for the environment. to not allow something (eg. smoking, alcohol, plastic bags, protest marches, etc.) carbon dioxide (CO2) noun Trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the air. a gas that's released when carbon is burned (for example coal or oil), or when people or animals breathe out carbon footprint noun Travelling by air, driving a car or using coal-generated electricity will make your carbon footprint bigger. a measurement of the amount of carbon-dioxide a person adds to the atmosphere carcinogen noun Cigarette smoke contains a number of carcinogens. a substance that has been linked to causing one or more types of cancer carpool verb I carpool to work with two of my neighbours who also work downtown. to share a car instead of driving one alone clear-cut verb Forests never recover fully after being clear-cut. to destroy a forest by cutting down all the trees clearcutting (also clearfelli ng) noun Did you know that clearcutting is the worst way to use a forest's resources? a forestry or logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are cut down climate change noun Do you really think you know more about climate change than a real climate scientist? global changes in temperature, wind patterns, rainfall, etc. mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil compost verb Since we started composting we've reduced our garbage by half. to put organic waste like vegetable peels, uneaten food, grass clippings and leaves into a large container that breaks it down into healthy soil commute verb Imagine how much pollution you cause by commuting by car for two hours a day? to travel from home to work and back conservation noun Conservation wasn't a big issue until the book Silent Spring was published in 1966. the protection and preservation of natural environments and resources consume verb Americans consume more than their share of the earth's resources. to use things like energy, fuel, materials, food, water, etc. contaminated adj. Their contaminated milk powder made lots of babies really sick. carrying harmful bacteria or toxins that can cause disease or death developing country noun We moved our factory to a developing country because of cheap labour and weak environmental laws. a poor nation that's gradually becoming richer and more advanced domestic waste (also household waste) noun How much domestic waste does your family produce every day? rubbish or garbage from a house or apartment donate verb If you donate money to Greenpeace, you'll be helping endangered animals. to give money or goods to an organization you want to help or support dump verb You can be sent to jail for dumping hazardous waste, you know. to put waste in the wrong place (eg. put toxic waste into a river) ecocommunity or ecovillage n oun Our kids want to live in that eco-community near the forest. a community with environmentally-friendly buildings, clean technology and renewable energy like solar and wind endangered species noun Every year more animals are listed as endangered species. animals or plants in danger of becoming extinct or disappearing in the near future energy-efficient adj. Those energy-efficient light bulbs are much cheaper these days. able to use less energy (esp. of vehicles, appliances, buildings, etc.) environmentalist noun Fossil fuel companies have tried to damage the image of environmentalists and climate scientists. a person who protects the natural world and educates others about environmental problems ecosystem noun All those plants, insects and birds in your garden are part of an ecosystem. the complex system of relationships between living things and their environment emit verb Cars emit harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. to release or project something (eg. light, sound, smoke, gas, radiation, etc.) extinct adj. Lots of Australian animals have become extinct since the British took control. no longer existing or lost forever (of an animal, bird or plant species) fertilize verb If you are going to fertilize your lawn, make sure to use an organic fertilizer. to add chemicals or organic material to soil so that plants grow better food chain noun We need to know where each species fits in the food chain. the order in which organisms in an ecosystem eat one another fossil fuel noun Burning fossil fuels is a major cause of global warming. a fuel like oil or coal formed from very old plant and animal fossils global warming (also climate change) noun Rising sea levels, melting ice caps and coral reef bleaching are caused by global warming. higher air and sea temperatures partly caused by man-made increases in greenhousegas levels green adj. If you want to save the planet, join one of the green political parties. concerned with protecting the natural environment and the planet greenhouse gas noun The more greenhouse gases we produce, the worse climate change will get. a gas in the atmosphere that stops heat from escaping into space habitat noun Lots of animals will become extinct if their natural habitats are destroyed. the place in which a species normally lives hazardous waste noun They increased their profits by dumping hazardous waste into the ocean. dangerous substances that need careful disposal (eg. toxic or nuclear waste) minimize verb Taking public transport instead of driving a car minimizes your impact on the environment. to reduce as much as possible pesticide noun Can't we find a pesticide that's safe? a chemical that's sprayed on crops to stop insects from destroying them pollutant noun The Environmental Protection Agency checks levels of pollutants. a substance or material that damages the natural environment pollute verb Fumes from factories pollute our air. to release waste substances into the air, water and soil pollution noun All the pollution around here comes from factories and mines. the contamination of the environment, esp. by industrial waste products and chemicals like pesticides preserve verb We need stronger laws in order to preserve our forests. to keep something in its original state protect verb It's really important to protect our water supply. to keep from harm protest verb Environmentalists will protest if the loggers try to destroy the forest. to show you disagree with something, esp. as part of a group of protesters recycle verb The green bin's for things that can be recycled like paper and glass. to make something new from materials that have been used before reduce verb You can reduce your household waste by buying products with less packaging. to use less or make something smaller reforestation noun Plant twenty trees in our reforestation project and you'll get into our dance party for free! the planting of trees and plants to help a damaged or destroyed forest recover renewable adj. We're producing cheaper renewable energy these days. can be used without running out, esp. of energy sources like solar and wind renewables noun If you want to make money, invest in renewables. forms of energy that can be replaced naturally, such as hydro-electricity, solar energy and wind power rely on verb We won't have to rely on power companies if we use solar and wind power instead. to depend on (or need) someone or something reuse verb We try to reuse things like plastic bags and bottles. to use again self-sufficient adj. We're going to live in a self-sufficient farming community. able to function, or produce all that's needed, without outside help smog noun The smog was so bad that we had to wear air-filter masks. a thick dirty cloud at ground level caused by pollutants reacting to sunlight throw away verb Don't throw away your grass clippings; leave them on your lawn. to get rid of something you don't want toxic adj. After the mine released toxic waste into the river, all the fish died. deadly or poisonous (of waste, chemicals, pollutants, etc.) toxin (toxic chemical) noun Smoke from factories often contains dangerous toxins. a poisonous substance that damages health or the environment use up verb We are using up the earth's natural resources faster than ever. to use something until there's none left waste verb Don't waste toilet paper; use one or two sheets instead of three or four. to use more than necessary, or to use inefficiently wildlife noun I love taking pictures of wildlife in the forest. animals, birds, insects, etc. living naturally in the wild zero-emission adj. Zero-emission vehicles like electric cars are much cheaper now. releasing no greenhouse gases like carbon-dioxide or methane Green Technologies that will Change the World Every day we hear about a green future. But some way or another, that future seems to be constantly delayed or difficult to put into words or images. Where are the examples of the new green technologies? Concrete practices, that make us dream that the oft-mentioned winwin feature of green technologies will actually come to fruition? In this article I have collected examples of demonstrated green technologies / products that hold considerable promise regarding reducing our footprint on our planet. 1. Sunlight Transport We know very well that the best way to save carbon emissions is to save energy. What if we could light up entire buildings with just sunlight? This is what the Swedish company Parans has been developing. Their technology “Sunlight Transport” is a passive system that channels sunlight from an external source and transports it through fibre optic cables to illuminate light-deprived rooms. As a result, energy consumption during daytime is zeroed. The sunlight emitting luminaries look and work pretty much like a normal lamp, giving off ambient light. Parans’ system can spread light in a range of customized ways: over a large surface, directed at the ceiling (which gives an illusion that the light comes through an open shaft), or onto a large wall area like a waterfall. The light changes as sunlight outside changes, enabling people even in the darkest rooms to re-establish a connection with the natural cycle outside. Parans suggests that the fibre optic cables can lead sunlight a hundred meters inside a building while retaining maximum light intensity. As the indoor lighting is provided by a passive system there is no energy consumption — during daytime hours that is. During the evening, the system must be replaced by a regular artificial setting. Plastic Roads Remember the floating waste continent in the Pacific? Well, imagine if we could grab all that plastic to maintain our road infrastructure. Well, this possibility actually exists, and they are called “Plastic Roads”. In terms of plastic roads technology, we have two options: either they can be made entirely of plastic or mixed together with asphalt. The former is the most common (see e.g. MacRebur). The 100% plastic variety consists of prefabricated, hollow, modular elements made from consumer waste plastics. There is no asphalt in the mix. This product, duly called Plastic Road, is still in the demonstration phase. The developer has just demonstrated the product in two 30-metre stretches of cycle track in the Dutch towns of Zwolle and Giethoorn. Monitoring is on-going right now to understand its long-term impact on the local environment. If successful, Plastic Roads can also significantly reduce the carbon footprint (50 to 72%) of traditional road construction thanks to longer lifespan and reduction of transport movements involved in its construction. Solar Flower A solar flower is a solar panel system mounted on the ground and shaped as a flower. To my knowledge there is currently only one commercial brand in the market — Smart Flower. Their system consists of a structure with 12 petals which open up at the beginning of the day with the sun, and close with the sunset. Contrary to solar panels that require installation, the solar flowers are completely portable and ready-to-plug-in. Also, the system is self-cleaning twice a day, which increases efficiency and durability. The biggest difference from a rooftop panel is that it includes a sun tracker to maximize solar energy production. The Smart Flower produces between 4–6 MWh/year depending on the location, enough to fulfil the average electricity needs of a household in Europe and half of an American household. The Solar Flower is an environment-friendly way to get clean energy. The sole impact should be related to the production and the materials included. Hydrogen-fueled Cars The River Simple Rasa is a British-made car, propelled by hydrogen. The Rasa was conceived with the sole purpose of being an accessible, affordable alternative to zeroemission electrical vehicles (EV). Still only available as a prototype, the Rasa boasts a 300 miles range and a re-fueling time of a few minutes. The range is achieved by very low weight (580 kg) and a propulsion engine of 11HP or 8.5kw which is able to make the car reach 50mph top speed. In the end it emits about 40g/km, lower than EVs with unfavorable energy source mixes. But its advantages to the environment don’t end there. Firstly, the Rasa cannot be owned. If you want to drive this car you pay a subscription fee that includes maintenance, insurance and hydrogen. Secondly, low environmental impact is rewarded along the supply chain. For example, the supplier of the hydrogen fuel cell remains its owner, so they have an interest in its longevity and reliability. Thirdly, River Simple has adopted a completely open intellectual property model. The design plans and specifications of the Rasa are free to be shared with anyone interested in collaborating in the design or build of their cars. Sustainable Phones Smartphones are one of the most resource intensive products on the planet. In Europe their climate impact amounts to 14.2 million tons of CO2.They also include toxic materials including lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, chlorine and bromine. However most of us discard them after 3 or 4 years. A number of companies have been addressing these problems head on. One of the leaders is Fair phone. Already fully present in the market, Fair phone is a social enterprise company that designs and produces smartphones with a lower environmental impact and higher sense of social responsibility. The company was founded with the explicit aim to develop a smartphone that does not contain conflict minerals, ensures fair labor conditions along the supply chain and guarantees longer durability of each smartphone. Another sustainable phone is the Teracube, based in the USA and financed via crowdfunding. Offering a 4-year guarantee, every component of this no-frills smartphone is replaceable, including the battery (there is no glue, only screws). The chassis is biodegradable, and the packaging is made out of recycled paper and printed with soya-based ink. Both phones production have low supply chain footprint, sustainable-minded design (use of durable, replaceable or fixable components) and end-of-life responsible practices (take back system and/or recycling programme).
