Flipped Classroom - Nature is Speaking - Edward Norton

Flipped Classroom - Nature is Speaking - Edward Norton

Lesson 1 of 2 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Sustainability
  • ...

Lesson summary

This lesson is designed for a flipped classroom, where students learn new content by watching a video in their own time. This strategy provides the opportunity for students to build their knowledge, attitudes and values by themselves, thereby freeing up class time for hands-on work.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • understand that people have had significant negative impacts on our soil
  • recognise that poor soil health affects food production
  • build their thinking and questioning skills.

Lesson guides and printables

Lesson Plan
Student Worksheet

Lesson details

Curriculum mapping

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 Geography:

  • Challenges to food production, including land and water degradation, shortage of fresh water, competing land uses, and climate change, for Australia and other areas of the world (ACHGK063)

Syllabus Outcomes: GE5-2, GE5-3, GE5-5.

Time needed: 30 minutes.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – allow students to explore the topic independently.

Resources required

  • Internet, laptops and earphones
  • Student Worksheet

Additional info

This is an original Cool.org lesson. Facts and figures mentioned may have changed since this lesson was published. We always endeavour to update our resources in a timely manner, but if you see an error or issue in our resources please get in touch with us.

lesson saved in resources

Save

Download

Share

More from this unit

See all
  • Lesson 2 of 2
  • ...

Flipped Classroom - Nature is Speaking - Julia Roberts

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Sustainability
See all

Related content

Loading content...
Loading content...
Loading content...
Loading content...