Understanding sustainability

In this activity students explore the concept of ‘sustainability’. They think about their personal understanding of sustainability and how others may interpret it differently. Students begin by working in pairs to find, compare and analyse different definitions of sustainability. Finally students will create their own definitions of sustainability and reflect upon their own learning.

Learning goals:

• Students understand that there are many different definitions of sustainability, and recognise common themes in these different definitions.
• Students identify how they think about and define sustainability.
• Students reflect upon their own learning about sustainability.