Unit+Brainstorms

**  Change   ** **  Discovery   ** **  Relationships/Interactions   ** **  Cycles   ** **  Patterns   ** **  Balance   ** **  Community   **  **  Relevant Issues   ** · ** Water:  ** Where is fresh (potable)water available? Who has it? How much is available?  o ** Design water filters-  ** how do people in other parts of the world sanitize their water · ** Human impacts  ** : pollution, fish farming, antibiotics, plastics in waterways, endangered species · ** Environmental Footprints  ** : Green movement, reducing waste, recycling, composting, reuse of materials, fuel efficiency · **  Poverty/inequality/Justice:    **  o ** The power of one  ** - How do individuals make contributions to society that are larger than themselves? How do people become positive change agents in their lives and the communities in which they live? · **  Mass consumption/waste   **  o ** Re-Use Market-  ** kids work in companies to create products made from materials that would have been thrown away, the create business plans, advertise, research costs, hold market, create report of profit/loss · ** Energy  ** (alternative sources, consumption, conservation) · ** Health  ** : fitness and nutrition/organic produce/hormone use with livestock/ fast food nation and health issues  o ** Research statistics of the state of health for particular states throughout U.S. and/or world  ** (leading cause of death, average life span, top diseases, insurance, hospital coverage, birth rate, climate etc.     o **  Organize blood drive, fitness expo, health fair  **    o **  Create community garden on school site  **    o **  Food labels-  ** understand portion size, caloric intake, ingredients- healthy fats, study school lunches     ** //  Design Projects/Activities to promote Habits:   // ** ** //  COMMUNICATION:   // **  · //  EbD Unit- Communicating School Spirit   //  · //  T-shirt Activity   // **  Quotes and/or quotes to initiate discussion. ** //   “Take less than you need and give more than you have.”   //
 * Unit Brainstorm- Big Ideas, Relevant Topics/Problems  **