Grade 5 · Social Studies · Lesson 29

Sustainability & citizenship

SUSTAINABILITY means meeting today\u2019s needs without harming the world that tomorrow\u2019s kids will inherit. CITIZENSHIP means doing your part for the people, animals, and places you share the planet with. Put the two together and you get one of the most important skills of your generation: choosing actions today that you would still be proud of in fifty years. Today you will sort sustainable choices from unsustainable ones, learn the 5R pattern, and match green actions to the real-world impacts they create.

What this lesson teaches

1Define sustainability and citizenship in your own words
2Sort everyday choices as sustainable or unsustainable
3Apply the 5R pattern: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot
4Match each green action with the impact it has on the planet

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