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Citizenship and Farming

This resource provided by ASE includes a number of activities to support environment teaching in science. By comparing the conventional use of agrochemicals with organic production, students can develop their understanding of the interaction between living things and their environment.

This activity also provides students with the opportunity to consider:

* The interests of various groups such as farmers (in developed and developing countries), processors, suppliers, consumers, and wildlife.

* Sustainability and the interests of future generations.

* About ways in which living things and the environment can be protected, and the importance of sustainable development.

* About food webs, and how toxic materials can accumulate in food chains.

The context of farming was chosen as an example of how to tackle citizenship issues relating to the environment. The approach could be adapted for any other environmental issue, such as waste management, wildlife conservation, road-building, energy resources, or creating new housing on a greenfield site.

Some of these resources feature on the ASE's Can We; Should We? collection.

However, more adapted materials have been added to this resource. Please note that the included PowerPoint file is 23 Megabytes in size. It is not recommended that you save or use this file on lower specification machines.

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Subject(s)Earth science, Biology, Science
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2000 - 2009
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Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/rxtwb

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