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Curriculum Unit

Michael A. Doody

Questions of Sustainability

Title Author

KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.

Sustainability has different definitions depending on social, economic, and cultural values.

Quantitative analyses are the only way to issue firm judgements of sustainability.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT

How do you determine the sustainable choice when presented with two or more options?

CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C

Gas-powered versus Electric Vehicles

Meat versus Plant-based Diets

Paper versus Plastic

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C

Which is more sustainable, gas-powered or electric vehicles?

Which is more sustainable, meat or plant-based diets?

Which is more sustainable, paper or plastic?

VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A

Sustainability, CO2 Emissions, Resource Extraction, Pollution

Sustainability, Land Use, Water Use, CO2 Emissions

Sustainability, CO2 Emissions, Pollution, Household Waste, Water Use

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES

Additional resources: released free-response questions available from College Board: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_frq_environmental_science.pdf, https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/_ap05_frq_envir_sci_45691.pdf, https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/envir_sci_frq_02_10393.pdf.