Design and technology
Students have the opportunity to explore how regenerative design and technology can move us towards a thriving future.
1hr 40mins
Finding out about food
In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of food.
1hrs
Talking about transport
In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of transport.
1hrs
Transport and liveability
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with 2040, focusing on the topics of transport and liveability. Students begin by participating in a warm-up activity around their personal transport use before investigating liveability and the factors of liveability that are important to them. They then participate in a THINK PAIR SHARE routine and a role-play activity to explore transport in terms of liveability and our environment. Students then think about how future transport could be designed to improve liveability.
4hrs 50mins
A 2040 vision for your community
This teaching resource provides you with multiple lessons worth of material that can be used to immerse students in, and connect with, the positive sustainability messages explored in 2040.
1hr 30mins
Seaweed in the food chain
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of food chains and food webs.
1hr 40mins
Energy and sustainability
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of sustainability and renewable energy.
1hr 40mins
Renewable energy
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of renewable energy.
1hr 35mins
Solutions to climate change
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with, the documentary film 2040, focusing on the topic of climate change.
1hr 10mins
Exploring climate change
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with, the documentary film 2040, focusing on the topic of climate change.
1hrs
Tuning into the documentary 2040 (7-11, US)
A tuning in activity helps students to define and focus on the issues they will be dealing with in the unit of work. In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040 – it is a great lesson to conduct before watching the documentary in full. Students work in groups to imagine what the world might look like in 2040 based on a range of categories such as diet, fashion, buildings, transport, and technology.
2hrs 42mins
Finding out about 2040
In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with 2040.
1hr 10mins
Tuning into the documentary (primary)
In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040 – it is a great lesson to conduct before watching the documentary in full.
