B6 Religious And Moral Education · Term 1 Week 3: The Environment

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.2.1.1 - Explain how humankind and the environment interrelate.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the natural environment and list at least four things in it that God created, such as air, water, land, plants and animals.
Explain at least two ways humankind depends on the environment for survival, using examples like food, oxygen, medicine and shelter.
Describe at least two ways the environment depends on humankind and animals, such as seed dispersal and tree planting.
Give one example of how animals depend on other animals for food or shelter.
Discuss in groups and present at least three ways humankind should relate responsibly with the environment.

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Curriculum details

Strand: God, His Creation and Attributes (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: The Environment (1.2)
Content standard: B6.1.2.1 - Appreciate the uniqueness of humankind and their environments
Indicator: B6.1.2.1.1 - Explain how humankind and the environment interrelate.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Religious and Moral Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 47
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- With questions and answers, guide learners to explain the natural environment: things around us that were created by God and can affect our lives.
- Let learners mention things around us that were created by God:
  - air , water, land, plants, animals, etc.
- Guide learners to discuss the inter relationship among God's creatures:
  - Humankind and animals depend on plants for air, food, medicine, shelter, etc.
  - Plants depend on humankind and other animals for survival (dispersal of seeds, planting of trees, etc.).
  - Some animals depend on other animals for food (carnivores) and shelter (parasites).
- Through group discussions, let learners demonstrate ways humankind should relate with the environment.
- Let learners, in groups, discuss the importance of the environment to humankind.
- Ask learners to write about their findings and present to class for discussion:
  - our survival depends on the environment,
  - leaves and trees provide us with oxygen, food and medicine, etc.