Panorama on coastline artificialization

Biology | Chemistry | Geography | Geology | Mother Language

Pedagogic content

  • Littoralization risks
  • Shoreline aggravating factors
  • Environmental and economic issues
  • Coastline management and solutions

Pre-requisites

Knowledge about artificialization, urbanisation and littoralization (O1 draft).

New competencies targeted

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

  • Observe and understand concepts of coastline artificialization
  • Identify risks, challenges and prospects of coastal artificialization
  • Group, classify and assemble coastline artificialization concepts by themes creating links
  • Develop information research through team work
  • Develop argumentation and communication
  • Listen to and respect the other students’ advices

DESCRIPTION

PREPARATION:
#1

Print the cards below in A4 format and cut them out.

#2

Have large sheets to put cards on them.

#3

Prepare the class in a way to place cards on a large table.

IMPLEMENTATION:
#1

Teacher remembers some main notions about artificialization, urbanization and littoralization helped with the O1 draft.

#2

Teacher gives to the students the set of cards distributed equally and ask everyone to read his/her card(s). One after the other, they put their cards on the table grouping them according to their own criteria.

#3

Teacher lets students debate around the cards concepts in order to helps them in grouping the cards according to the following thematics: risks, aggravating factors, environmental issues, economic issues and prospects.

#4

The students debate and re-arrange the cards by themes creating links between them.

#5

The students provide a panorama on coastline artificialization being aware of the diversity of risks and the complexity of the challenges.

Additional Info

Type of Activity: Debate, Game
Target Audience: From 12 years old
Place: Classroom
Material need: Printer, markers, larger paper and the 35 card
Duration of Activity: IMPLEMENTATION:

1/2 hour

Authorship and ressources conditions to use: CPIE Bastia U MarinuNo authorization required
Links:

https://web.unep.org/unepmap/

http://www.cprac.org/fr/car-pl/presentation/pam

Note by Author:

The list of card concepts is non-exhaustive. The teacher could let students search for definition of each card.
Topic of this Experiences: Coastline Artificialization
Additional resources: Pdf Version