Your Healthy School Route

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by to-teach Team
3 pagesGrade 5 and aboveGeography, non-subject specific content, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Objective: This worksheet aims to encourage students to reflect on their daily school commute, evaluate different transportation methods based on health and environmental factors, compare school transportation trends in different countries, and propose ways to make their own school route healthier.


Content and methods: The worksheet starts with an interactive activity where students gather data from classmates about their commute methods and times, followed by a class discussion on the observed trends. Subsequently, students are prompted to brainstorm and list advantages and disadvantages of various transportation means (walking, bicycle, school bus, car, public transit, scooter), focusing on health implications for students. A detailed "Additional information for teachers" section provides a pre-filled table with advantages and disadvantages for each mode of transport, emphasizing health and environmental aspects. The worksheet then presents texts detailing school transportation statistics and factors in two countries. Students are asked to identify differences and reasons for them between the two countries. Finally, they compare the healthiness of school commutes in the countries by referencing the earlier table and propose ideas to make their own school route healthier.


Competencies:

  • Data collection and analysis
  • Critical thinking and evaluation of transportation methods
  • Comparative analysis of international trends
  • Understanding of health and environmental impacts of transportation
  • Problem-solving and proposing solutions
  • Communication and discussion


Target group: 5th-7th grade


SDGs:

  • 3rd goal (“Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”): The worksheet encourages students to analyze the health benefits and drawbacks of different means of transportation and asks them to develop personal strategies to make their daily commute to school healthier.
  • 11th goal (“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”): The material compares the diverse transportation infrastructures in the USA and Mexico , highlighting how factors like urban location and the availability of public transit influence the daily mobility choices of students.

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