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Global Context: Globalization and Sustainability – Management of natural resources and the consequences of human intervention

Key Concept: Systems
Related Concepts: Sustainability • Resources • Equity • Development
Statement of Inquiry: When humans optimise living systems for productivity, they alter ecological balance, creating trade-offs between efficiency, equity and long-term sustainability.

Age Group: MYP 2 (12–13 years)
Duration: Full-Day Interdisciplinary Field Investigation
Venue: Enchanting Acres
Disciplines Integrated: Sciences • Individuals & Societies • Design
Includes: Pre Tour, On Tour and Post Tour Phases

Program Overview

“Globalization and Sustainability  – Responsibility & Sustainability” positions Enchanting Acres as a managed ecological system under human control. Students conduct a structured sustainability audit, evaluate trade-offs between output and environmental health, analyse power structures in resource management, and design evidence-based improvements.

The inquiry arc follows:
System Mapping → Quantitative Estimation → Impact Evaluation → Ethical Analysis → Design Intervention

Students move from observation to critique, and from critique to solution design.

MYP Criteria Alignment

Sciences:
Criterion A – Explain ecological principles and energy transfer
Criterion B – Design investigations and collect valid data
Criterion C – Process quantitative and qualitative data
Criterion D – Evaluate implications of scientific developments

Individuals & Societies:
Analyse resource distribution, economic priorities, and environmental consequence

Design:
Develop feasible, sustainable system improvements based on evidence

Learning Objectives

Students will:
• Analyse energy flow and trophic interactions in a managed ecosystem
• Estimate resource consumption and waste output
• Evaluate sustainability trade-offs between productivity and conservation
• Examine economic and ethical dimensions of resource control
• Collect, process and interpret primary data
• Design a justified sustainability intervention

Learning Outcomes

Students will:
• Construct a detailed systems diagram including feedback loops
• Calculate approximate resource inputs per production unit
• Identify at least three system vulnerabilities
• Analyse one ethical dilemma supported by field evidence
• Propose one viable design solution with justification
• Reflect on long-term ecological and social consequences

 

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