Secondary School Materials

Bioeconomy Teaching Package

The aim of this teaching package is to show students how the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy can best take place and which social actors play a role in this transition. This teaching package contributes to acquiring the key competences in the field of sustainable development and the subject matter is in line with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15. This teaching package is available in English, Dutch and French and can be used for the age group: 12-15 years.

Developed by Odisee University of Applied Sciences.

Teacher’s manual with lesson preparations

In this teacher's manual you will find 6 lesson preparations. In addition, a powerpoint presentation and worksheets are available for students with each lesson. In the lesson packages, 5 themes of the bioeconomy are discussed. These themes can be covered in any order. The themes can also be taught as stand-alone lessons.

Sustainable circular bioeconomy

In this introduction, students learn to define Sustainable circular bioeconomy and will be able to identify the benefits and discuss the challenges of the bioeconomy.

Forest Products

play a major role in a sustainable circular economy. Yet, there are huge differences in the management of forestry activities around the world.

Interconnectedness

is about the influence that the natural environment (biosphere) has on human well-being and the ecological interconnectedness of all living things.

Outdoor Learning

is active outdoor learning where students learn by what they do, by what they encounter, and by what they discover.

The Food Loop

includes the agriculture, hospitality, retail and energy production sectors. The circular economy is all about reusing residual waste and reducing food waste.

Life Below Water

refers to the conservation and sustainable use of resources from oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes.

Bioeconomy Workshop Plans

Secondary school students between 12 and 15 years old, will learn about the importance and the overall objective of the bioeconomy by exploring what bioeconomy looks like in their locality and engaging with the surrounding environment, discovering the 5 BioBeo themes.

Methodologies like active learning, guided discovery, talk and discussion, problem solving, collaborative learning, engaging, and interacting with the natural environment, free exploration of materials, direct teaching, and artistic expressions are applied in this package.

Developed by the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) in the Netherlands and adapted by the Foundation of Environmental Education

Food Hike

The Forest Cleanup

Back to Nature

Dealing with Food Waste

Healthy Food & Your Impact

Trash & Treasure

Quartet Game Overfishing

Exploring the Ocean Currents in Circular Bioeconomy

3 Lesson Plans to explore the topic of the Ocean currents, which are increasingly affected by human activity, including acidification, plastic waste, over-fishing, and oil/gas extraction.

Developed by E3STEM.

From Satellite to Soil - Sustainable Agriculture

6 Lesson Plans on the topic of soils, forestry and biological raw materials. Good soil and forest health is an essential aspect of the circular bioeconomy, Biodegradable and compostable plastics are addressed as well as an overview of products from biological raw materials are presented.