Introducing CARisma

CARisma is a cross-curricula, issues based teaching and learning resource for Year 6 - 10 teachers and their students.

In exploring the status of the car in our society, students will learn about:

• how the car has become such a focal point in our culture
  

• the impact of the car on our culture and environment

• active travel and alternative transport modes to the car.

Objectives

Using the internet, multimedia resources and related literacies, the teaching and learning content of CARisma:

• investigates the culture, role and impact of the car in our society and environment
• explores the power of the media in shaping students' views of the car
• researches the effects that greenhouse gas emissions produced by cars have on the environment
• encourages students to research and understand the importance of choosing alternative modes for personal travel.

Outcomes

CARisma provides opportunities for students to:

• gain significant understandings about our culture and the environment
• identify and examine their personal values
• understand how their choices impact on the community and their environment
• increase their skills in internet, critical and traditional literacies.