Sustainable Development
📋 What it is
Sustainable development meets today’s needs without using up what future generations will need.
🗣️ Coach says
It’s the balancing act of the century: grow and improve life NOW without wrecking the planet for LATER. Think of Earth as a shared bank account — you can spend the interest, but not blow the whole balance.
🧠 Memory hook
Meet today’s needs without robbing tomorrow. Spend the interest, keep the balance.
😂 Giggle
What has a mouth but never speaks, a bed but never sleeps, and runs but never walks?
A river! It has a mouth (where it meets the sea), a bed (the bottom), and a current that runs!
😲 Whoa!
A single mature tree can absorb around 20 kg of carbon dioxide a year — which is why forests are treated as global "lungs".
✅ Quick check: What makes development "sustainable" rather than just "growth"?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
It meets present needs while protecting the resources and environment future generations will need — balancing now against later.
Balancing present benefit against future cost is the core of every environmental decision.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Name one thing your school or home does that is sustainable — and one thing that could improve.