Critical thinking

Having this badge means that you assess information and arguments, identify assumptions, challenge the status quo, and reflect on how personal, social and cultural backgrounds influence thinking and conclusions.
By completing badge activities, you develop skills needed for evaluating and understanding information. You broaden views without taking information and information sources for granted. Eventually, you become comfortable when acquiring and integrating information from different disciplines. You can challenge, and change values, perspectives and understanding of the world.﻿You become more responsible and actively cooperate in creating a sustainable world.﻿Earning this badge means that you:
know that sustainability claims without robust evidence are often mere communication strategies, also known as greenwashing;
can analyse and assess arguments, ideas, actions and scenarios to determine whether they are in line with evidence and values in terms of sustainability;
trusts science even when lacking some of the knowledge required to fully understand scientific claims.
This progress badge leads to the 'Embracing complexity in sustainability' badge.
International partners consortium promotes and endorses sustainable learning and living through '#GoGreen - Youth Navigator' activities.

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Take part in sustainable learning and living activities. Think and share on the questions below:
What examples did you come across of greenwashing - a sustainability claim without evidence? Give 2-3 examples.
What sustainability cases did you analyse and assess arguments, ideas, actions and scenarios to determine whether they are in line with evidence and values in terms of sustainability? Share 2-3 cases.
What scientific research, theories and models do you know in the area of sustainability? What do you want to know more about sustainability? Give 2-3 examples.You can write a text response, share photos, upload short audio or video, include files and other examples of your actions.

Activity

Beautifying the Environment

Organiser

PlanBe, Plan it, Be it

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