VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies Resources

Unit One: Understanding outdoor experiences
Area of Study Two: Humans and nature

Different ways of encountering and understanding a specific natural environment visited, including through experiential knowledge, environmental and natural history, ecological, social and economic perspectives

Worksheet: Ways of relating to nature

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Name: ______________________________

Task: Complete the following table, & answer the questions below.

	types of relationship	groups/individuals who exemplifly this relationship
e.g.	studying it	VCE O&ES classes
1.	fearing it
2.	conquering it
3.	exploiting it
4.	abusing it
5.	ignoring it
6.	measuring it
7.	exploring it
8.	saving it
9.	worshipping it
10.	respecting it
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12.

1. Would the "average person" relate to nature in just one way, or would the way they related to nature be more complex? Explain your answer.

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2. How do you imagine the following real or fictitious characters relate to nature?

Sylvester Stallone’s character in Cliffhanger
Professional athletes (e.g. Tiger Woods)
Members of the federal government
Superman/Superwoman
Starving people in the Third World
Bill Gates

3. How do you relate to nature? (You can use any of the descriptors above, or use your own descriptors.) Check back at the end of the year and see if your view has changed?

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