# The Last Tree Scenario | Sustainability & Critical Thinking Challenge HPGE & Mixed Ability Years 3-8 **Price:** $4.95 AUD **Seller:** TeachBuySell Seller **Year Levels:** year4, year5, year6, year7 **Subjects:** english, science, humanitiesAndSocialSciences ## Description (seller-submitted) The Last Tree | Environmental Dilemma & Critical Thinking Challenge | Years 3–8 What if there was only one tree left in the world? Who should decide what happens to it? In The Last Tree , students are placed at the centre of an engaging environmental dilemma. Scientists want to study the tree. Local residents believe it belongs to their community. Environmental groups want it left untouched. Governments argue that the whole world has a stake in its future. Students must decide what should happen next. But there is no perfect solution—and no single correct answer. Students consider competing perspectives, weigh consequences and create a plan that balances protection, scientific research, public access, responsibility and the future of the tree . Then the situation changes... The tree produces just three healthy seeds , forcing students to reconsider their original decisions. Who should receive them? Should they be used for research? Planted in different places? Or kept safely with the last tree? Built on the MindStretch Thinking Framework , this low-prep scenario encourages students to question, evaluate, justify and rethink rather than simply search for the "right" answer. What's Included ✔ Engaging environmental scenario ✔ Open-ended decision-making challenge ✔ Multiple stakeholder perspectives ✔ Planning and problem-solving activities ✔ Explain Your Thinking prompts ✔ Unexpected “Uh-oh!” twist ✔ Extension challenges ✔ Student reflection ✔ Teacher implementation guide ✔ Differentiation and extension ideas ✔ Thinking Skill Development guide ✔ Curriculum connections ✔ Australian Curriculum V9.0 alignment Students Will Explore a complex environmental dilemma Consider multiple and competing perspectives Make decisions where there is no perfect solution Evaluate possible consequences Balance environmental and human needs Explain and justify their reasoning Respond to new information Reconsider and refine their original ideas Develops Critical Thinking • Ethical Thinking… [truncated] --- View on TeachBuySell: https://teachbuysell.com.au/l/6a681066-6779-4181-9f2e-7ea3539d02aa Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au