Nestled on the Thai coast, Aquatopia is a coastal haven facing critical environmental hurdles, where the vibrant interplay of land and sea is threatened by the diminishing marine biodiversity, the vanishing terrestrial ecosystems, and the repercussions of climate change, all of which call for urgent and innovative solutions to restore balance and sustainability in this unique paradise. In this challenge pack, students are set the mission to devise inventive strategies to solve these challenges and pave the way for a more resilient and ecologically balanced future in Aquatopia.
 
Working in teams, students will assume the role of specific stakeholders and will be challenged to develop innovative solutions that promote long-term sustainability for the region.
 
With three region specific challenges in this pack, students will review each challenge set to them before then considering a set of guidelines and exploring a suite of stimulus material as they bring their solutions to life.
 
The Global Leader Challenge Packs offer a dynamic and engaging way for students to learn about the importance of community leadership, sustainable design, and innovative thinking to develop impactful solutions.
 
By completing in these challenge packs, students will gain a deep understanding of the complex issues that impact our world and the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are required to become a global leader. Through teamwork and collaboration, students will learn how to leverage diverse perspectives in order to develop innovative solutions that address the needs of all stakeholders in their community. 
 
Challenge Areas:
As students work to design their solutions for Aquatopia, they will be working through the following three challenge areas. These will be:
 
Marine Biodiversity: Propose innovative solutions to restore and protect marine life, ensuring a resilient future for both the environment and Aquatopia's people. Students will consider sustainable practices, community involvement, and the use of technology to create lasting change.
 
Loss Of Land Habitats: Develop innovative solutions to restore and protect critical habitats in the region. Students will focus on sustainable land use, reforestation, and community-driven conservation efforts that balance ecological preservation with development.
 
Climate Change Impacts: Students will propose innovative solutions to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change on the region including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and shifting ecosystems that endanger biodiversity, agriculture, and the livelihoods of local communities.
 
 
What's Included:
One PDF Document The Can Be Accessed Digitally Or Printed And Completed On Paper, The Document Includes:
Introduction: The pack starts with an overview of the challenge that students are being asked to solve.
Scenario Brief: Students are provided with background information on the scenario they need to respond to.
Key Stakeholders: Students are provided with four stakeholder roles they must adopt when developing solutions.
3 x Challenge Pages: Each challenge has a one page overview of what is expected of students and key guidelines for their solutions.
Pitch Page: Once students have completed all the challenges in the pack, they will be asked to create a 3-5 minute pitch.
2 x Extension Challenge Pages: Two pages of scenarios that challenge students to think outside the box and consider how their plans to overcome obstacles.
 
Age Recommendation: This resource is recommended for students in Years 8 - 12.
 
Links To:
HASS 
Critical and Creative Thinking
Ethical Understanding
Intercultural Understanding
Personal and Social Capability
 
License Details:
Once purchased this resource is available for use indefinitely by the school or individual that has purchased it. This resource is not to be shared outside of your school community, and can not be resold. Should you wish to purchase this resource via invoice, please email our team at info@bopindustries.com
 
Other Resources In This Suite: 
This challenge pack is often used in tandem with the other Global Leader Challenge Packs. Each challenge pack will see students assuming different stakeholder personas, tacking different challenges unique to regions around the world, and working towards a different set of challenge guidelines. You may wish to puchase the suite of Global Leader Challenge Packs to assign different packs to different groups in your class. Our other challenge packs in this suite can be found below:
 
Metropolia | Scenario One: www.bopindustries.com/product-page/metropolia-scenario-1-global-leaders-challenge-pack
 
Equalityville | Scenario Two: www.bopindustries.com/product-page/equalityville-scenario-2-global-leaders-challenge-pack
 
Aquatopia | Scenario Three: www.bopindustries.com/product-page/aquatopia-scenario-3-global-leaders-challenge-pack
 
 
About BOP Industries:
BOP Industries is an Australian education company on a mission to inspire the next generation of young innovators. Having worked with 100,000 students around the world, our team of innovative educators are passionate about creating future-focused learning experiences for young people. To find out more about BOP, head to: www.bopindustries.com/why-bop