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| Introduction and Task | Process | Food and Nutrition | Physical Well-being | Emotional and Mental Well-being | Environmental | Evaluation and Conclusion |
You are the Environmental Group
Your task is to choose an aspect of the environment that interests you. You need to explain to people what this is and the impact people are having on this problem. You then need to inform others what they could do to help reduce their Global Footprint and/or improve the quality of our environment.
| Content | Process | Product | |
| Week 1 |
Explore the different sites and decide on an area. Begin researching your area and create a mindmap.
Air Water Recycling and Waste Energy Conservation (Plants and animals - NZ)
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A mindmap with facts about the problems and solutions. | |
| Week 2 |
Choose a community or a place that you belong to or have a connection with.
Find out what you and others could do to make positive impact towards the environment.
You may need to interview people to find out what already happens. Who will you need to talk to? (it maybe one or several) What will you ask? How will you ask them? (Face to Face, email, letter, fax, phone, through a website)
Use your mindmap to help focus your questions. |
Use the above sites again. If you are looking for more detail then look below (they are more complex and mainly aimed at adults) |
Questions drafted. Who and how you will contact or communicate with them. Initiate contact. |
| Week 3 |
Use your responses and information identifying how people behave or the identified problems that need solutions.
Use the sites to gather realistic solutions to the identified areas of need. Make sure people will be able to sustain the changes you recommend. |
Use the above sites again. If you are looking for more detail then look below (they are more complex and aimed mainly at adults) | Sustainable solutions for people to implement. |
| Week 4 |
Design and plan how your page will look. Use microsoft word to put your information together. Insert up to 2 pictures and format your text. |
Mindmaps Responses |
A plan and complete page ready to print and join your groups booklet. |
General Environmental
Activities on how to look after the environment and save energy
Envirolink
An online environmental community with links to information about a large range of environmental issues. Can take a bit of hunting to find what you want but some good links in here. Click on Activities to see the large list of topics that you can explore on this website such as population, global warming and more
Water
Wellington Council's Waterways Games
5 different games based on waterways Info on waterways in the Wellington region.
Climate Change
New Zealand Climate Change
A site looking at climate change in relation to New Zealand. The site has info on climate change and how different sectors in NZ contribute to it and possible solutions. A brilliant site with an emphasis on how individuals can make a difference. The message is turn down, switch off, recycle and walk. There is a useful section for teachers with downloadable resources such as powerpoints, postcards, brochures and more. This page from espere (Environmental Science Published for Everybody Round the Earth) is very useful and has both basic and more in-depth information. General information on climate and how other natural forces affect global warming can be found be This is a site designed specifically for children and is excellent with great information and very easy to navigate. This site has some good information that kids can understand. Look at what climate change is, cause and effects, what individuals can do to help. Note that when you click on a heading, the subheadings are often on the left. Play a climate change game where you are in charge of a country and have to make changes to protect the planet while still staying popular with voters. BBC Weather Centre - Climate Change A thorough site looking at evidence, impacts, adaptation, policies and links about global warming. This site has a variety of videos on the topic of global warming and other environmental issues. Tomorrow's Challenge, Today's Climate This site is yet another very good source of quality information on what global warming is and what to do about it.
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