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This is Kira's picture of the trout from the story Trout are Made of Trees. She attached this picture to her forum posting. Thank you Kira. The OzProjects Team would really like some more pictures to add to the project.

This project aims to promote student voice and empower students to recognise and engage in responsible use of the earth's resources.

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Teenie Greenies

Hello, we are called the Teenie Greenies and our age is 9-11.  We are currently trying to find out about worms.  In  fact we have even made our own worm farm in a two litre bottle.

From Xavier & Leo

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Reduce Now!

Want to start reducing your impact on our Earth? Here are things you can do now or plan for the future:

Today:

  • Change your lightbulbs
  • Take reuseable bags shoppings
  • Switch to GreenPower

Next month:

  • Plant a tree
  • Be informed about recycling
  • Buy secondhand at an online auction

Next year:

  • Invest in an ethical fund
  • Make your next car a green one

What else can you do?

This information has been supplied by http://greengeneration.ninemsn.com.au/ 
and links will take you to this website.

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Plastic Bags - Just say - NO

20 million Australians currently use around 5 billion plastic check-out bags every year.

That so few people can use so much plastic says a lot about our wasteful habits.

A person's use of a plastic check-out bag can be counted in minutes - however long it takes to get gro­ceries from the shops to their homes. These bags, however, can last for hundreds of years.

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Global Education website

Visit the Global Education website for more information and resources.

 

 

Planet Earth in Our Hands

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Purpose: This project aims to promote student voice and empower students to recognize and engage in responsible use of the earth's resources.

Getting Started:

Teachers:

  • Please read "for the teacher"
  • Create your profile with a description and an image (just click on your login name at the top right of the page)
  • Help is available during school hours by phoning Cecily Wright on 08 8334 3288 Visit the for the teacher Resource area within the project for great and quality checked online resources for you and your students.
  • Activities and resources marked with iwb are particularly suited for use on an interactive whiteboard

Students:

  • Create your profile with a description and an image (just click on your login name at the top right of the page)
  • Create an entry about yourself or your team in the Introductions glossary.
  • Try all the activities

 
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National Tree Day

National Tree Day will be held on Sunday 1st August.  Visit the website below to find out more.
http://treeday.planetark.com/about/

Watch a video about the Lorax, who “speaks for the trees, for the trees have no tongues” here. iwb

Click here to find out why we need trees and we can't live without them. iwb

Write a forum posting and attach a photo of your favourite tree.
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Save Energy at Home

Use this interactive resource to learn how to save energy at home. iwb
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=popuptool.atHome

Complete the assignment below and your picture will be added to the Picture Glossary: Saving Energy at home.

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Protecting Coastal and Sea Environments

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Share what you already know

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Try some online activities

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tiny hand Set yourself a Challenge

Every action helps. Want to start small, but start NOW?

Take a look at your own lives today ... where can you make a difference -

  • at home,
  • at school,
  • at your local sporting club or
  • somewhere else ...
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Take Planet Earth in your hands now.
Accept the challenge.
Act now.

1. Decide what you can do to help the environment in some way.

2. Try to involve other people in your actions.

3. Make some change to your lifestyle or environment which will help planet earth.

4. Write a blog about your challenge so that others can read about what you are doing.


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Share Global Thoughts

You have spent a lot of time looking at local environmental issues. Now is the time to look and think GLOBAL. By doing local changes are we improving and helping globally? Discuss your thoughts and ideas in the discussion forums below.

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Resources for the Teacher

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What Now?

Join this forum to report on your challenge. Was it successful? What are your plans for the future?
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Your thoughts on this project

  • Please complete the feedback activity to let us know your opinion of this project. This is your chance to let us know what you enjoyed and anything you think could have been better.
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