4 May - 10 May

Kia ora...students. From this week we begin a new context titled The Earth Is Healing. Our planet has undergone serious changes due to  both human activities and natural disasters. However, during the Covid 19 pandemic, where billions of people were forced into lockdown, our planet began to show signs of growth and cleansing. We will discover what are some of the problems that have led to environmental destruction before the pandemic and examine how some of these problems are reducing on earth. Furthermore, you will creatively and thoughtfully think of long term solutions to environmental protection that would benefit our future generations.

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• brainstorm the meaning of Our Earth Is Healing
• Discovered new vocabulary and definitions 
• list  the various environmental problems found globally before covid 19
•  created a poster : testing prior knowledge on pollution reduction
• identified earth challenge app and log in data

Activities:

1. Document all your work on google docs: What does the Earth is healing mean to you. Write at least 3 ideas. eg: Our planet is experiencing less human activity and therefore less pollution is produced.
2. Think of ten ideas/ words that link with the earth is healing.Here are a few: pollution levels have declined/ less human activity/ greener grass/ cleaner air/ ozone hole/ traffic congestion reduced/ greenhouse gases/ 
3. Discover the meaning of the following words: environment/ greenhouse effect/ global warming/ pollution/ natural resources/ exploitation/sustainable resources/.
4. Examine the picture below and write 3 ideas on problems that occurred before covid 19 and how theses are improving.

4)Why do you think people are responsible for the earths destruction ie pollution and global warming/ List 3 reasons.

5) Testing your prior knowledge: By referring to the  problems such as ocean pollution, land pollution and, air pollution in crowed cities, create a poster to showcase how litter can be reduced in your home, before it reaches the landfill. Think of sustainable packaging and using recycled materials.Use Canva.com.

see this example: 

6) Extension activity:refer to this link:

7 eco-friendly actions for kids during the pandemic | Earth Day

and download the earth challenge app. Here you log in air quality or plastic pollution in you local area. I suggest yo use you home/ immediate neighbourhood to discover information. Plot a daily log to show how much plastic you have found  in your neighbourhood over a 5 day period.Discover if this is lessening in Alert 3, compared to Alert level 4 or increasing. Think of where the journey of a plastic bottle would go, if it does not reach a bin.

Image of the app here:

7)What action can be taken in your neighbour to reduce and stop this problem

Homework/ Resources:

New Evidence Shows How COVID-19 Has Affected Global Air ...

COVID-19 Lockdown Illustrates Connection Between People ...

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING...to observe how the Earth is healing through first hand witnessing of our neighbourhood, and researching ideas that showcases evidence
• We are EXPLORING...to experiment with the Earth Challenge app, so that I can record the amount of rubbish i see in my neighbour during lockdown and after lockdown.
• We are EXPLORING...to question why is the earth healing now compared to before lockdown
• We are EXPLORING..to discover new words and concepts based on Environmental sustainability
• We are EXPLORING..to recognise the influence human activities have onto resources on earth