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Planetpals Teachers Lesson Plans
Great ideas to help you teach about Earth!
The Earthday FAST Challenge
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It's something we came up with here on PLANETPALS EARTHZONE to teach us all about our earth and how to conserve. It's a kind of "fasting" from our daily life. A challenge to do things differently and learn to measure how much you consume every day! Do it for Earthday or any day! It's a great activity for us all young and old.
The purpose of the lesson is to "LIMIT what we consume".
NOTE: A more difficult version of this for adults under "Earthday Fast".
Prepare the students
Have students keeping a list of everything they do in a day. Have them start with brushing their teeth and shutting off water to taking a shower and making it shorter--perhaps not using hot water!
Have them make a plan for the Earthday Fast Day, by discussing things they can do at home and in the classroom to conserve waste. i.e.: Use less water, less electricity, wear clothes more than once, walk instead of ride, don't waste paper.
Plan a paperless Activity in the classroom.
For discussion ideas:
See PRECYCLE
See Earth Matters
See Worldly Wise Tips
The challenge:
List everything you do in a day that uses our natural resources and creates waste and how many times (i.e.: how many times do you put on the lights, flush the toilet, drink something canned or bottled, take a short shower or bath, etc.). You might be surprised at how much you actually consume and you may start to live differently! Then you would be a true PLANETPAL!
At the end of this project, try to make a resolution to eliminate something in your life that you could do without...one day a week without playing electronic games? shutting your computer off in between using it? Bring home made lunches using refillable containers? Using a hand held pencil sharpener instead of an electric one?
Challenge: How many of the following non waste activities (rules) can you do?
Earthday Fast Rules:
- Do not use hot water*
- Don't watch TV or play with electronic devices*, power tools, appliances or computers
- Walk or use your bike or take public transportation
- Try to use only stored water and no ice
- Bring a lunch, don't use pre- packaged items, use nothing pre-bottled-instead use a thermos or reuse a bottle
- Use less paper
Exceptions
- You can use stored energy such as solar to power electronic devices. i.e. solar calculator.
- You can use hybrid transportation such as an alternative car
- Heated water is allowed if you use a 'natural energy' source like the SUN
BEWARE!
...don't unplug your fridge/freezer/hot water/ etc. Just Don't Use Them
Earthday pages Educational, fun and free...jam packed with ideas
- Learn more about the Planetpals with the Planetpals Pages
- Learn many things for and about Earthday with our fabulous list of Earthday Learning Pages
- Have loads of fun with the Fun for Kids pages: activities, crafts, games, greetings,clip art and more!
- Use the Parent / Teacher pages for teaching ideas, projects, and more info
- Learn facts and tips with the Eco Helper Pages
- Learn more about World Peace on Earthday with the World Peace pages
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Earthday pages Educational, fun and free...jam packed with ideas
