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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Observe the decaying of an apple in various mediums (air, water, oil, vinegar, soil with worms etc.) |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Calculate your own ecological footprint. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Experiment with different ways of making electricity (e.g. solar cells, pedal, water, wind, coal). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Learn about the linear process of industrial production and compare to the cycling of resources in a permaculture system, e.g. watch "The Story of Stuff" and discuss. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Learn what an ecological footprint is. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Learn the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources, and the limits to both of these. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
What happens to our waste? |
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Observe how waste can be reused. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
What happens to our waste? |
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Learn that some materials can be used again and again. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
What happens to our waste? |
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Feel the need for a nice clean (unpolluted) planet, e.g. through story or song. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
What happens to our waste? |
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Role play a life cycle of beings and things - growth, death and decay e.g. plants, plastic item. |
