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Using nature's gifts wisely |
What happens to our waste? |
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Sort different recyclable materials in the right container according to types |
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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. |
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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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Give thanks for the natural materials you use, ask permission to take the materials from nature, the tree, the riverbed etc. and promise to use them wisely. |
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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 |
Using the power of water, air and sun |
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See how the wind and water can make turbines turn. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Using the power of water, air and sun |
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Explore the power of wind by playing with kites and seeing what other things can fly. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Using the power of water, air and sun |
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Play with a toy/wheel that turns in the wind or water. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Using the power of water, air and sun |
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Play with making things warm in the sun, e.g. a full water bottle (painted black). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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See and touch different hand crafts made from different materials. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Create and decorate clothes (e.g. sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Make useful items out of wood, through sawing, carving, hand-drilling, pyrography etc. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Make useful items from clay. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Celebrate and exhibit handcrafts. |
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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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Blindfolded, compare the tastes and smells of foods that were grown in the school garden or bought from the local supermarket. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Visit a nearby landfill or water treatment system. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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See how electricity can be made from heat (e.g. coal/wood) e.g. using a wood stove fan. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Measure water use for a period of time, then find different ways to reduce water use. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Where resources come from and the effects of their use |
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Measure electricity use for a period of time, then find different ways to reduce electricity use. |
