Think/Pair/Share (use padlet to brainstorm) What does the word
Conservation mean to you? Conservation is...
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Introductory Song http://www.savethesea.org/STS%20ocean_fac
ts.htm http://www.savethesea.org/STS%20ocean_fac ts.htm Talk to
your neighbour about something you learnt from this song.
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Classroom Definition Conservation is...
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What is the Trash Vortex? http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-
responsibility/today-on-planet-100-the-
pacific-trash-vortex-explained-video.html (2.42 Planet 100)
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-
responsibility/today-on-planet-100-the-
pacific-trash-vortex-explained-video.html Images of damage from
Trash Vortex http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natur
al-sciences/the-great-pacific-garbage- patch/page/9/#slide-top
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natur
al-sciences/the-great-pacific-garbage- patch/page/9/#slide-top
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Definitions There are a whole bunch of ocean currents around
the world. Some of these ocean currents form a gyre, or swirling
vortex of water kind of like when the water goes down the plug in
the bath but the water doesnt go anywhere, it just swirls!
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There is a huge gyre in the North Pacific Ocean. As it slowly
swirls, it collects all the rubbish that ends up in the ocean from
the wet coast of the USA. As a result, there is a huge floating
pile of garbage in the middle of the ocean. It is just DISGUSTING!
It is another example of how human beings are destroying the
planet!
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Map of the Trash Vortex
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What is the Trash Vortex? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (also
known as Trash Vortex) is located in the North Pacific Gyre. It is
literally a giant floating patch of garbage, twice the size of
Texas, and made up of millions of pounds of plastic, chemical
sludge and other debris.
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How do you think the garbage got there? In your groups, think
of 3 to 5 ways that the garbage has ended up in the Trash
Vortex.
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Independent Work Map continents and oceans Map the trash vortex
areas Write a three sentence summary on the back of the map to
explain what Trash Vortex is.
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SESSION TWO
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Lord Howe Island Extinct volcanic island, 10 km long In the
Tasman Sea Between Australia and NZ Sheltered coral reef
lagoon
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Case Study: Lord Howe Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTDvqa qPlM (12.18) Lord Howe
Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTDvqa qPlM In your groups,
discuss 3 main issues from this documentary to share with the
class.
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Independent Work Complete Think Charts Physical Behavioural
Environmental
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Mapping and questions Label the map of Lord Howe Island Answer
the questions that relate to the video (12 mins)
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A good documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge4TN5jl JDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge4TN5jl JDU (Lord Howe Island (28
mins approx) (Team work / working as a community / faxing /
conservation)
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Look at Google Images of posters on Conservation
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SESSION THREE
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Water Shortage A global crisis! What is a crisis? How effective
do you think this poster is?
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Water Shortage A global issue!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHhwxv Qqxg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHhwxv Qqxg
http://www.dropinthebucket.org/ (go into this, then scroll down to
the video by by Henry Rollins in South Sudan)
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If Earth were an apple... We can only live on a small part of
our planet. It is really important to look after our environment.
Whole Class Activity 1.Lets pretend this apple is our Earth. 2.Cut
into quarters. of Earth is covered in salty water. 3.Of the last ,
1/3 is desert. We cant live there. 4.Another 1/3 is mountains. We
cant live there. 5.We are left with 1/3 of the remaining . 6.What
does this tell us about our Earth?
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How much water can we use?
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SESSION FOUR
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Fen River pollution
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Water shortage
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What do YOU think this means? Think/Pair/Share Contaminated
water jeopardises both the physical and social health of all
people. It is an affront to human dignity. Kofi Anna, United
Nations Secretary-General
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Worlds Access to Safe Water
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Water Wealth
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Water Brings Change!
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Case Study http://watermatters.worldvision.org.nz/sectio
ns/abidasWorld/family/
http://watermatters.worldvision.org.nz/sectio
ns/abidasWorld/family/ Abida and her family Look at Abidas photo
album. Prepare a compare and contrast report to show the
differences between her life and your life.
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SESSION FIVE
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What is Global Warming? The Greenhouse Effect: Plants that
would not be able to survive outside can grow in a greenhouse.
Greenhouses are made from glass. They work by trapping heat from
the sun, like a car thats parked in sunlight. The glass allows the
heat energy and light from the sun to enter the greenhouse but
prevents it from escaping, so the plants stay warm enough to live
through the winter. Lets go and see the Greenhouse at our
school
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Acid Rain Factories, homes, cars, trucks and buses burn fuels
that send some poisonous gases into the air. These poisons combine
with water in the atmosphere and become part of rain, snow or fog.
Then, when the poisoned water, called acid rain, falls to the
ground, it damages the environment. Acid rain can destroy the
leaves of plants, kill trees, pollute the soil and change the
chemistry of lakes and streams. When that happens, animals, fish
and other wildlife die.
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Global Warming clips
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/earth/gl obalwarming.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/earth/gl obalwarming.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0kIaCKP lH4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0kIaCKP lH4 (Experiment by a
boy)
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Global Warming Diagram
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So what? Our atmosphere is like a greenhouse. When the sun
heats the Earths surface, the Earth radiates that heat back into
space BUT like the glass in a greenhouse, gases in the atmosphere
trap some heat. This causes our planet to heat up!
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What do the scientists say? Many scientists believe human
activity has created the increase in greenhouse gases: Burning
coal, oil and gas to heat buildings, run cars and power factories.
Burning these fuels releases greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere.
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What does this mean? Glaciers could all melt Ocean rises Planet
could flood Our animals are in danger of surviving And so are
we!
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What can YOU do? You can help! Walk, use a bike, carpool or
take the bus Turn off lights, TV and computer when not using them
Plant more trees they absorb Carbon Dioxide from the air Recycle
cans, plastic bottles and bags, newspapers, cardboard, metal and
glass Learn more about renewable energy resources like wind, solar
and wave power. Encourage people you know to buy products that are
eco- friendly and that are specially made to save energy. Teach
others about this colossal problem.
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Draw a cartoon Draw a cartoon showing the activities you can do
to help slow down Global warming. Use hexagonal templates
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SESSION SIX
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Closer to Home!
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List three features you can think of to describe... A mountainA
riverA lake
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A mountain is... Large landform Stretches above the ground
Usually has a peak Steeper than a hill Caused by volcanoes Erode
because of action of rivers, weather conditions and glaciers Cold
Highest mountain in NZ Mt Cook 3,754 m, whereas Highest mountain in
World Mt Everest 8,848 m Aoraki / Mount Cook
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A lake is... Lakes form when water finds its way to a basin.
Lakes need a continual source of new water, otherwise they will
eventually dry up. Lakes mostly contain fresh water.
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What is a river?
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rivers.html A natural waterway
(sometimes diverted by man) Moves water from higher to lower levels
Important part of The Water Cycle Water in a river comes from
surface runoff from precipitation, from groundwater, and from
release of water from stored reservoirs
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Mapwork
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Some Major Land Features in New Zealand Map the following using
a key: (Blue river, Green, mountain) North Island South Island
Stewart Island Chatham Island Southern Alps Lake Taupo Lake Rotorua
Manukau Harbour Waitemata Harbour Pacific Ocean Cook Straight
Tasman Sea Waikato River Wanganui River Buller River Clutha River
Clyde River Southern Alps Mount Taranaki Mount Cook Auckland
Wellington Christchurch Dunedin
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Session Seven
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School Journal Level 2, October 2013 Kaitiaki of the Stream By
Pataka Moore and Monique Lagon
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Water - Wai a taonga Play the clip below Identify ourselves as
100% pure https://www.youtube.com/user/PureNewZealand Necessary for
life Protect for future generations Keep the ecosystems healthy
restore their health Hauora well-being (boating/wading) Maintain
natural form colour, clarity, flow Kai safe to eat Fishing reduce
overfishing Clean for recreation purposes Sacred for baptisms,
karakia (prayer)
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Postcard Write a postcard to Sally at Watercare telling her
what you know about the importance of streams for Maori people. Or
write to a friend telling them what they can do on our waters if
they come to NZ. Design a poster: Ma pango, ma whero, ka oti ai te
mahi When we co-operate and work together, we can get the job
done.
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SESSION EIGHT and SESSION NINE
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Our Drinking Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bvZCdMecEo
Clean Water A long journey from the source to our tap Map water
tanks in the school Draw the water tank and label it. Explain how
it works
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SESSION 10 Water Animals What types? What can we find out about
them to write an interesting information report? Design a think
chart together (this will form basis of own research project)
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SESSION ELEVEN Show Google Images of NZ landscape artists
Detect the erosion What is the difference between human and non-
human threats to waterways. Venn diagram A Model River...
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Session Twelve and Thirteen Drinking Water Session with Sally
Smith from Watercare Follow up from Sally Smiths lesson
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Session 14 Prepare for Conservathon Day
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Session Fifteen and Sixteen Eco-friendly products on the
market... What does it mean to be environmentally friendly? What
are supermarkets doing / selling?
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Sessions 17 and 18 Riparian Planting Meet a real
scientist!