Environmental (2)

ENVIRONMENTAL		S	P	T
E1	Using recycled materials create your own “NASCAR” for our ‘Green Trolley Derby” in Term 4.
E2	Investigate conservation programmes here in New Zealand.  Select one of these and present your findings to the class.
E3	Visit www.ecokids.ca and complete all Climate Change, Waste and Wildlife games and Energy Quiz online.	***	***	***
E4	Investigate ‘The Endangered Species Act’ and present your findings/wonderings in poster or Power Point format.	***	***	***
E5	Become part of the Orana Park Conservation and Preservation effort by raising funds to adopt an animal.  Information on ways to get involved are listed on the Orana Park Website.
E6	Help with your home rubbish management by building a compost bin and/or worm farm in your backyard.

E3- Visit www.ecokids.ca and complete all of Climate change, Waste and Wildlife games and the Energy quiz.

Here are some facts I have learnt from playing those games:

• Oceans can change the climate by soaking up the heat from the sun then storing it.
• Did you know that the lowest air temperature ever recorded in Canada was -63 degrees!
• There is 25% more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than there is in 1860.

• A piece of paper can only be recycled for about 7 times before it is no longer useful. This is because every time a piece of paper is recycled fibres of  the paper break and the paper becomes more useless after each cycle.
• 30% of the waste we create at home can be composted.
•  A plastic container can be recycled at least 4 times.

• Did you know that a ladybug beats its wings 85 times per second when it flies.
• Did you know that a group of frogs is called an army!
• Did you know that the white-tailed deer's fur turns reddish when it is springtime.

• 90% of the energy that is used around the world comes from coal,oil and natural gas.
• For every 1 litre of gas an average car uses about 2.4 kg of carbon dioxide is put into the air.
• Natural gas creates the lowest amount of carbon dioxide out of coal and oil.

I hope you enjoyed those facts if you want to know more go to www.ecokids.ca .

E4- Investigate The endangered species act and present your wonderings/findings on a poster or powerpoint.

I decided to made a powerpoint on my wonderings about The endangered species act.

Here is my powerpoint: