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Earth Day/Ecology Projects Chatboard

Celebrate Earth Day every day

by Cybrary Man

Apr 2, 2009

font color="green"> A nice activity is to take your students outside and have them close their eyes and listen to the sounds and experience the smells of the school neighborhood. Even in the inner city where I taught this was possible. The children enjoyed trying to identify the sounds that I recorded of different birds and other animals, rushing water, even toilet flushing, etc. Also have them smell different flowers, etc.

I feel that it is important to have your students understand the need to be more aware of their environment and ways that they can help make our world better. Make them realize the importance of becoming more energy efficient (adjusting thermostats, using less energy by turning off devices when they are not needed, using more energy efficient appliances, etc.). Have them make their own bags that they can reuse when their families go shopping.

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