Juszczyna 19.11.201
According to the project:”Live Healthily in a Healthy
Environment”
Workshop
done during the short-term exchange of groups of pupils from Polish, German, Dutch
and Turkish schools in Gimnazjum z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi in Juszczyna.
What can you do to change your bad habits and help to protect the
environment in your region?”
There are many simple things you can do to help save
planet Earth!
With the support of your friends and family, team
together and use the list below to create your own team of Earth Heroes!
Your
Mission:
1. Ask Your Parents
To Help You Plant A Tree. Trees and
plants help to absorb the carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.
2. Ask Your Family
To Start Driving Your Car Less. There are many
ways to get around that don’t involve driving! Walk, ride your bike or take the
bus to where you need to go! Carpooling is also a great way to get around and
gives you extra time to spend with your friends and family!
3. Tell Your Family
about www.epost.ca. This saves trees by having your family’s bills
emailed to you instead of coming in the mail on paper! Let’s keep as many trees
as possible standing to soak up the carbon dioxide!
#2 –
Save Earth’s Natural Resources!
The Problem: As our human population grows, so do our demands on the Earth to help us
live with light, water, heat and food! The Earth can only reproduce these
things so fast and if we don’t work hard together we could run out!
Your
Mission:
1. Ask Your Family
To Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning. Heating our
homes in the winter and cooling them off in the summer takes a lot of energy,
which is very hard on planet Earth. Dress for the weather! Instead of turning
on the fireplace, put on a sweater or use a blanket to keep warm!
2. Save
Electricity. To help save the environment there are many easy ways
to use less electricity. The simplest thing is to remember to turn the lights
off when you leave a room! Also, unplugging the toaster or any other small
machine after you use it saves a lot of energy through the day. Even if you’re
not using it, leaving something plugged in takes up energy from the Earth!
3. Save Water. Something as simple as turning off the water while
brushing your teeth makes a HUGE difference for Planet Earth. Doing this one
thing helps you save up to 25 gallons of water each month! You can also shorten
your shower by a minute to save up to 150 gallons of water a month! By just
doing those two things you are doing a huge part to save Earth! Another great
way to save water is by turning off the running water while you lather your
hands with soap and then turn it back on to rinse your hands. And make sure to
tighten any taps that are dripping water!
#3 –
Stop Using Plastic!
The Problem: Plastic wraps, containers and water bottles are polluting our oceans and
land and it’s causing harm to humans, animals and plants all around the world!
Your
Mission:
1. Get Re-usable
Water Bottles For Yourself and Your Family. There are so many cool water bottles available that you can use over and
over again to help reduce plastic pollution. This can be as simple as saving
the plastic water bottle from your lunch yesterday, cleaning it and re-using it
tomorrow! If you have to get rid of a plastic water bottle, remember to recycle
it!
2. Bring Re-usable
Bags To The Grocery Store. Remind your
parents to bring bags from home to the grocery store! You can buy cloth bags
from the grocery store or re-use the plastic ones you have at home. Also, when
buying fruits and vegetables be careful of using too much plastic – save where
you can! Maybe that avocado doesn’t need to go in a plastic bag …
3. Recycle Any
Plastic Bottles and Bags You Have At Home. Do your part to keep plastic out of the oceans and off of the land by
recycling all the plastic in your home!
4. Bring Homemade
Lunches To School. Instead of bringing
plastic-wrapped “lunchables” to school, pack a healthy homemade lunch in a
reusable Tupperware container. This keeps that plastic wrap & packaging out
of the garbage cans!
#4 –
Reduce, Re-Use & Recycle!
The Problem: The human population is growing so fast and so is the amount of things we
use and throw away every day! The Earth can’t keep up with all of our garbage,
so we have to start thinking of ways to reduce, re-use and recycle what we use.
Your
Mission:
1. Ask Your Parents
To Help You Create A Recycling Program At Home. Work together with your family to decide what items can be recycled, such
as newspaper, cans, glass and plastic bottles. Ask your parents to look into
the recycling rules in your city and keep as much out of your garbage cans as
possible! As yourself before you recycle something – Can I Re-Use This?
2. Recycle Old
Batteries and Electronics. Have your
parents help you find the place in your neighborhood to recycle your old
batteries and electronics that you don’t need anymore (televisions, computers,
etc). Do your part to keep these harmful products out of oceans and off of the
land!
3. Start A School
Recycling Program. Talk to the teachers and
principle at your school to organize a school recycling program that you can
all participate in to save planet Earth!
4. Start A Compost
At Your House. Ask your parents to help you start a compost system
in your backyard for all your fruits and vegetable peelings and scraps.
Composting is very good for the land because it is full of nutrients! You can
also use the compost to fertilize your own garden!
#5 –
Respect Planet Earth!
The Problem: Planet Earth gives us everything we need to live a happy, healthy life …
but sometimes we don’t know how to say thank you for everything Earth gives us.
We need to do what we can to show planet Earth we are grateful for what we
have!
Your
Mission:
1. Spend Time In
Nature. Instead of watching TV tonight or playing indoors … why
not go outside and play? There are many great things that you can do outside
like playing a sport, taking your dog for a walk, going to the beach or
planning an outdoor game (Waterfight!) with the neighborhood kids. Not only
will the Earth love you being outside but you’ll feel great playing out in the
fresh air!
2. Keep Your School
and Neighborhood Free of Garbage. The more we
keep our Earth clean the happier it will be. Do your part by making sure you
don’t leave your garbage lying around … put it in the recycling or garbage
where it belongs. If you want to do a huge thing for Planet Earth plan a
garbage pick-up at your school and involve all your family and friends to clean
up the area where you play!
Share your story about how you are helping planet Earth and become the
Earth Hero of
the Month!
Have you and
your classmates put together a recycling plan? Do you grow your own
food? Do you help clean up the garbage in your neighborhood? We want to hear from you!
The
material was taken from: www.wikihow.com/Help-Save-the-Environment
