Renewable Energy

LEARN about renewable sources of energy!
http://westernpower.com.au/pluginkids/aboutelectricity/Sources_of_energy.html

SAVE the planet with Ollie! Play some energy games..
http://www.olliesworld.com/club/gamehouse.htm

Biodegradable Garbage!

Reduce, reuse, recycle!
What happens to our waste? Australians produce approximately 43.8million tonnes of waste in ONE YEAR. This is about 2080 kilograms of waste per person. Waste is the name given to everything that we throw away. After it is collected from your rubbish bin, some waste is burned, but most of it is buried in big holes in the ground called landfill sites. This causes problems because both burning and burying release chemicals which are bad for the environment. We are also running out of places to bury rubbish!

Go to Ollie's World and discover everything you need to know about waste from packaging, to creating your own compost and how to recycle different materials...
http://www.olliesworld.com/aus/html/explore.html

Conduct your own science experiment on the biodegradability of different materials.http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Enviro-imprints/Teaching-and-Learning-Approaches/Biodegradability-experiment

Your Homework Task - due 30th October

Dear Students,

Your homework task is to research your choice of a water, energy or waste aspect. Individually you will need to find one website (remembering that it needs to be credible source as we have been discussing) and then combine with the other members in you Footprint groups to create a timeline.....

Our responsibilities to the earth as global citizens

The Earth Charter is a civil initiative that documents our rights to live in a clean, safe environment and our responsibilities to respect and protect our Earth.

http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/pages/Read-the-Charter.html

Energy ideas - mindmap

This mind map was created by a group called "Field Of Mars" - an environmental group, based in Australia. They have lots of interesting ideas and ways to help schools become more sustainable on their website.

Teacher TV - sustainable schools

A look at how two schools are trying to create an eco-friendly and sustainable environment for learning, while staying within tight budgets.

Environmental art

This art work is called "Maple Leaves" and was created by Andy Goldsworthy.  His work reflects his views on nature, which he thinks is something to be preserved and respected. 


 What do you think of this art work?


What is something you like about it?


What do you think Andy Goldsworthy was trying to say, when he made this?


Post your comments below!