10 Things we can do to help the earth

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1 10 Things we can do to help the earth List 10 things we can do to make our planet earth healthier and cleaner

2 Helping the Environment 1 Answer the questions 1. What is the most beautiful place in your country? Why do you think so? 2. What is the natural environment like in your country? e.g. mountains, forests, fields, rivers, climate. 3. What do you think is the worst kind of pollution? 4. Can you think of a place where there is no pollution? Where is it? 5. What would the world be like without recycling? 6. Do you drink bottled water? Why or why not? 7. What happens to rubbish after it is collected? 8. Give two examples of fossil fuels. 9. What is renewable energy? Give examples. 10. How can we reduce the amount of rubbish that is thrown away every day? Give examples.

Recycle this puzzle when you are done! Recycle Every Day! The planet is counting on you to help! Can you find these garbage, recycling and energy words?

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4 Recycle this puzzle when you are done! Recycle Every Day! The planet is counting on you to help! Can you find these garbage, recycling and energy words? H E S U E R E D U C E S N A C E A N B A L U M I N U M E R A L R C V A D E C O M P O S E R P T L L I T T E R F U E L P D L H E E A R T H W O R M S A B A D A L B G O S S A L G O P O M A N C O L A N D F I L L O A R Y W Y T I C O M P O S T D R E P A C T O E T R E E S R O D H S T E L S C L E A N A I R I T O E R E P A I R I T T N E R O T R A S H P L A S T I C S T E H E A L T H Y E G A B R A G G H Y B R I D N I W S O L A R Word Bank Aluminum Ores Bottles Fuel Paper Cans Garbage Plastics Cardboard Geothermal Recycle Clean Air Glass Reduce Clean Water Healthy Repair it Compost Help Reuse Decompose Hybrid Soil Dirt Landfill Solar Earth Day Litter Trash Earthworms Metal Trees Environment Oil Wind

The Pale Blue Dot Carl Sagan The spacecraft was a long way from home. I thought it would be a good idea, just after Saturn, to have them take one last glance homeward.

Our planet would be just a point of light, a lonely pixel hardly distinguishable from the other points of light Voyager would see: nearby planets, far off suns.

5 The Pale Blue Dot Carl Sagan The spacecraft was a long way from home. I thought it would be a good idea, just after Saturn, to have them take one last glance homeward. From Saturn, the Earth would appear too small for Voyager to make out any detail. Our planet would be just a point of light, a lonely pixel hardly distinguishable from the other points of light Voyager would see: nearby planets, far off suns. But precisely because of the obscurity of our world thus revealed, such a picture might be worth having. It had been well understood by the scientists and philosophers of classical antiquity that the Earth was a mere point in a vast, encompassing cosmos but no one had ever seen it as such. Here was our first chance, and perhaps also our last for decades to come. So, here they are: a mosaic of squares laid down on top of the planets in a background smattering of more distant stars. Because of the reflection of sunlight off the spacecraft, the Earth seems to be sitting in a beam of light, as if there were some special significance to this small world; but it s just an accident of geometry and optics. There is no sign of humans in this picture: not our reworking of the Earth s surface; not our machines; not ourselves. From this vantage point, our obsession with nationalisms is nowhere in evidence. We

6 are too small. On the scale of worlds, humans are inconsequential: a thin film of life on an obscure and solitary lump of rock and metal. Consider again that dot. That s here. That s home. That s us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ve ever heard of, every human being who ever was lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings; thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines; every hunter and forager; every hero and coward; every creator and destroyer of civilizations; every king and peasant, every young couple in love; every mother and father; hopeful child; inventor and explorer; every teacher of morals; every corrupt politician; every supreme leader; every superstar; every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner. How frequent their misunderstandings; how eager they are to kill one another; how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity in all this vastness there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. Like it or not, for the moment, the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the only home we ve ever known. The pale blue dot.

EARTH DAY is the name given to two different annual observances that are intended to raise awareness about a wide range of environmental issues and problems, and to inspire people to take personal

Every person on Earth shares the responsibility to do as much as they can to preserve the planet s finite natural resources today and for future generations.

In the United States, Earth Day is celebrated by most people on April 22, but there is another celebration that predates that one by approximately a month and is celebrated internationally.

The first Earth Day celebration took place on March 21, 1970, the vernal equinox that year.

7 EARTH DAY is the name given to two different annual observances that are intended to raise awareness about a wide range of environmental issues and problems, and to inspire people to take personal action to address them. Our planet is in crisis due to global warming, overpopulation, and other critical environmental issues. Every person on Earth shares the responsibility to do as much as they can to preserve the planet s finite natural resources today and for future generations. Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on the 22nd April, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. In the United States, Earth Day is celebrated by most people on April 22, but there is another celebration that predates that one by approximately a month and is celebrated internationally. Earth day has been taking place every year since 1970, not only at the USA, but also at many European countries. The first Earth Day celebration took place on March 21, 1970, the vernal equinox that year. It was the brainchild of John McConnell, a newspaper publisher and influential community activist, who proposed the idea of a global holiday called Earth Day at a UNESCO Conference on the Environment in McConnell suggested an annual observance to remind the people of Earth of their shared responsibility as environmental stewards. He chose that day because it s a day of renewal. McConnell believed that Earth Day should be a time of equilibrium when people could put aside their differences and recognize their common need to preserve Earth s resources. In America, on April 22, 1970, the Environmental Teach-In held a nationwide day of environmental education and activism that it called Earth Day. The event was inspired and organized by environmental activist and senator: Gaylord Nelson, who wanted to show other U.S. politicians that there was widespread public support for a political agenda centered on environmental issues. The event was wildly successful, sparking Earth Day celebrations at thousands of colleges, universities, schools and communities all across the United States. Following the Earth Day celebration inspired by Nelson, which demonstrated widespread grassroots support for environmental legislation, Congress passed many important environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, as well as laws to protect wilderness areas. The Environmental Protection Agency was created within three years after Earth Day In 1995, Nelson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton for his role in founding Earth Day, raising awareness of environmental issues, and promoting environmental action. No matter when you celebrate Earth Day, its message about the personal responsibility we all share to think globally and act locally as environmental stewards of planet Earth has never been more timely or important.

READING COMPREHENSION 1. Answer the questions in your own words but taking into account the information previously provided. a) How can we explain what Earth s day is?

8 READING COMPREHENSION 1. Answer the questions in your own words but taking into account the information previously provided. a) How can we explain what Earth s day is? b) Who was Gaylord Nelson and what did he do?..... c) What is the target of Earth s day?... d) Why is Earth Day that important?..... e) What was the idea of John McConnell?... f) Why was the 21st/22nd of April the day in which Earth s day had to take place? Try to guess the meaning of some words that are underlined. Explain it with a definition or either a synonym. a) raise awareness b) take personal action c) preserve d) brainchild e) environmental stewards f) widespread g) wilderness h) promoting 3. REPHRASING. Look at the underlined sentences. Then, try to rewrite them in your own words.

Environment What do these pictures represent?

warming organic food pesticides endangered

.. They are in danger to become extinct.

extinction. Farmers use... to kill insects.

.. Factory smoke, chemical waste, cars and

9 Environment What do these pictures represent? Write the words underneath the correct picture. alternative energy deforestation global warming organic food pesticides endangered species pollution recycling bin Explain the words in English. Complete the following sentences which explain the words. The panda, tiger and polar bear are... They are in danger to become extinct. We must try to save these animals from extinction. Farmers use... to kill insects. Deforestation is when you... Factory smoke, chemical waste, cars and rubbish cause... Wind turbines and solar panels are sources. Global warming is... Recycling bins are there for... Organic food is food that is... Is it important to do something for the environment? Why yes/no? What can you do to save the environment? Collect some ideas.

Week 3. Bill Joy Why the Future Doesn t Need Us

Week 3. Bill Joy Why the Future Doesn t Need Us Week 3 Bill Joy Why the Future Doesn t Need Us The New Luddite Challenge Before we begin, what or who were the Luddites? Hans Moravec s predictions of commuters by 2050. And now back to the really present