Going,+going,+GONE



Our unit for Term 4 will be centred around the big idea: = "The future of Planet Earth is shaped by our choices today" = We will be investigating....  We will use these questions to guide our investigations....   1. What is pollution and its affect? 2. Why are some animals endangered or becoming endangered? 3. What are local organisations doing to help sustain our environment? 4. What can we do every day to help sustain our environment ?
 * The most common causes of environmental destruction
 * The effects of environmental destruction on wildlife
 * Ways we can help sustain our environment for the future

These are some great websites to aide you in your investigations: ·  [|www.doc.govt.nz] ·  [|www.rainforestlive.org.uk] ·  [|www.greenpeace.org.nz] – Organisations that protect the environment ·  [|http://kids.nationalgeogrpahic.com] – Endangered animals, protecting the environment and online activities ·  [|http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org] – Kids projects for environmental protection ·  [|www.resources.kaboose.com] – Activities that identify pollution ·  http://efs.tki.org.nz/wed - Ideas for World Environment Day ·  [|www.timeforkids.com] – Games that explore strategies for sustainability ·  [|www.artistshelpingchildren.org] – Ideas for creating recycled artwork ·  [|www.recyclingconsortium.org.uk] – Ideas for creating recycled artwork ·  [|www.kinderart.com] – Instructions for creating a bird feeder ·  http://www.theloraxproject.com/ and  http://www.seussville.com/lorax/ - Activities to go with the Lorax story ·  http://www.phototravels.net/vienna/vienna-p/photo-vienna-p-039.html - Photos of Hundertwasser work ·  http://www.artgrange.com/michellesculpture.html - Recylced art work examples ·  http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/ - Interactive activities ·    http://www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/ictpd/downloads/digital_poetry/checklist.doc - Digital poetry checklist ·  http://www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/ictpd/downloads/digital_poetry/checklist.doc - Digital poetry planner ·  http://www.saferoutestoschools.org/lessonplans.shtml - Environmental lesson plans ·  http://www.ecobob.co.nz/ - Eco topic ideas ·  http://www.epa.gov/nps/kids/ - Looking at pollution ·  http://cleanwaterways.org/kids/ - Looking at pollution ·  http://oils.gpa.unep.org/kids/kids.htm - Looking at pollution ·  http://www.tki.org.nz/r/environ_ed/sustainable_future/education_e.php - Other schools enviro plans on video ·  http://efs.tki.org.nz/wed - World Environment Day ·  http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/KiwiClassroom - Save the kiwi kids activities ·  http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/CustomSummary.aspx?id=63210 – Conservation week