Our+EARTH...++Be+Green+and+Global!

20st of March - Spring/Vernal Equinox - World/International Earth Day 22nd of March- World Water Day 30th of March - Earth Hour 22nd of April - Earth Day

March 28, 2012 > || || > || || ||   || When a billion people in the world already live in chronic hunger and water resources are under pressure we cannot pretend the problem is ‘elsewhere’. **Coping with population growth and ensuring access to nutritious food to everyone call for a series of actions we can all help with:** >> less water. > > After going to the Beilun Water Treatment Plant, do you think the "other way" will work in Beilun? Why or Why not? If why not, how do you think we can shift people in China and the world to shift toward the "other way"? > Post on discussion page:) > ||
 * * 1. Review Homework p. 408 and p. 398
 * 2. Review 3-2-1 from Home (these are on the clipboard – pass pack)
 * 3. Think –Pair-Share Large Group with Follow-UP activity (Groups are to the right)
 * Field Trip Discussion:
 * 4. World Water day discussion: “Besides being smelly, discuss with the person sitting next to you, 1-3 things you learned at the Water Treatment Plant.” – Large group discussion
 * 5. With the person sitting behind you….“What are the types of things you saw at XiXi? Which Kingdoms?”
 * And “Why are wetlands important?”
 * 6. Large group discussion
 * 7. Go to Computer Lab
 * 8. Have log into Wiki Be Green and Global
 * 9. Students need to 1st review World Consumption of Water and Video
 * || || [[image:http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/images/pix.gif width="30" height="1" caption=" "]] || **There are 7 billion people to feed on the planet today and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050.** Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the water we ‘drink’ is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1 kilo of beef for example consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1 kilo of wheat ’drinks up’ 1,500 litres. || [[image:http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/images/pix.gif width="17" height="1" caption=" "]] || ||
 * follow a healthier, sustainable diet;
 * consume less water-intensive products;
 * reduce the scandalous food wastage: 30% of the food produced worldwide is never eaten and the water used to produce it is definitively lost!
 * produce more food, of better quality, with
 * [[image:http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/images/pix.gif width="5" height="1" caption=" "]] || [[image:http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/images/2picsonyellow.gif width="302" height="306" caption=" © Swiatek Wojtkowiak - www.nygus.info"]] || || ||
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 * 10. Students complete the questions on the back of the XiXi Vocab.
 * [[file:Xixi Wetland National Park Vocab.docx]]
 * Using the Wetland powerpoint.
 * [[file:World Biomes - Wetlands.pptx]]
 * (10minutes) turn in….
 * 11. Go back to classroom… Discuss with students- “What can we do as global citizens to help our Earth?”
 * 12. Vote on Earth Representative for Pride Assembly
 * 13. Come up with a 30 second highlight of Earth activities from 7th grade. Decide on topic to tell the school about. Develop a short summary, song, or skit. (30 seconds)

Assignment for Non-Zhang students - Due Thursday, March 22
 * 1) Define your assigned word and Draw or Print off a picture to be used at Beilun Treatment Plant for Water Panel Presentation.

You will be Graded on the following: Total: 10 points : / _ Any extra words are extra credit: 1 point each
 * 1) Vocabulary Word (1 point)
 * 2) Word Definition (s) – appropriate definition as it applies to water, society, etc. (2 points)
 * 3) Phonetic Pronunciation (1 point)
 * 4) Picture (Drawn or Printed) (4 points)
 * 5) Creativity (2 points)


 * Vocabulary words - You cannot have the same Vocabulary word as another person:**

Sustainable Global warming Urbanization Water Consumption Agricultural, industrial and household water usage Recycling Ecosystems Water cycle Polluted Water natural resources Water supply “Funnel zone” Ground subsidence Agriculture Traditional flood irrigation Irrigation Water

Everyday is Earth Day Contest 2012 Theme: Blue and Green Planet

your design must have the following somewhere in the logo: AIAN 2012 your name

original artwork only please dark black borders 4 colors only, if possible

Thank you and Good Luck!

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