HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICES

Students learn facts about the emissions caused by over 50% of children in New Zealand being transported to school by car. Students then investigate ways of cutting down on vehicles on our roads by encouraging and organising carpooling, walking school buses, and biking to school. Science/Language/Maths based.

THOSE PRECIOUS FROGS

Did you know that our introduced frogs and native frogs are under threat – as are frogs around the world. In this major science and environment based unit, students conduct research to find out all about frogs and learn about the ways that frogs are an indicator species – indicating the health of our environment.

REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Cross-curricula environmental education where students learn to use an online carbon calculator to calculate their carbon foot print and are challenged to take practical and simple measures to reduce it.

OPENING OUR EYES

There’s a Place for Everything’, is a series of multi level, cross curricla units designed to help us teach students respect for the environment using an anti litter context. Unit One ‘Let’s Open Our Eyes’ focuses on becoming aware of litter and its effect on the environment.

LITTER IS VISUAL POLLUTION

In this second unit we focus on litter as visual pollution in our local community, how litter affects our enjoyment of a place and our feelings about being in that place, how litter encourages more litter – devising practical actions that the students can take to break the litter cycle. We explore these ideas in the context of: green’ areas of our environment such as parks and streams and ‘built’ areas such as streets, shopping malls, town squares

BEYOND LITTER

From the Wrigley series of anti-litter and environmental education. In this major unit we focus on ReUse, Reduce and Recyle with practical challenges for students to complete.

PARKS ARE AWESOME

A local park can vary in definition from a wetland, a zoo, a sports ground, a river walk etc. In this language based unit on an environmental theme we identify, explore and promote usage of our local parks. Best suited to curriculum levels 2-4. (8-13 year olds). An English based unit on an environmental theme.

CARING FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT

A major unit where we focus on the impact of solid waste (litter) on our environment. Full achievement objectives supplied plus assessment activities.

CLEAN UP NEW ZEALAND

Students investigate easily observable features of the school and local environment and assess how the features are affected by people. Students learn to justify and communicate how and why people should take pride in and improve the natural environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 1

Environmental Cross Curriculum Challenges for Middle and Senior School - Years 4-8

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 2

Environmental Cross Curriculum Challenges for the Junior School - Years 1-3

WASTE MANAGEMENT

A basis for a series of lessons where students think about reducing, reusing and recycling waste

PROTECTING OUR SPORTS ENVIRONMENT

Protection of nature and the environment is the 3rd pillar of Olympism because - if we don’t give priority to environmental awareness in the future, our sport will have no future.' In this unit we celebrate and learn how to respect and nurture our aquatic environment - our life depends on it!

DESIGNING A CITY

As cities grow, so does the pressure on councils to design and provide a suitable environment for the people of that city. Using Auckland as an example, students are challenged to design new suburbs which will be environmentally and people friendly.

DESIGNING A PARK

Parks are precious reserves providing a green oasis for city residents. Students are challenged to consider what makes a good park and to design a park in their area..

DEVELOPING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE

English and Social Science based unit where students make linkages between the importance of tourism and the effect that litter will have on the impression that tourists will gain of their city or town.

TRANSPORT

Transport and traffic congestion is a major problem in cities. In this unit, students show how aware they are of the problem and consider ways they can improve transport and traffic flow.

TEACHER EOTC PLANNING

How to plan an EOTC visit with your class. In these notes we pose questions for teachers to enable you to plan successful environmental education visits.

EXPLORING MARINE RESERVES

Your students conduct web research to identify, locate and promote our growing number of Marine Reserves. Best suited to (year 6-10) although easily adapted to lower levels. Strong links to atlas skills, language and visual arts.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATHS

Mathematics activities for years 4-8+ based on environmental themes.