CARE OF OUR NATURE

                                                               PROJECT DONE BY 10B
                                                             TERNOPIL SCHOOL 27

                                                               Consulted by a teacher
                                                                           Hanna Hryhorivna Sukhaniuk

THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT:																																                      	
*to get to know more about ecological problems;                                                                          * to find information about the main causes of pollution on our Planet;                                                   * to share the ideas how to keep our nature cleaner;					      * to find out how environmentally aware our students are;                                                       * to teach students to think about the future of the people living on the Earth;      * to teach students to express and prove their own point of view;                                               * to expand students’ vocabulary on the topic “Environmental protection”;                           * to develop students’ reading, speaking, listening and writing skills.																																										WHAT PROBLEMS DOES OUR PLANET FACE?																															   -AIR POLLUTION;                                                                                                                                          -LITTER;                                                                                                                                                          -ENERGETIC PROBLEMS;           								                             -DEFORESTATION;		                                                                                                                                                          -ACID RAIN;                                                                                                                               -WATER CONTIMINATION;                                                                                                                -DESTRUCTION OF THE OZONE LAYER;                                                                                         -ENDANDERED SPECIES;                                                                                                                 -DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT;                                                                                                               -URBAN SPRAWL;											                 -FACTORY EMISSIONS;                                                                                                                                                                                  -NUCLEAR WASTE;                                                                                                                                          -THICK SMOG;                                                                                                                                          -OIL SPILLS;                                                                                                                                    -FOREST FIRES;                                                                                              			  -GREENHOUSE GASES;										            -GLOBAL WARMING.  																			                                                 SOS: SWITCH OFF! CARE FOR ENERGY!

-	BE INFORMED ABOUT SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY.

-	USE STAIRS INSTEAD OF ELEVATORS.

-	SEAL WINDOWS IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME TO PREVENT HEAT FROM DISAPPEARING.

-	PUT UP ON A NOTICE BOARD, LOCATED IN THE SCHOOL, STATISTICS OF ENERGY SAVING.

-	STRIVE FOR SAVING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND ENEGY CONSERVATION.

-	CREATE CATCHY SLOGANS, BRIGHT COLOURS AND SYMBOLIC IMAGES

-	MAKE “SWITCH OFF” POSTERS OR STICKERS AND PUT THEM UP ALL OVER THE SCHOOL.

-	USE AS LITTLE ENERGY AS POSSIBLE AT SCHOOL OR AT HOME.   

-	SWITCH OFF THE LIGHT DURING THE BREAKS WHEN IT IS DARK OUTSIDE.																					

SOS: WATER! SAVE IT!

-	ORGANISE A LECTURE “WATER IS A LIMITED AND A NON-RENEWABLE   RESOURCE OF EARTH”.	   
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-	MAKE A ROUND-TABLE DISSCUSSION TO COMPARE THE MONETORY PRICE SET ON 1 LITRE OF WATER, 1 LITRE OF PETROL, 1 LITRE OF MILK, 1 LITRE OF SOFT DRINK. 											 
-	DISCUSS FOR WHAT PURPOSE WATER IS USED AT YOUR SCHOOL. 

-	PERFORM “A WATER CEREMONY” AT YOUR SCHOOL WITH DANCING, SINGINS, RECITING POEMS.											               
-	VISIT THE CITY WATER SERVICE IN MEDOVA STREET.				 

-	SAVE WATER IN A BATHROOM TAKING A SHOWER.				     

-	TURN THE TAP ON ONLY WHEN YOU NEED WATER.			 

-	USE CLEAN WATER FROM A BATH FOR WATERING TREES AND BUSHES IN YOUR GARDEN.

-	USE AS LITTLE WATER AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR KITCHEN AND TOILET.																							                              SOS:	GREEN SCHOOL GARDEN. CARE OF IT!	
- LISTEN TO A LECTURE ON “BIOLOGY OF TREES”.  
- LEARN ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN YOUR REGION.  
- PERFORM A WHOLE SCHOOL TREE PLANTING CEREMONY. 
- SELECT AND BRING TO SCHOOL PROPER TREES TO PLANT. HAVE A GREEN SCHOOL GARDEN PLANTING DAY. 
- GROW FLOWERS AROUND YOUR SCHOOL.
- DESIGN FLOWERBEDS AND TERRITORY AROUND THE SCHOOL. 
- ORGANISE FOR EACH STUDENT IN A PARTICULAR GROUP TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 
- STOP USING A GREAT AMOUT OF PESTICIDES. 
- CARRY OUT A SURVEY AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME WHAT CHAMICALS ARE HARMFUL FOR TREES. 
- PUT UP SOME BIRDNESTS AND APPOINT RESPONSIBLE CLASSES FOR EACH BIRDNEST.
- PERFORM A ONE –DAY SURVEY ON “ANIMALS AND BIRDS AT OUR SCHOOL” RAISE STUDENTS’ AWARENESS ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES. 
- RAISE FUNDS AND FIND SPONCERS TO HELP YOUR SCHOOLS.	
- AS AGROUP PLAN AND WRITE AN ENVIRONMENTAL PLAY AND INVITE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO SEES THE PLAY.
 - FUNDRAISE IF YOU WISH BY CHARGING AN ENTRY FEE AND GIVING IT TO AN   ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AT YOUR SCHOOL. 
- ADVERTISE YOUR PROGRAM AND THE REASONS FOR THE PROGRAM. 
- TRAIN IN FIRE PREVENTATION AT YOUR SCHOOL. 
- VISIT THE LOCAL FIREBRIGADE. 
- LEARN HOW TO PREVENT FIRE AND ALSO TRAIN TO ESTINGUISH IT.														 
                        SOS:  LITTER! WASTE! REDUCE- REUSE- RECYCLE!	
													
-	CREATE STUDENTS’ AWARENESS BY HAVING LECTURES AND DEBATES ON THE PROBLEM.

-	VISIT A CITY DUMP IN MALASHIVTSI.

-	TOUR A RECYCLING PLANT. 

-	LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFIT OF COMPOST. 

-	ORGANISE “ECOADVANGARDE FASHION SHOW” USING COSTUMES AND DECORATION MADE OF “WASTE”.

-	DESIGNATE BINS TO COLLECT RECYCLABLE MATERIALS (PAPERS, GLASS, PLASTICS, BATTERIES).

-	DON’T DROP LITTER ON THE FLOOR AND GROUND. 

-	CONTACT ENTERPRISES RECYCLING DIFFERENT MATERIALS.

-	APPOINT A RESPONSIBLE CLASS AND STUDENTS TO CLEAN YOUR SCHOOL. 

-	USE YOUR OWN BAG WHEN YOU BUY SOME ITEMS AT THE SUPERMARKET. 

-	TAKE EMPTY BOTTLES TO RECYCLING BINS. 

-	CHOOSE PRODUCTS WHICH CONTAIN RECYCLING MATERIALS.	

-	SAVE THE WRAPPER FOR RECYCLING WHEN YOU EAT A CHOCOLATE. 

-	TRY TO PURCHASE RECYCLED PAPER WHEN YOU BUY PAPER PRODUCTS. 

-	DON’T LEAVE THE LITTER IN THE FOREST AFTER PICNIC. 																												SOS:  TRANSPORT AT AND AROUND YOUR SCHOOL!

-	INVITE PROFESSIONAL ECOLOGISTS TO MAKE PRESENTATION “THE ATMOSPHERE WOULDN’T BECOME SO POLLUTED WITHOUT CAR EXHAUST FUMES”.

-	USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO GET TO SCHOOL;					 

-	THINK OF  SOME ADVANTAGES OF BICYCLES:                                                                                 
-	ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY;                                                                                
-	GOOD EXERCISE;                                                                                                                                  
-	ECONOMICAL;                                                                                                                            
-	QUICK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC								 

-	DISCUSS “HOW DO I KEEP MY BICYCLE FIT?”                                                               

-	ORGANISE A BIKING PARADE NEAR YOUR SCHOOL;                                                     																																																																								THE MAIN PARTS OF THE PROJECT:

1.  THE NAME OF THE PROJCT.

2.  CLASS AND SCHOOL.

3.  THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT.

4.  THE PROBLEMS OUR PLANET FACES.

5.  LET’S HELP OUR NATURE: 					
SOS:    SWITCH OFF! CARE FOR ENERGY!
SOS:     WATER! SAVE IT!
SOS:    GREEN SCHOOL GARDEN! CARE OF IT!
SOS:    LITTER! WASTE! REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE!
SOS:    TRANSPORT AT AND AROUND YOUR SCHOOL!

6. CONCLUSIONS.

CONCLUSIONS.

AFTER CONSIDERING ALL INFORMATION WE UNDERSTAND AND REALISE THAT NO MATTER WHERE WE LIVE, WHAT INATIONALITY WE  ARE,  WHAT LANGUAGE WE SPEAK  IT’S OUR DUTY TO LOOK AFTER OUR PLANET  AND TRY TO MAKE IT THE BEST PLACE WHERE WE CAN LIVE IN OUR FUTURE.