Lesson+6+-+Drawing+Conclusions

=** Lesson 6 - Drawing Conclusions **=

Sustaining and Protecting the Environment
Drawing conclusions This step involves a student making statements about his/her project, and they have to related question/hypothesis. Depending on the nature of the investigation various ways of displaying information can be used.

Participating in activities such as wearing protection from the sun, saving energy, saving water, and recycling, they develop their awareness of environmental issues.
 * Learning focus

Contributing focus question What can I do to reduce my impact on the environment?

Lesson objective(s) This lesson is so that students understand that they don't need to do a lot to have an impact on the environment, but what they do for the environment will have an impact on preserving what we have now. **


 * Materials**
 * Coloring pencils/textas
 * Colored or White A3 paper

60 minutes Ask students to brainstorm what kind of things that they can do to save and protect the environment. For example: ** Make sure that these are attainable by the students and that they can achieve something from helping the environment. Ensure that students understand why these will help the environment.
 * Duration**
 * __Introduction__
 * Turning the light off when the leave a room.
 * Turning the tap off when brushing your teeth.
 * Recycling bottles, cans and paper.
 * Picking up rubbish from the school yard and at home.
 * Planting trees at home or a school.
 * Refusing Plastic bags at the supermarket.


 * __Body__**
 * Get students to make a poster for the use within the classroom and at home on things that we can do to help the environment.
 * Include on the posters pictures and colors, and what things that they think they can do to help the environment.
 * Ensure that what is going onto the posters is appropriate for the task.


 * __Conclusion__**
 * Discuss with students why it is important to help the environment.
 * Give students the options to do these things at home to help the environment.
 * Thats why it is important that when the students are brainstorming what they can do for the environment that are achievable for each student, so they feel as though they are doing something important.