EARTH DAY THEMED PROGRAMME AIM ACTIVITIES. EarthDayQuiz

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1 EARTH DAY THEMED PROGRAMME AIM EarthDayisacelebrationofour beautifulplanet,whilstalsoconsidering whatwecandotobeterprotectit. Takeonourthemedprogrammeand considerhowyoucanplayyourrole. EarthDayfalson22 nd Aprileachyear. ACTIVITIES EarthDayQuiz PlanetEarthFC EarthBiscuits EarthSeedBombs ProtecttheEarth AWorldFulofThanks

2 EARTH DAY EarthDayisanannualeventheldon22 nd April eachyear,tocelebrateourplanetanddemonstrate supportforenvironmentalprotection.thefirstearth Daywasheldin1970andhasbeenrunningever since. INTRODUCTION Withprotectingtheenvironmentbecomingever moreimportant,earthdayisbecomingabigger eventeachyear.formoreinformationonearthday visitwww.earthday.org DID YOU KNOW? EarthDayis22 nd April. ThefirstEarthDaytookplacein1970. ItwastheideaofanAmericanpoliticianwhowas woriedenvironmentalissuesweren tbeingtaken seriously. OntheveryfirstEarthDayin1970over20milion peopleinamericagotinvolved.that sroughly 10%oftheUSpopulationatthattime! Around1bilionpeopletakepartinEarthDay activitieseachyear,from across190countries. GETLEARNING:ME&MYWORLD EARTH DAYQUIZ AmultiplechoicequizaimedathelpingchildrentoexplorejusthowpreciousourEarthisandtheimpact humansarehavingonit. 1 Aleaderwilneedacopyofthe EarthDayQuiz questionsheet. 2 Alocatethefourcornersofthemeetingspaceas A, B, C & D.Tohelpchildrenidentifywhichcorneris which,considercreatingsignstoplaceineachcorner. 3 Readoutaquestionfrom thequizsheetandthefouroptions.askchildrentogoandstandinthecorner theybelievetobecorect. 4 Revealtheanswerandthensharethefactthatgoeswithit.Youcouldalsohaveadiscussionaftersome oftheanswers,particularlyiftheanswerorfacthassurprisedthegroup. GETINVOLVED:PROTECTING OURWORLD PLANETEARTH FC ProtectingEarthisgoingtoinvolveusal.Bringtogetheryourdream team asyoucreateafootbalteam destinedtowinsomethingfargreaterthantheworldcup thefutureoftheplanetitself! Design PlanetEarthFC s FootbalKit:Iftheteam isgoingtobatletosavethefutureoftheplanet,thenit beterlookgooddoingit!designtheperfectfootbalkitfor PlanetEarthFC toplayin. PlanetEarthFCTeam:PlanetEarthFCneeds1ofthebestplayerstobesuccessfulinsavingtheplanet.For eachofthe 1 players childrenshouldcomeupwithanacttheycandotohelpmakeadifference.thismight becyclingmore,recycling,eatinglessmeat,showeringforlesstime,turningthetapoffwhenbrushingteeth, wearingajumperinsteadofturningtheheatingonetc. Afterwardsletchildrensharetheir1acts.Encouragethem totaketheirsheetshometohelpremindthem ofthe promisestheyhavemadetohelpmakeadifferenceanddotheirparttohelp PlanetEarthFC tovictory.

3 GETCREATIVE:IN THEKITCHEN EARTH BISCUITS Bakesometastybiscuitsdesignedtolookjustlikeourgreenandblue planet,earth.thebelowrecipemakes12biscuits. 1 Inabowlbeattogetherthebuter,sugarandvanilauntilthe mixtureispaleandfluffy.addtheeggandbeatagain. 2 Tipintheflourandbicarbandmixtogether. 3 Splitthemixtureintotwobowls.Inonebowladdthebluecolouring andintheotherbowladdthegreen.mixweluntilthedoughin eachbowlisevenlycoloured. Whatyou lneed: 175gButer 1LargeEgg 200gBrownSugar 250gPlainFlour 100gCasterSugar ½tspBicarbonateof Soda 1tbspVanilaExtract Green&BlueFood Colouring/Gel 4 Puloutpiecesfrom eachcolouredmixtureandstartshapinginto smalbals,patchingifnecessarytocreateaneartheffect. 5 Placethebalsontoalinedbakingtray,leavingplentyofspacebetweeneachone.Youmayneedtouse multiplebakingtraysorcookthem inbatches. 6 Bakefor15-18minutesat190c/170cFan/Gas5.Placeonawireracktocoolbeforeeating. GETINVOLVED:PROTECTING OURWORLD EARTH SEED BOMBS CreatesomeseedbombsmadetolookliketheEarth,tohelpgrow flowers perfecttoincreasebiodiversityandfiltheworldwithcolour. 1 Cutgreen,blueandwhiteconstructionpaperintosquaresof roughly2-3cm each.placeeachcolourinseparatebowls. 2 Fileachbowlwithwatersothepaperisfulycoveredandleave tosoakfor20minutes.(dothesefirsttwostagesatthebeginning ofthesession,completeadifferentactivitywhilstthesoakingtakes placeandthencomebacktoitlateron). 3 Removethepaperfrom thebowlandsqueezetheexcesswater outofthepaper.nowplacethepaperinthefoodprocessor/ blenderandpulseuntilthepaperbecomespulp.(note:thisstage wilrequireadditionalleadersupportandsupervision) Whatyou lneed: Green,Blue&White ConstructionPaper Scissors Bowls Water FoodBlender/ Processor WildFlowerSeeds PaperPlates 4 Removefrom theblenderandputthepulpbackintoanemptybowl.repeatthisprocessforalthree colours,keepingthecoloursseparatethroughout. 5 Openthepacketofseedsandaddseedstoeachofthebowls.Gentlymixthem intothepulp. 6 Takeabitofeachcolouredpulpandform itintoabal.youwanttotryandmaketheballooklikeearth, sotrynottomixthecoloursuptoomuch. 7 Placethebalsontoapaperplateandleavethem todry.youcouldpresssomemoreseedsintothe bal(s)ifyouthinktheyneedsomemore. 8 Askchildrentotaketheirseedbombshomeandleavethem todryovernight,beforethrowingthem into aflowerbedorplantpotathome.makesuretoaddplentyofwatertothebombwhenitcomesto plantingthem. BOYS-BRIGADE.ORG.UK/PROGRAMME SPRING2022

4 GETACTIVE:PLAYING GAMES PROTECTTHEEARTH Agamedesignedtohighlightalthedifferentwayswecausedamagetoourworldandhowitisourjobto protectit. 1 Atoneendoftheroom place6skitles(or2lplasticbotles,withabitofwaterinsidetoaddweight). TheseskitlesrepresenttheEarth. 2 1or2childrenshouldbenominatedtobeEarth sprotectors.theyshouldstandneartheskitles. Everyoneelseshouldstandattheotherendofthemeetingspace. 3 ExplainthatEarth sprotectorsmusttryandstopthepinsfrom falingover,byblockinganythingthatis thrownatthem.therestofthegrouphavethejobofthrowingspongebalsatthepins,tryingtoknock them over. 4 Beforestartingthegame,askthegrouptosuggestideasforwhateachofthebalscouldrepresent.For example,ifyouhave6balsthenthegroupwilneedtothinkof6differentwaysweharm theplanet.this mightincludedroppingliter,notrecycling,drivingtoschoolinsteadofwalking,notturninglightsoffafter usingthem,usingsingleuseplasticsetc.onlyoncethegrouphavecomeupwith6differentideas,can then earn al6balsforthegame. 5 PlaythegameandtimehowlongEarth sprotectorscankeepalthepinsstandingfor.afteralthepins havefalen,nominate1or2newchildrentobethenewprotectorsandresetthegame.makesuretoask thegroupfor6newwaysweharm theplanetbeforeeachround. 6 Theprotectorswhokeepthepins(Earth)standingforthelongestperiodoftimewin. TopTip:Havesomeleadersstoodbehindthepinstothrowthebalsbacktothegroup,sotheyhavea continuoussupplyofbalstobethrowingatthepins(earth). GETINTO THEBIBLE:PRAYER A W ORLD FULLOFTHANKS EarthDayisaboutcelebratingthewonderfulplanetweliveon.SpendsometimegivingthankstoGodforalhe hasgivenus.haveaninflatableglobe,alargepictureofearthorsomethingsimilartohelpfocustheprayers. 1 Explaintothegroupthattheyaregoingtospendashortwhilereflectingonalthegoodthingsabout Earth.ThiscanincludeanythingthegrouploveaboutEarthfrom ourincredibleanimals,beautifulscenery, favouriteplaces,waterthatkeepsusalive,ourhomesthatkeepussafeandsoon.encouragethegroup tolistasmanythingsaspossible. 2 IdealyyoushouldwritethesethingsontoaninflatableglobeoralargepictureoftheEarth.Keepgoing untiltheglobe/pictureiscoveredwiththingsthegrouparethankfulfor. 3 RemindthegroupthateverythingontheearthhasbeencreatedandgiftedtousbyGod.Whilstitcanbe realyeasyforustotakeitforgranted,wealneedtoremembertobethankfultogodforwhathehas givenusandtolookafteritasbestwecan. 4 Finishinprayer,thankingGodforalthethingsthegrouparethankfulforaboutEarth,aswelasasking Godtohelpustolookafterhiscreationtoo. Everygoodactionandeveryperfectgiftisfrom God.Thesegoodgiftscomedownfrom thecreator ofthesun,moon,andstars. James1v17 THEBOYS BRIGADE BOYS-BRIGADE.ORG.UK/PROGRAMME SPRING2022

5 EARTH DAYQUIZ 1)How manypeopleliveonearth? A)790,000 B)7.9Milion C)7.9Bilion D)7.9Trilion Fact:Theworldpopulationcontinuestogrow.Itincreasesbyroughly200,000peopleeverysingle day.themorepeopleonearthmeansthemorepeopleneedingtousetheearth sresources. 2)How longdoesittakedisposablenappiestodecomposeinalandfil? A)500years B)3Years C)100years D)3Months Fact:ItisestimatedthattheUKgoesthrough3bilionnappieseveryyear.Althesenappiesgoto landfilsandwilstilbesitingthereinhundredsofyearstime! 3)Whatitem ismostfrequentlyfoundduringbeachclean-ups? A)DrinkCans B)PaperProducts C)PlasticItems D)Clothing Fact:Plasticmakesupthevastmajorityofrubbishroundonthebeaches.Thisincludesplasticbags, botles,wrappers,botlecapsandmore.thereisroughly143piecesofplasticfoundper100metres onaukbeach. 4)How muchoftheuk stotalgreenhousegassesareproducedbycarsandlories? A)3% B)13% C)23% D)33% Fact:Roadtransportisamajorcontributortoourgreenhousegasses.IntheUKthereareabout33 milioncars.globalythereareover1.4bilion,andonlyatinypercentageofthem areelectric.that s alotofcars! 5)Whichcountrycurentlyadmitsthemostcarbondioxide? A)China B)USA C)India D)Russia Fact:Chinaisresponsibleforabout28%oftheworldsCO2emissions.That snearlytwiceasmuch assecondplace,usa(15%).whilsttheukonlyproduces1%oftheworld semissions,thisisstil twiceasmuchastheaveragecounty. 6)Whatpercentageoffoodproducedglobalygoestowaste? A)5% B)10% C)20% D)30% Fact:Producingfoodrequiressignificantresources(i.e.land,energyandwater).Thereforewhen wewastefood,it sawasteofaltheseresourcestoo.iffoodwastewereacountry,itwouldbethe world sthirdlargestemiterafterchinaandtheusa. 7)Whichofthefolowingfoodshasthelargestcarbonfootprint? A)Chicken B)Beef C)Potatoes D)Bread Fact:Beefisbyfaroneoftheworstitemsoffoodforitscarbonfootprint.Thisismostlyduetothe farmingofcowsandthefactthatacow sburpsandfartsproducesaharmfulgascaledmethane. Cutingdownonmeat,butespecialybeef,canmakeabigimpactonreducingyourcarbonfootprint. 8)Therichesthalfoftheworld spopulationisresponsibleforwhichpercentageoftheworld s carbonemissions? A)50% B)65% C)75% D)90% Fact:Whilethepoorestpeopleliveinareasmostvulnerabletoclimatechange,thepooresthalfof theglobalpopulationareresponsibleforonlyaround10%oftotalglobalemissions.it sthereforethe responsibilityoftherichercountriestoplaytheirpartinsolvingtheproblem (thattheyaremostly causing)toensurethepoorestpeopleintheworldaren ttheonespayingtheprice.

6 PLANETEARTH FC Createafootbalteam designedtosaveearthfrom globalwarming. Designtheshirtforyourplanetsavingteam andthendecidewhich 1acts forsavingtheplanetwilmakeyourfirstteam.

7 PLANETEARTH FC Createafootbalteam designedtosaveearthfrom globalwarming. Designtheshirtforyourplanetsavingteam andthendecidewhich 1acts forsavingtheplanetwilmakeyourfirstteam.