On An Average Day
Summary: This lesson is a picture
story about everyday actions that harm the environment. It is
important for students to appreciate that many people are guilty
of such actions simply because they don't know that they are
doing anything wrong. These actions may seem small, but on a
grand scale they amount to huge amounts of wasted energy, water
and unwanted pollution. Stress to students that this is not just
a printed exercise; the solutions you discuss are things they
should try to do in their own lives.
Level:
*
Grammar: Imperatives,
new vocabulary, saving the Earth
Materials: "An
Average Day" picture story, "Garbage and
Pollution" worksheet, "10 Ways To Save the Earth"
Answer Key
Procedure:
- Go over "An Average Day" picture
story with the whole class. Have students describe what
is happening in each picture.
- Using the "Garbage and
Pollution" worksheet, students find new vocabulary
in the pictures (JHS classes only, too easy for SHS).
- Put the students in groups and ask them to
try and find things in the picture that are not good for
the earth. If this is difficult for the
- students, give them a few examples.
Otherwise to make the activity shorter, assign each group
only one or two pictures.
- After a few minutes, the groups can share
what they have found in the picture. Write their answers
on the board. (You can use the "Earth Friendly"
information for reference.)
- Now that you have a list of problems
(things that are bad for the earth), it is time to find
solutions (things that are good for the earth). Do the
following activities.
- Divide students back into small groups.
Tell each group to write down a solution for each problem
on the board. For a shorter activity, assign each group 2
or 3 problems only.
- Have students report what they found to
the class, and write their answers on the board. Use the
answer key to help them find all the answers.
- Do the "10 Ways To Save The Earth" worksheet as a review or for homework.
Extension:
- Have each group draw "An Average
Day" again, but they must change all the bad things
into good things.
- Make group or class Earth Day posters. For
example:
- "Did you know ___________ hurts the
Earth?
- 20 simple things we can do to save the
Earth.
- Recipes for less garbage.
Contributed
by: Yokohama Activity Bank,
April 1997.
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