3-17: What Are The Ways We Can Better Our Earth?
A. Important Inventions
You read that there are many countries, governments, and organizations working hard to better our planet for the future. There is a lot that we can do starting now to make sure that we don’t have to find a new home in outer space.
Directions: Look at the set of cards below. Pick a card. Review what it says. Then pick another card. See if they match. Try to match the image of an invention and the description that states how it is helping to solve a problem we are facing in our world today.Â
B. Young Changemakers
You also read about Arushi Nath. Even in her youth, she decided to take it upon herself to learn more about space and discovered a helpful way to keep Earth safe from asteroids. There are many creative ways that we can be a changemaker. Regardless of age, we can all make a difference. Â
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Let’s learn more about different youth changemakers who are working to either invent new things or create new ways for us to raise awareness about the urgency to take action and help better our earth for the future. Read about a few in the slide show below.Â
C. What actions can you take?
Small actions lead to big changes, rock by rock. Every day there are small things we can do to also help make our world a better place. Look at the images below. Click on the actions you think can be small ways that can help make our world a better place.Â
D. How does this make you feel?
At the start of the project, we learned about empathy and being aware of how people might be feeling. How are you feeling about the future now? Click on the emoji that best describes how you are feeling.Â
Now turn to a partner. Did they pick the same emoji? Why or why not?Â
Learning and reflecting on how you feel vs. how others feel helps you become a more empathetic person. Given there are so many unknowns about the future, empathy will be an important skill to have to support each other.Â