Going Green 2009

What are the environmental issues?

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• Congratulations on becoming a Green School. As a green school member your mission has just begun. By now you realize that you can make a difference, but you can’t stop yet. . .

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• Your mission is two-fold:– You must identify a current environmental

problem through research.– You must create a solution to the problem and

the perfect superhero to advertise your solution.

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• Step One:– Learn about environmental issues/problems on at least

two of the links below.http://www.meetthegreens.org/http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/Environmental Facts :: Young People's Trust for the

EnvironmentEnvironmental Education Curriculum Provided at Kids

for Saving Earth (KSE)http://www.ibuydifferent.org/

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• Step Two:– Choose a problem that

you would like to solve and record the problem on your Problem Solution chart.

– Create a possible solution and record the solution on your Problem Solution chart.

– Click on the file folder to begin.

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• Step Three:– Now your ready to think about the perfect

superhero to advertise your solution, but first click on the superhero below to watch reject clips to avoid making similar mistakes.

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• Step Four– Using Kidspiration brainstorm descriptive

phrases to describe your superhero’s personality(words and actions) and physical appearance.

– Be sure to appeal to your reader’s senses.– Click on the folder below to begin.

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• Step Five:– Type two descriptive paragraphs by turning your

phrases from Kidspiration into complete sentences. – Be sure to:

• Appeal to the senses.• Describe your characters personality.• Describe your characters physical appearance.• Describe how/why your character can solve the problem.

• Type your draft on the next three slides. Be sure to only include information that fits each page’s title.

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My Superhero’s PersonalityUse the highlighting tool to highlight each word that appeals to the senses.

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My Superhero’s Physical AppearanceUse the highlighting tool to highlight each word that appeals to the senses.

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My Superhero’s SolutionUse the highlighting tool to highlight each word that appeals to the senses.

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Internet ResearchProblem/Source __/5pts.Solution/Why and How __/5pts.

KidspirationSuperhero’s Words/Actions __/5pts.(One point each time you appeal to the senses)

Superhero’s Appearance __/5pts.(One point each time you appeal to the senses)

PowerpointSuperhero’s Personality __/5pts.Superhero’s Appearance __/5pts.Superhero’s Solution __/5pts.

Total Score __/35pts.

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• One of your classmates will illustrate your superhero based on your description.

• Then the class will try to match the illustrations with the descriptions in a gallery walk format.

• Which superhero would you want defending our school?