Challenge your students to take action with 1 of 3 home-based EcoChallenges:
- Hands-on EcoChallenge activities aim to inspire students to try a new behavior.
- Video slideshow explains the activity and a quick to copy or print worksheet allows students to track actions.
- Fun activities that can include the whole family.
- Share and compare results as a class.
Note: You can choose to have the whole class complete one EcoChallenge or allow each student to choose their own EcoChallenge. If you are doing the later, share this link –> https://beyondrecycling.ca/lessons/eco-challenge/
The Short Shower EcoChallenge includes:
- An EcoChallenge video to explain how to complete the EcoChallenge
- Activity: Students measure how long they usually shower for and then try to reduce the length of their showers over a 4-day period
- Optional extension activity: Students calculate how much water their showers use with the Water Investigation worksheet.
To share this EcoChallenge with your students send this link –> https://beyondrecycling.ca/shortshower/
Tips:
- There are many opportunities for incorporating Math in this challenge. Have students calculate the total number of minutes in the shower they reduced.
- Students will have fun measuring their shower’s water flow with the optional extension activity. If some students have 2 showers in their home they could measure both and compare. Or compare with another student. Is their shower head a “low flow” model?
- If students didn’t complete the extension activity, use the average rate of 8 Litres per minute and ask students to calculate how much water they saved.
- Keep a tally and calculate how much water you saved as a class.
The Screen-Free EcoChallenge Includes:
- An EcoChallenge video to explain how to complete the EcoChallenge
- Activity: Students pledge to go screen-free for a set time period
- Optional extension activity: Energy Investigation worksheet
To share this EcoChallenge with your students send this link –> https://beyondrecycling.ca/screenfree/
Online video sharing discussion questions:
- How did it feel to not be “connected” on a device?
- Is it important to take a break from screens occasionally?
- What other skills or talents can be learned in the time away from screens?
- Would your family pledge to do a screen-free day once a week after this experience?
- What are the pros and cons of doing a screen-free day once a week?
- Did you complete the extension activity: Energy Investigation worksheet?
The Granola Bar EcoChallenge Includes:
- An EcoChallenge video to explain how to complete the EcoChallenge
- Activity: Students get into the kitchen to make their own granola bars
- Optional extension activity: Food Investigation worksheet
To share only this EcoChallenge with your students send this link –> https://beyondrecycling.ca/granolabar/
Online video sharing discussion questions:
- What did you name your granola bars?
- How are your homemade granola bars different from the store-bought ones?
- Are your granola bars healthy?
- Did you make the recipe provided or another one?
- When we buy granola bars at the store they all have individual packaging. What are the impacts of this packaging?
- How will you “package” your homemade granola bars?
- Would you like to take your granola bars for a snack at school?
- Did you complete the extension activity: Food Investigation worksheet?