This week we looked at our climate and how it has changed over time. We looked at the greenhouse effect and how our atmosphere protects us and allows life to exist on our planet. Students expressed some frustration about how it has all been left in their hands. We examined how climate change is occurring … Continued
With the Trash to Treasure lesson, students are challenging to look at their waste in a different way. How can they reuse items that they may normally throw away? Their imaginations go wild, and some amazing projects were created! All the projects were showcased at the Fernie Earth Day celebrations at the Fernie Community Center … Continued
We looked at what we can do with our own two hands. We all have the opportunity to make a difference. Even our youth can help make our planet a better place to be! In the Eco Handprint lesson, we looked at all the positive things we are already doing and then thought up some … Continued
All the natural resources we use each day have an impact on our planet. Today we looked at what we truly need and what we want. We played an incredible game that showed how we use our natural resources and how it can impact our future generations. Many of the kids thought that this was … Continued
When students reflect about their participation in Beyond Recycling throughout the year, they usually say the debate was one of their favorite activities. So far, this was my favorite class this year. We spent last week preparing for our energy debates, and this week the debating began. Groups of 3-4 students each debated that their … Continued
Our class explored the ecological footprint this week. We questioned whether there may be a limit to how much we can take from the earth. We also looked at the population of the earth. Do you know how many people live on the planet? Visit WORLDOMETERS to find out http://www.worldometers.info/ Our class calculated our ecological … Continued
Have you ever sorted through your garbage? Really – have you? We did it this week as we had a special visit from a Garbologist to the Beyond Recycling program, and we found AMAZING things. Students were surprised to see that there were so many ziploc bags in the garbage, and we estimated that there … Continued
