DAY 4: Making Promises
Activity 1: Campaigning for Conservation [4 points]
New Zealand is home to so many beautiful, unique and, sometimes, endangered animals and habitats. The Forest & Bird organisation is working really hard to protect vulnerable animals and places in NZ. They are doing everything that they can to raise money and to raise awareness so that everyone knows about these issues. These are called ‘campaigns.’ Check out the Forest & Bird campaigns site to learn more about them.
Imagine, that you have been hired by Forest & Bird New Zealand to work on one of their campaigns. It is your job to come up with a catchy slogan for the campaign. A slogan is a short phrase or sentence that is used to advertise something. Check out examples of common slogans and logos below.
On your blog, tell us which campaign you have chosen to support and provide us with a slogan for that campaign.
I have chosen the Forgotten Places campaign. So I have come up 'Let's Know It!'. I have chosen the slogan because we should know the forgotten places in New Zealand and try not falling it down (not cutting trees or deforestation, not threatening animals [predators], caring animals and birds living there etc.).
Activity 2: The Plastic Pledge [4 points]
Over the past few decades some of New Zealand’s beaches have become dumping grounds for waste and rubbish. Almost 80% of this waste is made up of plastic items. Yikes!
Some companies in New Zealand have heard about the problem and agreed to cut down on their use of plastic. Countdown supermarkets, for example, have announced that they will stop giving out plastic bags to customers. What do you think of this idea? What do your friends and family think? Is it a good idea or not?
For this activity, please ask one member of your family and/or a friend what they think about Countdown’s decision to go ‘plastic bag free.’
On your blog, tell us what they think about Countdown’s decision to stop using plastic bags.
In my opinion, I think that it was a good idea of stopping plastic bags because plastic bags can harm and damage the environment. By using reusable bags, you can use the bag for a long time rather than using heaps of plastic bags. In Countdown, you can buy a $1 Countdown reusable bag, which will save heaps of plastic bags. The good thing that Countdown is doing is that if the reusable bag wears out they can replace it for free! Countdown uses 350 million plastic bags for customers every year, (that's a lot) they think it is the right thing to do for the environment. Countdown just wants to save the planet. If everyone starts using reusable bags it can save the planet! It's a really good job that Countdown had stopped using plastic bags. I hope that other supermarkets can stop using plastic bags like Countdown.
In my opinion, I think that it was a good idea of stopping plastic bags because plastic bags can harm and damage the environment. By using reusable bags, you can use the bag for a long time rather than using heaps of plastic bags. In Countdown, you can buy a $1 Countdown reusable bag, which will save heaps of plastic bags. The good thing that Countdown is doing is that if the reusable bag wears out they can replace it for free! Countdown uses 350 million plastic bags for customers every year, (that's a lot) they think it is the right thing to do for the environment. Countdown just wants to save the planet. If everyone starts using reusable bags it can save the planet! It's a really good job that Countdown had stopped using plastic bags. I hope that other supermarkets can stop using plastic bags like Countdown.
Activity 3: Restricted Access [10 points]
While much of our programme has focused on New Zealand, it is important that we also consider the environment in other places as well. One of the most unusual and spectacular sites to visit outside of New Zealand is called Machu Picchu. It is an ancient city that was built high up in the mountains in the country of Peru in South America. You have to take a train and/or walk through a series of mountains and valleys to reach it.
Over the past few decades millions of tourists have made the trek to Machu Picchu. Unfortunately, this has damaged the area and the local government has decided to restrict the number of visitors to the site each year. This decision has upset a lot of tourists who really want to see Machu Picchu but aren’t allowed to go.
On your blog, tell us what you think about the government’s decision to restrict the number of tourists able to visit this special site. Is it fair? Be sure to tell us why you feel the way that you do.
In my opinion, it's not fair because it's a tourist attraction and heaps of people come here every day. Annually, around 1 million people come to visit Machu Picchu. The path of Machu Picchu is safe and people can easily go there. I think that the government should change the decision of allowing people to go there.
In my opinion, it's not fair because it's a tourist attraction and heaps of people come here every day. Annually, around 1 million people come to visit Machu Picchu. The path of Machu Picchu is safe and people can easily go there. I think that the government should change the decision of allowing people to go there.
