Let's Celebrate Earth Day

Time: 1 hour

Objectives:

By the end of the lesson students should be able to:

Write a pledge
identify major concepts and ideas in a video presentation/ an animation.
transfer information into a table
deduce causes and effects from described facts
identify implicit logical relations
develop collaborative skills
develop critical thinking skills

Skills: Speaking reading Writing

Vocabulary: endanger- extinction - greenhouse effect - wildlife - rainforest - crop - damage - deforestation - CFC - ozone depletion -global warming- ecosystem

Aids: flyswatters, flipcharts, computer, projector, loudspeakers, worksheets, internet connection, computer/lab or Ss smartphones

Procedure:

Pre- Stage

Warmer (5 minutes)

The Teacher asks students if 22 nd of April means something to them

April 22 nd Earth Day

Teacher asks Ss:

Do you celebrate Earth day in your country?

How do you celebrate it?

Why do people need to celebrate Earth Day?

Vocabulary list

[Credit: The following list of vocabulary is retrieved from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/]

Endanger: to put someone or something at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed

Damage: to harm or spoil something

Extinction: a situation in which something no longer exists

Deforestation: the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people

Crop: (the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts

CFC: abbreviation for chlorofluorocarbon: a gas used in fridges and, in the past, in aerosols (= a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and forced out in drops)

Global warming: a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space

Rainforest: a forest in a tropical area that receives a lot of rain

depletion: a reduction in something

Greenhouse effect: an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere (= mixture of gases around the earth), that is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the earth

Wildlife: animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions

Ecosystem: all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment.

A- Match the words with their definitions: 5mn

Words	Definitions	Answers
1- Endanger 2- Extinction 3-Greenhouse effect 4- Wildlife 5- Rainforest 6- Crop 7- CFCs 8- Depletion 9- Ecosystem	a- an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere (= mixture of gases around the earth), that is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the earth b- a forest in a tropical area that receives a lot of rain c- the total amount collected of a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts d- a situation in which something no longer exists e- to put someone or something at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed f- abbreviation for chlorofluorocarbon: a gas used in fridges and, in the past, in aerosols (= a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and forced out in drops) g- all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment. h- animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions. k- a reduction in something.	1+ e 2+ d 3+ a 4+ h 5+ b 6+ c 7+ f 8+ k 9+ g

Flyswatter Vocabulary Game:

Time: Game 10mn

You need:

• 2 flyswatters

• the vocabulary definitions (below)

• the sentences missing targeted vocabulary (below)

• the scrambled vocabulary/picture sheets pdf /ppt (below)

Directions: The teacher projects a “vocabulary/picture scramble” sheet on a projection screen or Smart Board.

Divide the class into two teams.
Each team sends one person up to the board.

Round1:

The teacher reads the definition of a vocabulary word related to the environment.
Using a flyswatter, the first student to swat the correct picture of that word on the screen projection scores 1 point for his/her team.

Round2:

Each team sends one person up to the board.
The teacher reads incomplete sentences
Using a flyswatter, the first student to swat the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence scores 2 points for his/her team.

Round1:

Definitions:

a- an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere (= mixture of gases around the earth), that is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the earth global warming

c- a forest in a tropical area that receives a lot of rain

d- the total amount collected of a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts

e- a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space

f- a situation in which something no longer exists

g- to put someone or something at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed

h- abbreviation for chlorofluorocarbon: a gas used in fridges and, in the past, in aerosols (= a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and forced out in drops).

i- the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people.

Round 2:

1- Greenhouse effect of Earth’s atmosphere keeps some of the sun’s energy from escaping back into the space at night.

2- Pollution can have disastrous effects on the balance of the ecosystem.

3- He would never do anything to endanger the lives of his children.

4- Pollution is the main cause for ozone depletion

Flyswatter game from Hayfa Mejdoub

While stage: (15 mn)

Before watching the video, students ask 3 questions they expect the video to answer:

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Students watch the video and find out whether or not the video answers their questions.
Tell the students to make an Internet research to answer the questions they asked that remained unanswered --- Assign it as a homework.

Students are asked to watch the video and answer the following questions. (5 mn)

Think - Pair - Share

Students answer the questions individually
They compare their answers with their classmates
They share their answers with all the class

1- Choose a title for the video:

Let’s Celebrate Earth Day
Our Planet is in Danger
Threatened Species

2- Pick out the 3 types of sea animals that are threatened with extinction.

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3- Match the figures with what they represent:

1- 6%

2- 350 billions

3- 0.25 %

4- 100.000.000

a- Extinct forest species.

b- The surface of land covered by rainforests.

c- Extinct sea mammal.

d- People endangered by the rise of sea level.

e- The amount of ice melting in the poles each year.

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2+ ---

3+ ---

4+ ---

4- Complete the table:

The consequences of:
CFCs	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ozone depletion	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
global warming	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
deforestation	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ss are divided into four groups of four.
Every group of Ss is assigned a number, The 1, the 2, the 3, the 4. The 1s fill in the first row, the 2s fill in the second row etc…
Students form a different group in a way that the new group has a member from group 1, from group 2, from group 3, from group 4. They fill in the whole table.

You can download worksheet 1 here

Post Stage: (15 mn- 20 mn)

Writing:

We Pledge to Protect our Mother Earth (Writing) from Hayfa Mejdoub

Evaluation: (5mn)

The evaluation stage could be done in class or at home on line. If you opt for doing the evaluation in class, ask your students to bring their smartphones and make sure there is a good internet connection.

The link to the quizz : https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58f28b601810121400997939

The link to be shared with the students: https://quizizz.com/join/

Credit: Pictures used in the vocabulay game and the video are retrieved from pixabay.com

Pics and videos from the lesson:

Students answering comprehension question while watching a video and presenting their pledges.

Some moments from the evaluation using quizizz and students smart phones