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Pre-Activities
Activity 1: Cut and Color a Kelp Forest
Activity 1: Cut and Color a Kelp Forest
Kelp forests are important homes to many animals, large and small!
Print out habitat coloring sheets
2. Color the habitat on the worksheet.
3. Color and cut out the animals.
4. Tape or glue the animals onto the worksheet. Arrange the animals in the kelp forest habitat.
5. Challenge: Cut and tape string to connect animals that eat each other or the kelp
Activity 2: Earth's Connections
Activity 2: Earth's Connections
Life on earth is connected in so many ways!
Watch any part of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNuYrUInjZU
As you watch the video, what connections do you see between plants, animals, humans and Earth?
You can also draw a picture or write a poem about one of Earth's special connections.
Activity 3: Ecosystem Explorations
Activity 3: Ecosystem Explorations
Earth's ecosystems exist all around us, even if we live in cities!
To Prepare: Find an ecosystem near your home or school.
Tip: Ecosystems can be as large as a redwood forest or as small as a single tree, or even a sidewalk square!
What do you notice? Use your senses!
Spend 10-minutes quietly listening and watching. If you need to move, move slowly.
Look high, look low!
Think big, think small!
Use words to describe or sketch your observations and questions.
What do you see/hear/smell?
What do you wonder about your ecosystem?
Prediction: Do you think there are any special relationships or connections between the living
things you notice in your ecosystem? Describe or draw those relationships and connections.
Share with your class, your family or with us on the Padlet below.
Post Activities
Post Activities
Planet Hero Action Plan
Planet Hero Action Plan
Fill out the Planet Hero Action Plan worksheet or create your own on a piece of paper.
Step 1: Choose an action for your pledge. (Choose something that you don’t already do often)
I will walk, bike, or scoot instead of driving to places in my neighborhood.
When it is safe, I will start or join a Walking School Bus or Bike Train at my school.
When I need new clothes, I will get “gently used” items instead of buying new ones.
I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.
Step 2: Decide how will you remember to do this action.
For example, "When I leave a room (existing habit), I will turn off the light (new behavior)."
Step 3: Decide how you will celebrate doing this action. (saying “Victory!” or “I’m awesome!”)
Step 4: Decide who you will tell about your action plan. (A family member, friend, or classmate)
Step 5: Try your action plan for a month.
Step 6: After a month, think about how did following your action plan.
Were you able to follow your action plan all month long?
What made it easy?
What made it hard?
For next month, what would you change to make it easier to remember to do your action?
Remember it is okay if you do not remember your action every day. The important part is you keep trying!
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