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CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THESE ACTIVITIES:

• THINK - what does it mean to thrive? What does something that is thriving look like? What is the opposite of thrive? Look up a definition for thrive. Now think about what makes the difference and helps things to thrive…what helps a plant thrive? What helps a pet to thrive? What helps a person to thrive? Draw something (eg a plant or an animal or a person) thriving, and the same thing not thriving. Write instructions to tell people how to make the living thing in your drawing thrive.

• SORT - look at the different types of rubbish you and your classmates have found so far.  Use this tally chart (copy and/or print) to record and analyse your findings, or create another visual way to track the data. What type of rubbish did you find the most of?  PREDICT - if you collect rubbish every day for the 21 days which kinds of rubbish do you think there will be most of? Why? 

• IMAGINE - draw your ideal natural environment for your area. How would it look if it was thriving? Label the parts that are different from what is there now. For example; community recycling bins, no rubbish on the roadside or beach, lots of fish in the sea / river / lake.

• THINK AND RESEARCH - how can we cut down on the amount of rubbish in our environment?  What is 1 thing YOU could do? Create a slide to show others your idea for reducing rubbish in the environment.

Here are some websites/articles to start off your research...    Recycle.co.nz   Living waste free    

Waste minimisation   Zero waste   Reduce your waste      Ministry for the environment