Tag: environment

Koko the gorilla urges mankind to stop killing Earth | Daily Mail Online (1:14)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1240795/Koko-gorilla-urges-mankind-stop-killing-Earth.html

Koko the gorilla urges mankind to stop killing Earth Koko the gorilla has used sign language to deliver a 60-second message telling humans to stop killing the earth

Save the Ocean “Schoolhouse Rock! Earth” – YouTube (3:00) https://youtu.be/cnnw6DRa90MFrom “Schoolhouse Rock! Earth” – Funny song with a message

MAN – YouTube (3:36) https://youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU

Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at man’s relationship with the natural world. – This can also be used as a writing prompt. See below

I Dream Of Living A Zero-Waste Life, Here Are The Struggles I Face (31 Comics) | Bored Pandahttps://www.boredpanda.com/waste-aware-animals-environmental-comics-mira-petrova/A fun and positive way to learn and share about the zero-waste philosophy. – Start each lesson with one

The 3 R’s – YouTube (2:55)https://youtu.be/dKdZYYmTT9AA song about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. You will hear it twice; the second time with lyrics, so don’t stop after the first (yr 5-6)

kids for saving earth promise song – YouTube (1:52)https://youtu.be/UbnRANz4nT0A song – sung by a children’s choir – with the script on the screen (yr 5-6)

GOING GREEN! (Earth Day song for kids about the 3 R’s- Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! – YouTube (2:39)https://youtu.be/8DJ45Yc3urg

An Earth Day song about how to take care of the Earth! In this song, children will sing about the 3 R’s- Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, with the script on the screen

The World Is Just Awesome | BOOM DE YADA | Discovery Channel Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/pDp_h2XR-BoThe World Is Just Awesome! – A Boom De Yada song to listen and make your own  – Lyrics below (yr 7)

Nature 1 | Vocabulary – Beginner to pre-intermediate | British Council LearnEnglishhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/basic-vocabulary/nature-1Vocabulary exercises to help learn words to talk about nature.

Plants – British English Vocabulary – LanguageGuide.orghttp://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/vocabulary/plants/Plants Speaking Challenge Listening Challenge Interactive (yr 5-7)

Learn Environment vocabulary: Learn English vocabulary connected with the environment – YouTube (3:16) https://youtu.be/PbBR1sNc6C4

Learn Environment vocabulary: Learn English vocabulary connected with the environment (yr 6-7)

pollution/environment worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/pollution__environment/environment-preintermediate-a2/18001

A worksheet about the topic: pollution. matching exercise – ESL worksheets

Environmental Vocabulary for English Learnershttp://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blwordgroups_environment.htm

Vocabulary used to discuss environmental issues for English learners with sentences to provide context for a wide range of issues (yr 7)

10 Environmental issues vocabulary and language exerciseshttp://www.eslflow.com/Elements-of-the-contemporary-environment-vocabulary.html

Environmental issues are an interesting topic for the English language classroom. So it’s good to start off with some basic visually supported vocabulary exercises about environmental issues, endangered species, natural disasters and the weather

Planet Earth | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (2:31)http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/planet-earthThe children are visiting the Planet Earth Museum. What will they learn about our planet? Watch and find out! (yr 5-6)

Food Waste – Breaking News English Lesson – ESLhttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1409/140926-food-waste-2.html

English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Food Waste – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.

Smog Sunrise – Breaking News English Lesson – ESLhttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1401/140121-sunrise.html

English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson Reading / Listening text in several levels with various activities (0 = yr 6, 1 = yr 7)

Newsela Daily Deck: Plastic Food Packaging | Pear Deck for Google Slideshttps://app.peardeck.com/share/view/wcyis2

A lesson about Biology with interactive, formative assessments built-in. Created with Pear Deck for Google Slides. Copy and customize for your class.

Wonderful World | All at Chttps://allatc.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/wonderful-world/MAIN ACTIVITIES Listening, discussion,  vocabulary of animals and geographical features.

10 Things I Can Do To Help My World – YouTube (2:45)https://youtu.be/xTN6T74W4L810 Things I Can Do To Help My World by Melanie Walsh, read by Abby Roberts (yr 5-6)

7 things humans can do to save the planet, as told by delightful claymation animals. – Upworthyhttps://www.upworthy.com/7-things-humans-can-do-to-save-the-planet-as-told-by-delightful-claymation-animals?c=ufb1

Saving the earth is, well, a big job. We can all make a difference. – Discuss, which of these issues are problems in your society and how you could make a change (yr 5-7)

Storytime: The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle – YouTube (10:30)https://youtu.be/Vhj5aRuyBgE

What kind of adventure does a plastic bottle go through after being used? Well, you can find out during storytime with Denis Perez. (yr 6-7)

A Dramatic Increase in Garbage in the Arctic – News in Easy Englishhttps://newsineasyenglish.com/2017/02/23/a-dramatic-increase-in-garbage-in-the-arctic/

Arctic Garbage slow… Arctic Garbage fast. You can read and listen to the text.

Saving the Earth – Recyclinghttp://www.esl-lab.com/enviro1/enviro1.htm

Name the three most important environmental issues today and propose solutions for each, including recycling. Listen to the interview and answer the questions. (yr 5-6)

Saving the Earthhttp://www.esl-lab.com/academic-english/recycling-earth-script/Young children are some of the best people who are concerned about protecting the environment. Listen and learn.  (yr 5-6)

Intermediate Listening | Global Change | esl-lounge Studenthttp://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L13-global-change.phpGlobal Change. Two friends discuss environmental issues. – Listening comprehension activity. Open the mp3-file in a new window or copy the questions  (yr 8)

Learn How To Beat Plastic Pollution For World Environment Day With Characters from Bottle Island – YouTube (2:04)https://youtu.be/ZgEfnIvAhnQ

To promote World Environment Day, UN Environment teamed up with the children’s TV series Bottle Island to highlight the Beat Plastic Pollution theme.

Air Pollution | Learn about the Causes and Effects of Air Pollution – YouTube (7:04)https://youtu.be/Yjtgu2CxtEkAir is all around us and we need it to survive. In this video we will learn about air pollution and what causes it (yr 5-6)

What is POLLUTION? | Types of POLLUTION – Air | Water | Soil | Noise | Dr Binocs Show -Peekaboo – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qkaz8ChelI&list=PLmJ33rwb1zZbU47-l6BPRu4EUpEDpNd6g&index=2 In these videos, Dr Binocs will explain, what is pollution? what causes pollution? how to prevent pollution? Save Earth | Global Warming Crisis – PLAYLIST

How To Be Environmentally Friendly – Top Ten Tips – YouTube (2:41)https://youtu.be/l9T3gUSH3d4The third episode of the Top Ten Tips series My top tips for being environmentally friendly.

Emma Bryce: What really happens to the plastic you throw away? | TED Talk (3:52)https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_what_really_happens_to_the_plastic_you_throw_away?language=enWe’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away?

Storing Energy Experiment – YouTube (2:29)https://youtu.be/Fo5F9SXoFH4SEAI Schools Workshop. Learn how energy is stored and released.

Ryan’s Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur // 60 Second Docs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/TGx5CJcF044

When Ryan Hickman was just 3 years old, he went with his father to recycle for the first time. After sorting his bottles and cans, he became obsessed with recycling (yr 5-6)

Change The World In 5 Minutes – Every day at School – YouTube (4:32)https://youtu.be/oROsbaxWH0M

Can a bunch of school kids really change the world in five minutes a day? Middle School students show what they do every day for 5 min to change the world (yr 5-7)

Save Our World – YouTube (3:00)https://youtu.be/bn8R_XqjjI0

Short animated film aimed to educate the younger generation about the importance of doing the small things in order to look after our planet. (yr 5-7)

In Living Color – Environment Guy (Jim Carrey) – YouTube (3:56)https://youtu.be/viMKZJqCLSgIn Living Color – Environment Guy (Jim Carrey) – A parody

Reading Rainbow How Trash Is Recycled with LeVar Burton – YouTube (6:24)https://youtu.be/FX55cKJvg-g

5 billion tons of garbage is created by humans every year. That’s why it’s important to reduce, reuse and recycle – it’s a process we are all responsible for (yr 6-7)

School strike for climate – save the world by changing the rules | Greta Thunberg | TEDxStockholm – YouTube (11:10)https://youtu.be/EAmmUIEsN9A

Greta Thunberg realized at a young age the lapse in what several climate experts were saying and in the actions that were being taken in society (yr 7)

The Lorax (original) – YouTube (25:13)https://youtu.be/8V06ZOQuo0kDr Seuss’ Original Lorax animated TV special from 1972. Follows the actual story line of the book.

10 Strange Ways To Save The Environment – YouTube (2:38)https://youtu.be/RgVPDyFpxnc

10 Strange Ways to Save The Environment With the rainforests disappearing and global warming melting the ice caps, people will try anything to save our Earth (yr 7)

Everyday English: The Environment – YouTube (4:58)https://youtu.be/hk98t1iNRMo

Learn how to use cause and effect language in this episode of Everyday English and pick up some environment-related vocabulary along the way (yr 7)

Melati and Isabel Wijsen: Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali | TED Talk (11:00)https://www.ted.com/talks/melati_and_isabel_wijsen_our_campaign_to_ban_plastic_bags_in_bali?language=enMelati and Isabel Wijsen are on a mission to stop plastic bags from suffocating their beautiful island home of Bali (yr 7)

MAN – YouTube (3:36) https://youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU

Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at man’s relationship with the natural world. Watch this animated video and write about the effects that man has had on the environment (yr 5-7)

TEACHER AND STUDENT QUIZ: Can You Recycle It? – WeAreTeachershttps://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-student-quiz-can-you-recycle-it/Put your recycling skills to the test! – Show, discuss and answer this quiz together on the big screen

Test Your Knowledge of Green Living With These 10 Questionshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/green-lifestyle-quiz/

These 10 questions will test how well you understand what it takes to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Recycle Rounduphttps://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/action-and-adventure/recycle-roundup-new/Help clean up the park! Your job is to sort the stuff people throw away and put it in the proper bin. Is it recycling, compost, or trash? Get facts about climate change and tips on how you can help save the earth.