Eco -warrior activities
Splash Saver
Water Quantity Audit (1 hour) creates an opportunity to:
- become aware of how much water is used and wasted during our daily water-use activities;
- formulating a water-wise management plan; and
- develop life skills: measuring, recording, calculations, interpreting results.
Soil Erosion
This activity (1,5 hours) provides the opportunity to:
- identify soil erosion – recognising the characteristics.
- become aware of how humankind’s actions causes soil erosion.
- find practical and workable solutions.
Indaba
Community/Town Council Meeting (Role playing) (1.5 hours) develops:
- an appreciation and an insight into the perceptions and feelings of all stakeholders in any given situation.
- thinking; effective communication and problem-solving skills.
- debating skills and the ability to successfully conduct a meeting.
Recycle It!
This activity creates an awareness of the
- importance to recycle and wise waste management principles.
- materials that could be recycled.
Council of all Beings
Through role play creates (1,5 hours):
- an appreciation of the important ecological role of all living organisms;
- an awareness of mankind’s impact on all living organisms;
- an opportunity to explore possible solutions for environmental problems; and
- a challenge to all participants to make a difference.
quizzes
- African Bush Sound Quiz
- Bird Card Quiz
- Insect Card Quiz
- Quiz Mammals and Birds
Create!
- Create a Creature
- Create African Legend
- Sand Collages – Save the Earth
Hunts
- Insect Hunt
- Scavenger Hunt
Water Quality
This audit (3 hours) develops:
- skills to determine the quality of the water.
- understanding of ecological principals: food chains, food webs, ecological.
- pyramids, predator avoidance, indicators of polluted or unpolluted water.
- opportunity to illustrate the adaptations of living organisms.
- skills to identify and solve problems.
- life skills: catching organisms, measuring, recording, observations, interpretation, drawing meaningful conclusions.
Eco-Warrior Activity
This activity (2 hours) provides and opportunity to:
- illustrate mankind’s dependence on the biotic and a-biotic world.
- illustrate mankind’s impact on the natural environment.
- environmental issues and problems locally and globally;
- find workable and practical solutions.
- develop life skills: observation, interpretation, communication, problem-solving decision-making, evaluating value systems.
- challenge participants to make a difference.
Enviro-Picture Remedies Activity
This fun activity (3 hours):
- creates an awareness of environmental problems/issues.
- informs the participants about the local and global environmental problems and the affect thereof on the planet.
- develops problem solving and decision making skills.
- challenges the participants to make a difference in their various environments.
Toiletry Bag Investigation
This activity (0,5 hour):
- how eco-friendly the ingredients and packaging of our personal toiletries are.
- the importance of selecting products carefully.
Eco-Theatre
The theatre facilitates (1,5 hours):
- an appreciation of the important ecological role of all living organisms.
- an awareness of mankind’s impact on all living organisms;
- the development of creativity.
- the sharpening of teamwork.
- self-awareness and self-growth.
And more...
- Spoor casting
- Insecticides – Eco Friendly
- Nature Detectives
- Eco-Warrior Tins
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