Videos- Kaitiaki Research Project
- Bestselling children's author Gill Lewis reveals how modern smartphones connect us all to the fate of the gorilla in the Democratic Republic of Congo and talks about the inspiration behind her new novel, 'Gorilla Dawn', with Bandi Mbubi from Congo Calling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmEpFX_GhNs
More information about the book at: http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/03/your-mobile-phone-is-killing-gorillas-gill-lewis
Botswana's Most Precious Resource - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau and Onkokame Kitso Mokaila discuss the importance of protecting Botswana's natural resources - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/cousteau-minister-environment-interview?source=searchvideo
Putting waste to work - Emerging Explorer Sasha Kramer fights some of Haiti's most pressing health, economic, and environmental problems, one toilet at a time - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ng-live/kramer-lecture-nglive?source=searchvideo
Illegal Mining Both Helps and Hurts This Community - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/illegal-mining-both-helps-and-hurts-this-community?source=searchvideo
Tristram Stuart: The Beauty of Ugly Food - One-third of the world's food is wasted from plow to plate. Author, campaigner, and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Tristram Stuart is on a mission to eliminate food waste through innovative grassroots campaigns and initiatives - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ng-live/stuart-food-lecture-nglive?source=searchvideo
Xiaolin Zheng: Solar Stickers to Power the World- Xiaolin Zheng is a nanoscientist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer whose inventions are on the leading edge of a solar power revolution that could allow people to harness sustainable energy like never before - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ng-live/zheng-solar-lecture-nglive?source=searchvideo
Inmates Make Oyster Cages, Plant Hope for a Cleaner Bay - The state of Maryland is running an innovative oyster gardening program to help improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and bring back the bay's natural filters. Using baby oysters (called spat) provided by the University of Maryland and cages built by inmates at a Maryland prison, volunteers tend to the oysters for a year. The full-grown oysters are then harvested and delivered to sanctuary reefs in the Chesapeake, where they will start the filtering process and provide habitat for other bay species. - http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/141009-oyster-gardening-vin?source=searchvideo
Bamboo bicycle
Seabin - surfers’ design a bin to clean up the oceans
TED Talks - Lion Boy Richard Turere
Blue Planet - ideas and videos of a variety of problems within our oceans that others are trying to solve
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LOI2: Personal Choices impact the environment
Teenagers are amazing...
The six natural resources most drained by our 7 billion people.
7 BILLION people.
Thanks Iszaac, these two videos are AWESOME!
Billons in Change.
http://billionsinchange.com/
Oat Shoes
Biodegradable kicks- cool and environmentally friendly!!
Transdisciplinary Theme
An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them, access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution
Central idea
We are the guardians (Kaitiaki) of our planet’s resources.
LOI 1: The earth’s resources and their limited nature
LOI 2: Personal choices impact the environment
LOI 3: Sustaining resources for future generations (Noku te whenua, o oku tupuna)
Key Concepts: Perspective, Causation
Attitudes: Appreciation, Commitment
Learner Profile: Caring, Inquirers
Trans Skills: Research, Self Management
I have decided to do this one:
ReplyDeleteInmates Make Oyster Cages, Plant Hope for a Cleaner Bay - The state of Maryland is running an innovative oyster gardening program to help improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and bring back the bay's natural filters. Using baby oysters (called spat) provided by the University of Maryland and cages built by inmates at a Maryland prison, volunteers tend to the oysters for a year. The full-grown oysters are then harvested and delivered to sanctuary reefs in the Chesapeake, where they will start the filtering process and provide habitat for other bay species.
It sounds very interesting for me try it..