{"id":71043,"date":"2020-04-21T12:28:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T16:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=71043"},"modified":"2022-11-29T17:16:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:16:51","slug":"earth-day-learning-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-4-6\/connecting-reading-and-writing\/days-of-significance\/earth-day-learning-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day &#8211; Learning More"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71046 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/04\/1492883237.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/04\/1492883237.png 300w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/04\/1492883237-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/04\/1492883237-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/04\/1492883237-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/04\/1492883237-165x165.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h5>Connecting Reading and Writing: Days of Significance<\/h5>\n<h2>Goals:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about protecting the Earth\u2019s environment<\/li>\n<li>Research a topic that is interesting to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Earth is an amazing home, but it needs our help to stay healthy!<\/p>\n<p>Today, you will have a chance to learn more about how we can keep the Earth healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Choose a topic from the list below. Use the links to learn more about your chosen topic.\u00a0Your topic should be something about Earth Day you would like to learn more about.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the encyclopedias from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wrdsb.insigniails.com\/library\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRDSB Library<\/a>, Britannica Elementary (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xoRw6Mr79izMPKKkhFyG2qf05x7FBLKA\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonstration<\/a>) and Gale \u2013 Kids Infobits (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OmjdToyRck8DrHVadJj_34TRV0vrZB2k\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonstration<\/a>), to find out more about your topic.<\/p>\n<h2>Possible Topics to Research<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Resources<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px;\">Climate Change<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/science\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic Kids &#8211; Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/nature\/save-the-earth-hub\/13-ways-to-save-the-earth-from-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 Ways to Reduce Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px;\">Habitat Loss<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/science\/habitat-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic Kids &#8211; Habitat Destruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/nature\/save-the-earth-hub\/13-ways-to-save-the-earth-from-habitat-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 Tips to Prevent Habitat Destruction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px;\">Pollution<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/science\/pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic Kids &#8211; Pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/nature\/save-the-earth-hub\/13-ways-to-save-the-earth-from-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 Ways to Save the Earth from Pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px;\">A topic you choose<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">You can also choose your own topic related to Earth Day to research.<br \/>\nSome possibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An endangered animal you are interested in learning about<\/li>\n<li>The importance of recycling and \/ or composting<\/li>\n<li>Or another topic you think of<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Some questions to think about as you read:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is your topic important?<\/li>\n<li>What are some important facts related to your topic?<\/li>\n<li>What concerns you about this topic?<\/li>\n<li>What actions can people take that will make a positive difference?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep some jot notes of what you learn about your topic.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, you will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/content\/dam\/teachers\/blogs\/genia-connell\/migrated-files\/img_5818.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use your jot notes<\/a> to make an Earth Day Poster.<\/p>\n<p>Note to families: Online articles can be challenging to read. If your child is logged into their WRDSB Google Account, they can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MRjThHoB60OFXf1ROQhxC6wXaxz882se\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read and Write for Google Chrome plugin to have online text read to them<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Earth is an amazing home, but it needs our help to stay healthy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15985,"featured_media":0,"parent":72660,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71043","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-elementary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15985"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71043\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}