Archive for Ages 8-12
December 15, 2010 · Filed under Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Fun online Games!
Hi Guys!
Is your bedroom a mess? Can you see the bottom of your floor? No? Well time to clean, clean, clean!!
Cleaning can be great fun and exciting when you reuse and recycle your unwanted items.
Before you clean your room, why not get some ideas by playing this fun cleaning game first? Anita needs help cleaning her room. Can you put all Anita’s rubbish in the right bins?
We’d love to hear what you do with the unwanted items in your room, so let us know if you prefer to recycle or reuse. Either way, you’re helping the planet AND keeping your parents happy!
September 29, 2009 · Filed under Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Awesome Competitions! · Tagged animals, competition, conservation, environment, fun, kids, parents, school holidays, sea
Every creature has a story to tell…
Head to the Marine Science Centre in Portobello these school holidays to hear tales of daring deeds, find out why the spotty lost its spot, and how the sea cucumber got its name! Be thrilled by a spine-chilling story from the deep, and be spired to craft a tale of your own!
Click here to find out more information about the Aquarium, or pop your headphones on and listen to this great podcast about the awesome things you can get up to when you go for a visit!
September 15, 2009 · Filed under Ages 8-12, Enviro Events!, For parents, Out & About · Tagged climate change, Dunedin, earth, environment, family, global warming, kids, New Zealand, school stuff
If you havent heard yet – the 350.org day of international climate action is coming up on October 24th!! Whoa thats super soon….
On this day in Dunedin, head down to the Railway Station and taste some yummy treats (and get in on some great gardening freebies / advice) for the Spring Food Festival (email dunedin350@gmail.com if you, your family or friends are keen to help out)!
However, the day before this is the 350 Aotearoa Schools action day – yes, thats right, a separate day JUST for you guys to come up with something awesome to blow everyone in the country (and the world) away!! Youve still got heaps of time to get going, so go to the site now and download the action guide and poster and make sure you email schools@350.org.nz to register your schools action!!
If your school has already planned something, add it here as a comment so other people can see your ideas!
(Gosh we’ve added a lot of exclamation marks on this post, but we’re just so excited about this!!!!)
September 15, 2009 · Filed under Ages 8-12, Cool Videos!, For parents · Tagged climate change, earth, environment, global warming, ice, kids, New Zealand, parents, sea, water
From NZ to Greenland…and back!
Check out this great film made by 3 Dunedin girls in 2007, and see how young people like YOU in New Zealand can start to tackle issues of climate change.
Contact lessonsfilm@gmail.com with any questions or enquiries about how you and your school can get a copy of this amazing documentary!!
September 8, 2009 · Filed under Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, For parents, Out & About · Tagged Dunedin, earth, environment, family, fun, gardening, kids, New Zealand, parents, school holidays
Its finally spring-time! And you know what that means – way more time and sunshine for playing outside! Woohoo!
Hopefully you’ve got a garden at home or at school – if you dont there are heaps of great places to play, like the Botanic Gardens, or even taking a trip out to the beach with your friends and family.
If you are out in the garden, see what different types of plants are beginning to appear. New flowers will be coming through, and its a GREAT time to plant new things!
If you, your family, your teachers or school mates are wondering where you can find information about gardening around Dunedin, check out the Otepoti Urban Organics Network. Its a place for everyone to go and check out what kind of gardening events are happening, and if youve got questions there are heaps of other people from the network that can help you out.
So get outside and get gardening today!
September 5, 2009 · Filed under Ages 8-12, Fun online Games! · Tagged animals, conservation, fun, interactive game, kids, museum, sea, water, whales
Come on in and explore the Southern ocean with this interactive game, get to know which creatures lives in different depths of the ocean. Click on the image to start to play!
If you want to know about the Colossal Squid visit the Te Papa museum web site at : http://squid.tepapa.govt.nz/the-deep
Created by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
August 31, 2009 · Filed under Ages 8-12, Fun online Games! · Tagged animals, environment, interactive game, save, sea, Sharks
Help save sharks like the Great White Shark with this game! Click on the image to play Predator Protector!
From Jean-Michel Cousteau, Ocean Adventures is a web site where you can find cool underwater videos, marine screen savers, ocean adventure wallpaper and much more.
August 25, 2009 · Filed under Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Awesome Competitions!, Enviro Events! · Tagged animals, competition, conservation, DOC, Dunedin, earth, environment, fun, kids, New Zealand, ranger, school holidays
Talk about the coolest competition EVER! Two winners get to choose to be one of the following for a day: skink ranger, freshwater fish ranger, coastal ranger, threatened plant ranger or recreation and historic ranger!
All you need to do is explain in your own way how you can get involved with conservation in your neighbourhood. The way you explain is completely up to you – you can write a song, draw a picture, construct a sculpture or photograph, or just write a letter!
Find out more here – youve got until Monday 14th of September to enter!!!
August 25, 2009 · Filed under Ages 8-12, Enviro Events!, For parents · Tagged carbon, climate change, earth, environment, New Zealand, parents
Climate change is happening MUCH faster than anyone expected – and the world needs you guys now to take some action! We want to get our Prime Minister John Key to sign on later this year as a global agreement in Copenhagen to reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions by 40% . Read here for further information about climate change and how YOU and your family can sign on!
August 11, 2009 · Filed under Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Enviro Events! · Tagged animals, conservation, environment, kids, penguins
Would you like to help to conserve our Yellow Eyed Penguins?
You can get involved and design a penguin-friendly habitat restoration!
Have a look at YEP’s web site to register and get more information.
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