Students read about other environmental heroes, such as Carl Anthony, Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold, Wangari Maathai, and Gaylord Nelson, whose actions have enhanced and protected the quality of the environment. Students identify and list human actions which enhance and protect the environment and locate information in the local news media which highlights people in their community who are caring for their environment. Pairs of students interview and present a certificate of appreciation to an environmental hero in their community. Students identify one action they would personally like to do to improve their environment. Cooperative groups describe what can be done if the population of their community doubles and analyze other ecological problems that could exist in their community.
Students examine a poster and identify examples of sustainable practices depicted in the poster.
They identify some sustainable components in their community or neighborhood. Cooperative groups design a collage of products that would not contribute to a sustainable community. Then they draw a poster or illustration or write a story depicting actions toward achieving a sustainable community that citizens in their own community could implement. Students list sustainable practices of their classroom and those that can be done to make their classroom more sustainable. They implement some of these practices.