🌱 Part 1: Rights and Responsibilities T-Chart

1. Complete the T-chart below by listing environmental rights and responsibilities:

Environmental Rights (What we are entitled to from our environment)	Environmental Responsibilities (What we must do to protect our environment)
1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________	1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________

2. Match the environmental vocabulary terms with their correct definitions:

a) Environment

b) Sustainability

c) Natural Resources

d) Kaitiakitanga

1) Materials from nature that humans use

2) Māori concept of environmental guardianship

3) All living and non-living things around us

4) Meeting present needs without harming future generations

🤔 Part 2: Reflection Questions

3. Which environmental right do you think is most important? Explain why.

4. Describe one environmental responsibility that you already practice in your daily life:

5. How do you think New Zealand's environment would change if everyone ignored their environmental responsibilities?

6. Circle the statement that best describes the relationship between rights and responsibilities:

Rights are more important than responsibilities

Responsibilities are more important than rights

Rights and responsibilities are equally important and connected

Rights and responsibilities are completely separate concepts

💭 Part 3: Personal Connection

7. Think about your local environment (school, neighbourhood, or region). Complete the following:

One environmental problem I notice locally is:

_________________________________________________

One action I could take to help address this problem is:

_________________________________________________

One way my school or community could work together on this issue is:

_________________________________________________

8. Create a personal environmental motto or slogan that reflects your understanding of environmental rights and responsibilities:

Environmental Rights Responsibilities

Environmental Rights & Responsibilities

🌱 Part 1: Rights and Responsibilities T-Chart

🤔 Part 2: Reflection Questions

💭 Part 3: Personal Connection

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