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Sustainability and Environmental Protection

Earth with recycling symbols and green plants

🌱 Part 1: Understanding Sustainability

Sustainability means using Earth's resources in a way that doesn't harm the environment and leaves enough for future generations.

1. Which of these is the best definition of sustainability?

Using up all resources quickly

Taking care of the environment for the future

Only thinking about what we need today

2. Which of these practices are sustainable? (Tick all that apply)

Recycling plastic bottles

Leaving lights on all day

Walking or cycling to school

Planting native trees

Throwing rubbish in rivers

3. Circle the sustainable choice in each pair:

a) Plastic water bottle OR Reusable water bottle

b) Throwing food scraps in the bin OR Composting food scraps

c) Driving short distances OR Walking short distances

d) Buying new clothes every week OR Repairing old clothes

🌍 Part 2: Environmental Protection

4. Name three things you can do at home to help protect the environment:
5. Fill in the blanks using these words: reduce, reuse, recycle

The three R's of sustainability are:

• _____________ the amount of waste we create

• _____________ items instead of throwing them away

• _____________ materials to make new products

6. Why is it important to protect native New Zealand plants and animals?
7. Imagine you are the leader of your school's environmental group. Write three rules you would create to make your school more sustainable:

💡 Part 3: Think and Reflect

8. Look at this situation: Your family wants to go on holiday. What would be a more sustainable choice and why?

Option A: Fly to Australia for 3 days

Option B: Drive to a national park in New Zealand for a week

9. Draw or describe one way you will help protect the environment this week:

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