Think Global Act Local

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🌍 Part 1: Understanding Global and Local Connections

1. What does "Think Global, Act Local" mean?

Only care about problems far away

Think about world problems but take action in your community

Never think about global issues

Only focus on your neighborhood

2. Which of these are global environmental issues? (Check all that apply)

Climate change

Ocean pollution

Litter in your school playground

Deforestation

3. How can local actions help solve global problems?

They can't help at all

When many communities take action, it adds up to make a big difference

Local actions are only for local problems

Global problems can only be solved by governments

4. Complete this sentence: Recycling plastic bottles in my town helps the global environment because _______________.

🏘️ Part 2: Community Action Planning

5. Choose ONE environmental issue in your community and describe a project you could organize to help solve it:

Issue: _________________________________

6. List three people or groups in your community who could help with your project:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

7. Cultural Awareness: Name one tradition from another culture that your community could learn from to help the environment:

8. Reflection: How would completing your community project make you feel and why?

🎨 Part 3: Creative Action

9. Design a poster slogan that encourages people in your community to take action on a global issue:

10. Research Challenge: Find one example of a community in another country that solved an environmental problem. Write what they did and how your community could try something similar:

Country/Community: _________________________________

📝 Answer Key

1. Think about world problems but take action in your community

2. Climate change, Ocean pollution, Deforestation (Note: Playground litter is local, but it does connect to global pollution issues)

3. When many communities take action, it adds up to make a big difference

4. Sample answer: "it reduces plastic waste that could end up in oceans and harm marine life worldwide"

5-10: Answers will vary. Look for thoughtful connections between local actions and global impact, realistic community partnerships, and creative solutions.

Think Global Act Local

Think Global Act Local

🌍 Part 1: Understanding Global and Local Connections

🏘️ Part 2: Community Action Planning

🎨 Part 3: Creative Action

📝 Answer Key

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