Earth Hour: March 29th 8:00-9:00PM

Posted by Debbie DeSpirt Mar 22, 2008

Earth Hour goes global to take action against global warming. The lights went out last year on March 29th in Sydney Australia but this year it is a global event. Canada, U.S. Brazil, Uk, Austrailia, and India are just a few countries that are taking a stand against global warming.

April is Earth Month, before the month discuss Earth Hour with your class and begin a school community initiative for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Invite students to brainstorm on an assortment of activities that they can participate in from 8:00-9:00 pm on March 29th. The classroom is an excellent avenue to educate students on world issues.

Earth Hour can be turned into mini social studies, math, and language arts lessons. Students can write a journal entry on Earth Hour and what there family participated in when the lights were turn out. Earth Hour has a list of number of participants in this global movement from each country across the world. Students can calculate the percentage of residents from each country participating in this initiative. Currently, Less than 0.02% of the US people and less than 1.5% Canadians have joined Earth Hour to take a stand against global warming.

As teachers, we have a wonderful venue to educate students about how our present choices affect our future. As well, how one person does make a difference.