Activity 1: The Rainman of Rajasthan
Arguably, the most important resource that we have on this planet is water. Without water, we simply would not survive. Here in New Zealand, almost everyone has access to free, clean drinking water but this is not the case in other parts of the world (e.g. Rajasthan, India; sub-Saharan Africa, etc.).
In fact, almost 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water. People like Peter Chasse have set up organisations like The Water Project to help address this issue and bring drinkable water to communities that do not currently have access to it.
They are trying to get clean water for everyone. The water project work here in New Zealand. It is good for us to drink clean water because if we drink dirty water there will be bacteria and dirt in it and we will get sick from drinking dirty water. They have provided a lot of clean water for New Zealand but now they are trying to make clean water for everyone else in the world. There are also 1 billion who don't have clean water.
Activity 2: When the Rubber Hits the Road
The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is located in South America and is home to an incredibly special and unique environment. Unfortunately, the long-term health of the forest is at risk with hundreds of people entering the rainforest and cutting down trees without permission. Activists, like Marina Silva, are fighting back against this illegal logging and, in some cases, they are winning.
Marina actually spent her childhood working in the Amazon rainforest as a rubber tapper. She did not attend school or learn how to read or write until the age of sixteen. In fact, she was the first person in her family to ever go to school and the first one to earn a university degree. Her family must have been so proud of her accomplishments.
Lily - I am proud of my Church/Community because we have picked up rubbish to save the environment.
Iverson - He is proud that he is ahead of me on the Summer Learning Journey because I have always been ahead of him.
Lukas - He is proud of his family because they have helped him face his fears
Activity 3: The Columbian Exchange
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer born back in 1451. He started sailing when he was 14 years old and spent a lot of his life looking for a passageway from his home continent of Europe to Asia. He never found one. Instead, he spent much of his time in the Americas (North, Central and South).
Christopher Columbus was, and still is, a very controversial man. Some people would even call him ‘infamous’ (well-known for doing something bad) because he spent much of his life sailing around the world, enslaving innocent people, spreading diseases and taking natural resources from the countries that he visited. His actions had a significant impact on the lives of others.
Who has had a significant impact on your life?
Someone who has made a big impact on my life is my grandma and my parents. Even though my grandma is not alive they have made the biggest impact on my life because they always take care of me, they are always kind to me and they always reward me when I am doing a great job at something.
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