5th Rainham Brownies
Environmental issues

These are the challenges included in the environmental issues section of our Wise Owl booklet.
Often we work on a challenge in a small group, but sometimes the whole Pack is involved.


Adventure

A1) Make something decorative from things you would normally throw away.
A2) Find out what can be recycled locally and ask whether you are recycling at home.
A3) Find out about an endangered species. Why is it endangered and what can you do to help? Design a poster or write a poem about this endangered species.
A4) Think of ways to save energy at home. See how many energy saving things you can do over the next week.
A5) Take part in an activity that helps you to understand why trees are important and the effects of deforestation.
A6) Know why you should not drop litter and make a poster to encourage others to put their rubbish in a bin.
A7) Take part in an activity that helps you learn about fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. Know which are better for the environment.
A8) Find out about one form of pollution and how it harms the environment.
A9) Find out about the work of an environmental organisation such as Friends of the Earth.
A10) Do another environmental challenge.



Adventure On

AO1) Make something useful from things you would normally throw away.
AO2) Find out why recycling can be good for the environment.
AO3) Find out about an endangered species. What organisations exist to help prevent its extinction? Help to raise some money for one of these organisations.
AO4) Think of ways to save energy at home. See how many energy saving things you can do over the next week.
AO5) Either plant a tree in your local area or raise money for an organisation that helps protect woodland.
AO6) Factories often produce lots of waste and pollution. Write to a local factory and find out what they are doing to help protect the local environment.
AO7) Invite someone to your meeting to talk about renewable energy sources.
AO8) Find out what is being done to stop one form of pollution.
AO9) Find out about a current environmental campaigns and what you could do to help.
AO10) Do another environmental challenge.



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