This Thursday, April 22nd marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. This annual celebration is recognised around the world with rallies, teach-ins, and other events meant to highlight the importance of environmental protection.Since the event was intrduced back in 1970, there has been incredible progress in the way people view their impact on the planet but, unfortunately, not enough to slow down global warming...
If you do worry about environmental issues or are simply curious, click on the following links:
http://www.earthday.org/http://holidays.kaboose.com/earth-day/earth-day-guide.html
http://www.earthday40th.com/tag/earth-day-2010-opinions
Whether you like LINKIN PARK or not, most teens love this band and they have a powerful song we can use in class - "What I've done" - if the lyrics are too complicated (?) at least the images are clear enough for our pupils to understand their message. Here it is:
Find more videos like this on LinkinPark.comThink about what YOU've done to protect what belongs to us all: Planet Earth!
Start today: PROMOTE GLOBAL AWARENESS AND PREVENT GLOBAL WARMING!
Together, we can :)
