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Question 1 Planned Response: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

Question 2:
Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

Refer to the video link below, "HBL_27 April_Spoken Interaction Stimulus 89 (Nature_Greenery)"

Use the above framework, "5 Ws 1 H + What I feel + What I think + What I learnt"  to take down notes for 15 mins. Type your response to the question by referring to your notes.

Remember to :
- structure your response using "5 Ws 1 H + What I feel + What I think + What I learnt"
- include your personal experiences, thoughts and feelings
- include your Personal, Singapore and Global (PSG) views-issues related to the theme, especially within the Singaporean context, e.g. nature in Singapore.

Type your response in the correct column, your index number.

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Ms Lim (30) - Planned Response using "5Ws +1H + What I  feel + What I think + What I learnt" Framework

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Ms Lim (30) - Planned Response using "5Ws +1H + What I  feel + What I think + What I learnt" Framework

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Question 1 Planned Response: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

https://www.voicesofyouth.org/blog/7-ways-which-youth-can-protect-environment

Answer: Firstly, I feel that young children are impressionable and would be exposed to ways to save the environment during their early stages of life. Thus,  the first benefit of teaching young children about saving the environment is that they could start cultivating this good habit from a young age. Moreover, when the become adolescents, they would have a better understanding about the detrimental effects of examples like global warming and other negative environmental effects. Hence, they would be able to play their parts to save the environment as well as educate others like their peers and family members.

Furthermore, I think that the other merit of teaching youth children about conserving the environment is that the gesture/thought of saving the environment would be become part of their routine and habit in their daily lives. For instance, young children could take small steps to save the environment by not using plastic bags and plastic straws and replace them with recycled bags and paper straws.

Question 2:
Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

Yes, I personally learnt that a friend of mine and her family members do volunteer work on a regular basis at parks by picking up litter and disposing them in bins. This is an excellent example of teenagers who take ownership of saving the environment.

On a personal note, many youths have been inspired by MrBeast , a famous youtuber who started a campaign where every dollar you donate equals to a tree planted , I have seen many youths donating their money to plan more trees , I guess this is a good way of caring for the environment . All in all , I do think that some youths care about the environment these days. (Aik Hian)

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Our planet is our home, the place that sustains us; but are we living in harmony with nature? It seems like we humans have embraced a path of self-destruction, destroying the very home that shelters us. From rising carbon emissions, to deforestation and land degradation, anthropogenic activities are having detrimental effects on our ecosystems and environmental biodiversity. Not many are aware that the United Nations General Assembly had declared the period of 2011-2020, as the "Decade for Biodiversity". We are in the final period of this crucial decade, and despite several strategic plans and initiatives to mobilize people at different levels, we are miles behind in achieving the stipulated targets. The negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems conservation, indicate that we need to do a lot more.

As teenagers, sometimes we feel helpless and powerless, unable to take action, or do things that really matter to us, since governments and large corporations are the ones taking vital decisions. While major changes are only possible if countries and corporations alter their policies and actions, we as individuals also have the potential to make a difference, whether through small actions, or larger initiatives. Let's not forget that consumers dictate markets, and they can significantly impact the way goods are produced and traded if they decide to change their consumption habits.

Here are some ways in which you can take control of your future, and protect our environment and ecosystems:
1. Start Your Own Initiative or Volunteer With Environmental Organizations
Whether it's something small like starting a community clean-up group, or building a large social organization with significant reach and impact, taking initiatives for environmental conservation can go a long way. There are many successful youth-led environmental organizations and NGO's across the globe, that are leading by example today. However, if you're not up to it, you can also make an impact on the environment by getting involved with local non-profits and assisting the environmental community groups. There are several ways in which you can get involved, from running online awareness campaigns, to offering practical help like beach clean-ups, and fundraising events.
2. Reduce/Recycle Paper
What do you do with your old textbooks and novels that are not in use? Why not donate them to juniors, or kids in your neighborhood, or send them across to countries where children have little to no access to educational resources. While books aren't doing any harm sitting on a bookshelf, why not save resources by putting them to reuse?

Similarly recycling unwanted paper will reduce the raw material demand for paper production, thus conserving trees and forest ecosystems. From online assignments, to writing e-exams, thanks to the advent of technology, paper isn't something that is necessary anymore. By making use of smart technologies that are available today, we can effortlessly shift away from paper-based activities, at all levels.
3. Recycle More Often
Recycling is a simple, yet effective way of conserving resources and reducing your individual carbon footprint. Rather than throwing everything in the trash, separate your plastic, paper, and metal waste, and deposit it in a recycling bin. Recycling helps reduce landfill pollution, raw materials and fossil fuel consumption, and generates a circular economy.
4. Save Resources
Did you know that only 0.03% of the 70% of water available to us is freshwater? That's why, saving water is so important for freshwater ecosystems. By doing simple things like taking shorter showers, avoiding small clothes washes, and turning your taps off while brushing, you can save gallons of water! Similarly, it's important to be mindful of your electricity consumption, and make adaptations so that you can reduce the demand for energy production and thereby preserve fossil fuel resources. While public and private entities plan the transition to sustainable alternatives, by doing our bit at homes and offices, we can reduce fossil fuel dependency.
5. Buy Sustainable Products
Plastic is one of the most significant contributors to soil and marine pollution, endangering both the land and marine life. Plastic isn't biodegradable, and is often consumed by animals who mistake it as food. When buying a product, be aware of its environmental impact and disposal after use. Companies are now being questioned on their ecological footprint, and changing consumer habits are compelling them to become more sustainable. There are several sustainable brands available today, and it is easier to find out about the products origin, materials and recyclability. When you're stocking up on school or office supplies like folders and pens, or buying toys and home accessories, try to look for more eco-friendly alternatives that can replace plastic. For example, some of us use so much plastic from buying bottled water every day, when buying your own reusable water bottle is not only cheaper, but also much better for the environment.

Also, buying local products and produce is a great way to minimize carbon footprint, as goods don't have to travel longer distances and consume more fuel for transportation. Do some research and find out about the local eco-stores and farms in your area. Supporting small businesses is also great for the local economy because you're sustaining the economic activity and job creation in your area.
6. Decrease Meat & Dairy Consumption
Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases that contributes to global warming. With increasing demand for meat, the number of live-stock farms has gone up significantly over the last few decades. As livestock release large amounts of methane into the atmosphere, excessive meat and dairy consumption has detrimental effects on our climate. Additionally, unsustainable dairy and cattle farming leads to the destruction of ecologically important areas such as wetlands and forests. Deforestation required to house animals like cows and chickens are damaging habitats and natural ecosystems, where hundreds of species depend on each other for survival. Thus, the only way we can prevent more damage is by being responsible, and eating less meat and dairy products.
7. Only Buy What You Need
Lastly, think about your purchasing habits. Do you buy too many products? Can you do without some of the things that you often buy? Are you being a responsible consumer? Simply buying more because of tempting offers or discounts will actually cost us and the environment more. Whether its groceries, clothes, accessories or home products, by purchasing only what you need, you reduce the amount of waste generated, and thus pollution. As natural resources are limited, our excessive consumption can be counter-productive, and undermine our planet's biodiversity.

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7 Ways In Which Youth Can Protect The Environment

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Our planet is our home, the place that sustains us; but are we living in harmony with nature? It seems like we humans have embraced a path of self-destruction, destroying the very home that shelters us. From rising carbon emissions, to deforestation and land degradation, anthropogenic activities are having detrimental effects on our ecosystems and environmental biodiversity.

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1.Young children would be exposed on ways to save the environment at a young age, cultivating this good habit from young. Hence, when they grow up, they would have a better understanding about the detrimental effects of global warming and other negative effects, and hence be able to take action sooner as well as educate others. besides that, they would be able to learn ways on how to save the environment, and the actions they do from a young age can become a habit and when they grow older, it would be a routine doing it. some ways on how we can save the environment from young is to use less paper products such as doing our homework online instead of on paper, or when we use the toilet we should use water instead of toilet paper. these habits are easy to cultivate from young, hence would be beneficial if we start from young.
2.no, i do not think so. youths these days are selfish, and only care about themselves. despite many efforts and campaigns being put up for youths to take action, no one is willing to take up the challenge of helping to save the environment. such examples are school talks, where speakers are invited to come to the school to encourage and motivate students on ways to save the environment. however, many students tend to turn a blind eye to it and just do not care. another example would be Aisha Ahmad, a Secondary 2 student, who feels that Singaporean youths are generally quite cynical as they feel whatever they do will not make a difference. His friends tend to not bother recycling and see it as a waste due to the amount being used is more than the amount being collected. i feel youths should be more environmentally responsible and think about our future as well as the next generation. if constant effort is being displayed, i'm sure the earth is still worth saving for.

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q1. Benefits of teaching young children includes inculcating good habits to the children. This allows them to know the environment more and know that it is good to have clean environments and know how to clean them up if the environment is dirty. This would also allow them to become a better person in the future , passing on good habits to the future generations. They can also educate their friends when necessary , spreading the words about saving the environment.

q2. I do think that youths these days care about environment. Many of them are aware whenever the environment is dirty. For example in school , they would ask the person to clean their own mess if they did so. This shows that they care about environment. Also they would put up nice posters about cleaning up the dirty parts of a place if needed. Many youths also uses their platform to spread awareness on having a clean environment is important as it can lead to many benefits.

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Question 1 Planned Response: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

Young children are easily influenced by what they see hear touch taste . So if we were to teach young children the importance of recycling . They can absorb the information faster and remember for life. Teaching young children are like teaching future heroes who will actually care about the environment and the earth . This will make people influence each other to take care of the environment and sooner of later it would make the world a better place to live in and everybody would be happy . Hence , benefits of teaching young children are they can easily absorb information and they can spread the message about the importance of saving the environment. Some examples are during my primary school days , the school had like this area specifically use for teaching the importance of recycling and reuse and reduce basically making the environment cleaner and a better place to live in . Until now I still remember what they thought for example how we can recycle what to do when we see liter on the floor even thought it might not be our trash we still have to pick it up as we are responsible for being on earth and taking good care of it . This shows that how children like me in primary school are easily influence and how fast they can absorb the information. All in all , the benefits of teaching young children is that they can absorb information faster and be influence in a good way faster .

Question 2:
Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

On a personal note, many youths have been inspired by MrBeast , a famous youtuber who started a campaign where every dollar you donate equals to a tree planted , I have seen many youths donating their money to plan more trees , I guess this is a good way of caring for the environment . All in all , I do think that some youths care about the environment these days.

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I feel that teaching young children about saving the environment can help children be well educated about the issues happening around the world and make a difference. Even though they are young and most of the vital decisions are made by the government and adults, youths have the freedom to make a difference, so that the world can be a better place.  I think small things like reusing things such as plastic bottles as plant holders, can make a difference. If everyone does their best to make the world a better place, we will be able to see its benefits. I learnt that some things that we do in our daily lives can affect the environment negatively and that we should watch our actions and consider whether it benefits the environment.
2. I think that youths these days do not really care about the environment. In a world now where the most important things in life is social media, studies or even friendships, people tend to ignore the fact that our environment is an important factor to care about as well. Nowadays, we even see students throwing rubbish on the floor due to the fact they are too lazy to walk to the dustbin and this can affect its cleanliness. Despite seeing some people who genuinely care about the environment, many ignore their efforts and only care about themselves. Hence, I think that most youths these days do not really care about the environment.

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Qn 1:
The decisions children in this generation makes in the future won’t only affect their lives but the lives of generations to come.

This makes environmental issues an essential part of young children's early years of education. Teaching young ones today about the environmental impact of their daily life and the concept of sustainability helps keep them informed about potential future hazards such as poor air quality and polluted drinking water.

This way, there would be lesser environmental problems as the help from the children accumulates.

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some youths are quite selfish and ignorant about the environmental issues in the society nowadays. they tend to focus mre on their studies or they were not educated enough to know the detrimental impacts of climate change and global warming to the environment, and how the world might collapse because of these situations.
some other youths though they are aware of the impacts to their environment. they host campaigns during their school holidays to lower the risks of climate change.  campaigns like the cna green plan, the youths contribute to make these campaigns a success

https://www.mewatch.sg/watch/CNA-Green-Plan-Challenge-E1-City-In-Nature-284606?cid=havas_cna-green-plan_search_cnamkt-sg_generic_phase-2-vod_6042022&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1Mv307K49wIVk5NmAh0rPwSUEAAYAiAAEgKU8_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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1. i think that teaching young children would be exposed on ways on how to save the environment at a young age, having this good habit from young. therefore, when they grow up, they would have a better understanding about the detrimental effects of climate change and therefore, be able to learn ways on how to save the environment.
2.no, i dont think so. youths these days are selfish, and only care about themselves. despite many efforts and campaigns being put up for youths to take action, no one is willing to take up the challenge of helping to save the environment. such examples are school talks, where speakers are invited to come to the school to encourage and motivate students on ways to save the environment. however, many students tend to turn a blind eye to it and just do not care. another example would be Aisha Ahmad, a Secondary 2 student, who feels that Singaporean youths are generally quite cynical as they feel whatever they do will not make a difference. His friends tend to not bother recycling and see it as a waste due to the amount being used is more than the amount being collected. i feel youths should be more environmentally responsible and think about our future as well as the next generation. if constant effort is being displayed, i'm sure the earth is still worth saving for.

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1. I think teaching young children about saving the environment at a young age is beneficial as they are still learning and are impressionable and curious about saving the environment. This way, as they are being educated and exposed to the situation, they can adapt to the situation for example cultivating the habit of recycling and saving electricity.
Secondly, once the young children have become adolescents or even adults, they can teach others and influence them to do what is right and what is wrong.

2. The answer really depends on how the youths feel. If youths care about the dire situation Earth is in, they would at least know what actions to take and good habits of saving the environment. On the other hand, some youths may not care about what is going on or know little to nothing about the environment. Youths who are aware of the environmental conditions may likely come from social media like TikTok, Instagram and Youtube. For example, some youths may create hashtags to spread awareness about the environment or even start a campaign to help out. Additionally, in school where students can decorate posters around the school to encourage their peers to do the same for the sake of the environmental conditions.
In conclusion, I feel that a lot of effort must be put into influencing youths to save the environment as Earth is where their homes are and must care for their home.

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qn 1)  teaching young children about saving the environment would let them know about the benefits about saving the environment. as the environment is slowly getting worse and worse as the days pass, young children should be taught since young to let them know about the benefits of saving the environment. this would allow them to prevent doing harmful effects that will negatively affect the environment and instead do positive things that would benefit the environment.
qn 2) no, i do not thing that the youths these days care about the environment. this is because youths these days are all exposed to the internet. this would cause them to not care about the environment and instead look at their phone, scrolling through social media. many youths would also like to follow their friends, thus when 1 friend uses their phone, all of the others would follow. youths also have the mindset that the adults will be the one that will save the environment and not them, causing them to use the internet instead of caring about the environment. thus i do not think that youths these days care about the environment.

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1.  I think that teaching young children about saving the environment is beneficial as children can be more appreciative of nature and do their part to keep the environment clean and safe. By teaching the students, they would have a better understanding about the detrimental effects of global warming and other negative effects and would be able to learn ways on how to save the environment.
2.  some youths are selfish and ignorant about the environmental issues in society nowadays. they tend to focus on their studies and they are not educated enough to know the bad impacts of climate change and global warming to the environment, and how the world might collapse because of these situations. Although some other youths are aware of the impacts ont their environment. they host campaigns during their school holidays to lower the risks of climate change

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Young children are impressionable. By teaching them about saving the environment, they will be able to cultivate the habit and bring it with them to adulthood. Additionally, by educating them about saving the environment, they would be more aware about potential environmental hazards and the impact it could have on them. They would also be more appreciative of nature and do their best to live eco-friendly and sustainable lives so as to do their part for the environment. some steps they can take is to bring their own utensils for meals, ride bicycles, walk to school and recycle . such small actions can have a huge effect on the environment. Protecting the environment is the foundation for sustaining our planet as the environment supports our ecosystems, allowing them to grow and thrive. Failure to protect our environment can affect future generations for their lives would be at risk. Thus, educating young children about saving the environment is beneficial.

Q2. I think youths these days care about the environment. I have read an article about a survey done on Singaporean teenagers 12-18. In the article, it is said that 96 out of 100 feel that it is their role to do their part for the environment and 40 percent claim to use recyclable bags when going out with their parents. This shows that the youths care about the environment. However, there are some others who are selfish. My brother is an example, he would waste water by letting the tap run and would use papers without thinking about the environment. This makes me feel that although there are youths that do care.

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1) benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment allows them to be educated at a young age and at least understand what's going on with the world right now. this will then link and encourage them to save the environment. learning from a young age allows them to grow up and make a habit out of it. younger kids tend to be more attentive and as we grow older, we couldn't care less about the environment.

2) no i don't think many youths these days care about the environment. most of us nowadays just spend our time using our devices, not focusing on whatever is happening around us. at this age right now, caring about the environment is not really what we will care about as it doesn't seem to be affecting us that much in any way. if we, youths, were to spare a thought to save the environment, it will make a great impact to not only us but others out there too.

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q1. the benefits of teaching young children the importance of saving the environment are, firstly, children would have a further understanding of this topic and they can also develop a sense of awareness and responsibility. when they grow up, they would have a better understanding about the detrimental effects of global warming and other negative effects, and hence be able to take action sooner as well as educate others. besides that, they would be able to learn ways on how to save the environment, and the actions they do from a young age can become a habit and when they grow older, it would be a routine doing it. some ways on how we can save the environment from young is to use less paper products such as doing our homework online instead of on paper, or when we use the toilet we should use water instead of toilet paper. these habits are easy to cultivate from young, hence would be beneficial if we start from young.

q2. i do not think they care very much. i say this because youths these days only care about their phones. they use social media or play games all day and even when talks or events are held in schools or somewhere else, they do not even pay attention and only hope that it will end as soon as possible so they can go back to their phones. however, i believe that there are a few youths out there who actually care about the environment. For example, there have been youths that set up their own campaigns to help the environment or raise awareness about what is happening to the environment. although there are some out there who truly care about the environment, i do not think that this is enough and many people could not care less. Hence, i feel that youths these days do not care about the environment

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1. The benefits aren't alot as most young childrens would have forgotten what they learn about saving the environment. Even if they did learn ways on how to save the environment, their impacts are small, not big that it would impact the environment.
Some residential areas are also located far from recycling bins
2.Some Youths these days may or may not care for the environemnt. Some youths may not be bothered as some may prefer playing games or watching their videos, than care about the environment. However some may care about the environment as in the future, they are the ones living in the world, and the environment is in their hands whether to save it or destroy the environment. Why i thinks this way is because there isn't constant awarness about the environment, thus people would tend to forget about it.

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q1. the benefits are they are able to start saving the environment from young, letting this to become a habit for them. additionally, when they are older, they are able to teach the younger children to save the environment and to let them know the effects on polluting the environment. therefore, they are able to help and play a part in saving the environment. Lastly, i think that it is a good way to start teaching the young children about saving the environment, as they might develop a thought to save the environment, and let it become their habit. one example of a way that young children can do is to use less plastic bags.
q2. i think that youths these days still care about the environment. i personally care about keeping the environment clean, what i will do is after having my meals i will keep the trays and clean the table as well as using recycling bags instead of the plastic bags they provide. moreover, there are still youths out there spreading awareness on keeping the environment clean, also inspiring each other to keep the environment clean. hence, i felt that there are still youths who care about the environment

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1. i feel that it makes environmental issues an essential part of a child's early years education. Teaching young ones today about the environmental impact of their daily life and the concept of sustainability helps keep them informed about potential future hazards such as poor air quality and polluted drinking water.
moreover , when they grow up into young adults , they would better understand the harmful effects of climate change like global warming .
2.Many young people care about the environment. They want to protect it, but don't always know about local opportunities for them to get involved and make a difference. Younger Americans have grown up with more exposure to the effects of global warming than their parents and grandparents. Perhaps it isn’t surprising then that polls find young adults are particularly concerned about global warming. A 2018 Gallup analysis found a  "global warming age gap " in some beliefs, attitudes, and risk perceptions. For example, 70% of adults aged 18 to 34 say they worry about global warming compared to 56% of those aged 55 or older. Although young adults in the U.S. may be more concerned about the climate than older adults, it is unclear to what degree they are engaged with the issue. In fact,  a study found out that younger generations exhibit less civic engagement on many issues, including the environment.

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https://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/change-your-habits/top-ten-creative-ways-to-teach-kids-about-the-environment

Q1.
What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

Answer: First of all, I feel that young children are more obedient than teenagers and are more likely to care about the environment when we teach them about saving it.  Thus, a benefit is that they can cultivate the habit of caring for the environment from a young age. Also, when they become teenagers, I feel that they would understand the harmful effects of negative environmental effects, hence, they would be willing to join us

Furthermore, I believe teaching young children about saving the environment helps them to be more creative, as they would learn to reuse their old things to make new ones for splendid uses, such as reusing an old ice-cream container as a lunchbox and some old cardboard boxes as boxes used for other purposes. Some of these would look splendid. Also, the idea would appeal to them. Thus, they would be willing to do it if they like it

Q2
Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

I feel that some youths care about the environment, because I believe that they would take part in community service and scavenger hunts that involve cleaning the environment, if they are even willing to

There are also youtubers dedicated to cleaning the environment, such as MrBeast, so if any of they youths aspire to be like them, they would be willing to help improve the environment

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Children are our future. That future can be bold and beautiful or dark and dreary. You mean the difference between a generation of environmental leaders who love and respond the environment, making choices to live, work and play in a way that respects our natural spaces. And uninformed adults who don't think beyond selfish needs and desparate profit. Follow these simple tips to teach environmental lessons to the children in your life.

1. Lead by example. Have you heard that a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, an action is worth millions. The same way your kids could learn an inappropriate behavior can be used to develop environmental awareness.

2. Take your kids outside. Learning to enjoy nature is the first step to care about it. Also, ask your doctor if more outdoor activities could improve your health? Studies show it could reduce obesity and others diseases.

3. Teach children to use the appropriate receptacle for their waste: reduce, reduce, reduce, reuse, reuse and recycle as much as you can. Little things, like packing a waste-free lunch, can make a powerful lesson for your children, especially in these difficult times of plastic. Some useful tips: get a favorite character reusable lunch bag, fork and spoon that your child can reuse; encourage your little one to drink water from the water fountain; buy more organic fruits for snacks.

4. Give them chores, like helping you classify your recyclables. As a reward, they can save money earned by recycling to buy a cool toy.

5. Work together in a garden or compost project. If you can't, buy one plant for them to learn to take care of; it's a fun way to learn how plants need sun, water and soil. Use your senses, and enjoy the flowers. Take them to a compost garden to see the worms in action. They will learn how the worms can decompose...say what??? Yeah, science and environment, they are an important part of the life cycle.

6. Teach them to close the faucet while brushing and bathing. Water is precious.Keep a water cup for brushing your teeth and a container to pour water to wash out the soap and shampoo. You can use stickers as a reward for remembering to turn off the faucet.

7. Turn it off! When you are out of the room, your toys don't need the lights on. You can order a free sticker to remind you to switch them off. Better yet, make your own sticker.

8. Participate in a beach cleanup. Better yet, clean up (at least after you) when you go to the beach. Show them that this is the home of lots of beautiful ocean creatures. Tidepooling, and other beach activities can help them realize the importance of keeping the ocean clean. Who likes yucky water? Not me.

9. Give away to others the toys and clothes that you don't use. Sharing is nice. Take your kids with you when you donate to make them aware of the people in need, while keeping more items out of the landfill.

10. The same way you teach kids to respect others (humans), you can teach them to respect nature. In your bedtime story, incorporate environmental books (The Lorax, by Dr.Seuss, Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean, by Arthur Dorros, etc.). Make a movie night more fun with a movie that teaches about the consequences of destroying the environment ("UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. -The Lorax. -YES, I like the Lorax!!!). You can also download a cool app (ebooks or games) to teach little ones about environmental conservation. Remember kids learn by playing!

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Top Ten: Ways to Teach Kids About the Environment - San Diego Coastkeeper

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Total21 Children are our future. That future can be bold and beautiful or dark and dreary. You mean the difference between a generation of environmental leaders who love and respond the environment, making choices to live, work and play in a way that respects our natural spaces.

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Qn 1) For starters, one of the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment is that they are very easy to influence. Teaching them about saving the environment will help with their development, as they are exposed to issues of the environment, they will have a deeper understanding about the environment, which will make them do their part to saving the environment.
Another benefit is that they will be able to cultivate good habits from a young age. As they grow up, they will carry this good habits with them that may also inspire others and educate them.

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No, I think that youths these days do not care about the environment. Even though many youths are aware of the negative effects of global warming, youths are still not doing their part to save the environment. For example, during recess, many students buy bottled drinks, when they are done, they throw away the bottled drinks instead of putting it in the recycle bins. This shows how they do not care about trying to save the environment.

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1) In my opinion, i think there are many different benefits when teaching young children about saving the environment.One of the most obvious benefit is to inspire kids to become more engaged with the environment. This will allow them to realise the importance of saving the environment and will cultivate good habits from young such as brain storming ways to save their environment since young. I personally think that things like teaching about the environment should be taught since young. Teach them about the detrimental effects of global warming and how our environment is deteriorating. Educate them on the different ways and actions they can do to help improve this problem. For example using less paper and having the habit of recycling things such as plastic bag . If they start young, they will grow up continuing this good habit and pass it down to the next generation. As such, this will be very beneficial to both the environment and kids.

q2) No, i do not think that youths these days care about the environment. I feel that youths these days are not familiar about how important it is to save the environment. Since they are unfamiliar with it, they do not care. They only care about things that are convenient for them. For example, when youths go shopping, they do not make the effort to bring their own bags but instead they will request for plastic bags. They are unwilling to take up challenge of helping to save the environment. I think some things schools can do to improve this problem is to invite people from NEA to give impactful talks about the environment, allowing youths to understand better about how important it is to save the environment. I think this will definitely help youths to start caring about the environment.

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1. Young children will be able to cultivate the good habit of saving the environment. As they grow up, they will understand the importance of it and the impacts if they do not save the environment. They can encourage others to save the environment too.

2. Most youths these days do not care about the environment. They are ignorant of the environmental issues and only care about themselves. For example, some students litter on the floor because they are too lazy to walk to a dustbin and do not care about the impacts of their actions.

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Question 1 Planned Response: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

Teaching young children about saving the environment can make environmental issues an essential part of your child's early years education. Teaching young ones today about the environmental impact of their daily life and the concept of sustainability helps keep them informed about potential future hazards such as poor air quality and polluted drinking water.

Question 2:
Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

Yes, although some of the youths who are selfish do not care about the environment, but most of the youths do care about the environment. This is because they are living in this environment so they will be worried about what is happening to the environment they are living in and they will want to protect it.

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Q1: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

Firstly, I feel that teaching young children about saving the environment would expose them to many ways to save the environment. Hence, when they are exposed to more information about saving the environment, they can then start cultivating this good habit from a young age. Furthermore, when they grow up, they would gain a better understanding about the harmful impacts it can bring to the environment like climate change could bring to earth. Thus, they would be able to do their parts to save the environment. Another benefit could also be that they could teach and share this information that they are taught from young so that others could also gain awareness of the detrimental effects. Hence, more people could then play their part in saving the environment.

Q2. Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

Yes, I do think that youths these days care for the environment since I have witnessed many people doing so. One example is that I have seen youths volunteer to clean up rubbish at the beach. I personally think that since many people have gained awareness from different social media platforms, they would understand more about the risks and dangers of not saving the environment. Hence, they would take more ownership about caring for the environment.
Therefore, this could cause a positive impact to the environment and help reduce detrimental impacts.

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i believe that environmental education offers an antidote to the plugged-in lives of today’s generation, which is the first to grow up indoors. Children who experience school grounds or play areas with diverse natural settings are more physically active, more aware of good nutrition, more creative, and more civil to one another.Furthermore,evironmental education helps strengthen childrens' knowledge in not only sciences but many other contents such as social awareness.A benefit of teaching young children about saving the environment is that they could start cultivating this good habit from a young age.

Question 2:
Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?

No.Youths these days are ignorant towards the importance of maintaining a clean environment as we are more engaged in technology so we tend to lack environmental awareness.on the other hand,there are others out there who are participating in campaigns to help reduce litters.Like e.g they would paste posters around to instill in people a sense of responsibility to keep the environment clean.However the amount of youths who care about the environment is not enough to compensate for the amount of youths that are ignorant towards their surroundings and thus,i believe Youths these days are ignorant towards the importance of maintaining a clean environment as we are more engaged in technology

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Question 1:
I feel that young children will be able to develop good habits when they are taught about saving the environment. For example, using a reusable bag instead of plastic bags, recycling newspapers and disposable plastic bottles and switching off the lights, fans and air-conditioners when they do not need it. They can not only save the environment but also learn how to save money. They can also have a better understanding of why they should save the  environment and the importance of saving the environment. They will learn that although they are just young childrens, they can make a big difference to save the environment. They can also take part in tree planting activities to spend time in nature which can be a good way to unwind stresses from the city living and trees are good for mitigating the effects of climate change.

Question 2:
I think that there are some youths these days that cares about the environment. In primary school, I was in the Science and Environment club and there were many children who joined this cca, I believe that they have joined this cca because they care about the environment and they want to make a difference to save the environment.

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Q1) Some benefits of teaching youths the importance of saving the environment is that it will instill them to practice good habits at a young age. They will also have a better understanding of how their actions may affect the earth if they do not help to save the environment. Another reason is that youths will help to contribute to a better environment as it will reduce the chances of people littering. This helps to lower the chances of land and water pollution. It also lessens the burden on the cleaners who will have to clean the litter on the ground. Sometimes, we have the tendency to waste paper. That is why youths need to cultivate good practices when they are young so that it will become a habit.
Q2) No, I do not think so. Most youths tend to throw their rubbish on the ground even though there is a rubbish bin nearby. This could be due to their sedentary lifestyles. For example, most youths these days are very lazy. They usually stay in their rooms and seldom leave their houses. So due to their daily habits, they are too lazy to walk towards the rubbish bin to dispose of their litter. During our recess time in school, i saw many empty bottles of soft drinks on the canteen tables. This shows that students these days are too lazy to throw their rubbish away and expect the cleaners to clear their litter for them.

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Question 1 Planned Response: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?

Answer:The benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment is that they will learn to save the environment and they will also have a chance to teach their parents wit they have learnt in school and the parents may then apply in their daily lives to show to their kids that they learn the correct thing.The kids will also engrave this good habits into their daily lives as that is also the period of them absorbing tons of knowledge and habits and being observant enough around them and learning things for people older then them.Teaching kids to save the environment is also beneficial for their future as the world now is very polluted with a lot of pollution and people in the world need to do something about it.When kids learn,they will save the environment as much as they can as it has become part of their daily lives.

qn 2: Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?
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I think that youths these days do not care about the environment.That is because they are not really familiar about it and they don't actually take into consideration of the environment an think they the generation before them can help to save the environment.The teenagers nowadays are now quite self-centred and only care about themselves.In time to come,they will realise that is already too late as the world is already damaged and it is going to be hard to back a healthy world back

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1) By teaching young children from young, I think that they will be able to better understand the importance of the environment and why saving the environment is important. As compared to those who receive little or no guidance about saving the environment, those who have will generally cultivate better habits from young as they know the better habits and what not to do. For example, children will know how to recycle plastic waste in reusable bins and being more environmentally by using their own reusable bags for grocery shopping instead of those provided by the supermarket itself.

2) No. I do not think so. As youths these days do not really know about the impacts on the environment and hence do not feel the need to play their part in any way. They are withdrawn from their surroundings and are concentrated on other activities like mobile games etc. Although activities such as campaigns and booths being held at nearby community centres, some youths just do not pay much attention to it. Schools will also arrange talks where speakers would come to present ways to hopefully encourage us to open our eyes to work towards the benefit of the environment. Despite all these efforts, sometimes there of course would still be youths who neglect the importance of keeping our environment clean and preserving nature. But to others, the environment means so much and they are sure that their efforts in keeping the environment clean is worth.

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Question 1.
I believe that the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment as it would let them understand that if the environment is being harmed, it would result in an increase in global warming, warming up the earth's atmosphere and may make the earth too hot to  live in and they would have to suffer the results of their actions.  The young children should be influenced since young so that they would foster a good habit of doing actions that would contribute to saving the earth such as switching off fan or lights when leaving a place such as switching off the lights and the fan when you leave your room to go to the kitchen or living room. The young children should also learn how to save water such as bathing using a shower instead of using a bathtub and using a cup to contain water and instead of using running water to wash your mouth while brushing your teeth.

Question 2.
I think these youths would care about the environment as they are always spending time on social media, they are bound to see one influencer such as Mr Beast helping to raise awareness about the environment and protecting it. On Youtube, he had a video about planting one tree for every dollar donated and another video about removing one tonne of trash from the ocean for every dollar donated. As Mr Beast is a very popular figure worldwide, the youths would be influenced to do the same and care about the environment.

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q: What are the benefits of teaching young children about saving the environment?
- I feel that teaching young children about saving the environment would aid spread awareness about the situation that everyone is in. This will also embark on a cleaner environment. I think that younger children are very enthusiastic about whatever they do, teaching them about the ways to save the environment will be beneficial to earth as they will contribute by carrying out the ways to improve our environment. Adding on, I learnt that, the earlier children learn, the better.
q: Do you think that youths these days care about the environment? Why do you think so?
- No, I do not really think that youths these days care much about the environment. They might spread awareness about the environment by posting about it on the internet but they do not do anything to help improve it. Therefore, I feel like youths do not care much about the environment nowadays.