Conservation Linked Text Set by Allison McKenna https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS Made with the best of intentions to make the world a better place. en-us 2019-04-04 22:34:57 UTC 2024-07-14 23:50:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Plastic Pollution in Hawaii mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348745743 Students in Hawaii take viewers through the devastating reality that they see on their shores daily. They discuss the importance of eliminating Styrofoam from use.]]> 2019-04-04 22:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348745743 Packing It Out: Cleaning America's Wild Trails mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348745958 In this brief clip, listen to hikers who have made it their mission to pack trash out and #LeaveNoTrace. Positivity and passion drive their mission to make the planet a cleaner place. ]]> 2019-04-04 22:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348745958 Canada's Beautiful Coastline Needs Protecting mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348746158 Canada's coastline is the longest in the world and it is at risk and faced with a big question: Commit to saving the waters or let them slip?]]> 2019-04-04 22:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348746158 Max Your Days mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348757074 Have you ever wondered what our great world has to offer? This 4:42 minute video captivates its audience with cool visuals and awesome adventures that provide an uniquely inspirational perspective into our planet and all that it offers. If you are teetering on the edge about whether or not to commit to saving our natural resources, watch this video to see all that would vanish from our grasp if a change is not made.
This could be a good opener/attention getter for this unit.]]> 2019-04-05 00:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348757074 WE ARE ADVENTURE - "LOST" mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348757879 Are you looking for a way to grow and learn profound things about yourself and the world that surrounds you? Do you get lost in the hustle and bustle? Are you looking for a way to connect? This video encourages modern society to connect to nature and begin to recognize its value once again. ]]> 2019-04-05 00:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348757879 Climate Change Prevention mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348758605 Explore easy, everyday ways to prevent climate change and make a positive impact for the world. 
A fun challenge: Hold yourself accountable to one of these tasks for a week and watch the change you make in your own community!]]> 2019-04-05 00:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348758605 Plastics Breakdown mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348759005 Learn the facts about plastic's ability to breakdown from this informative infographic. Did you know that plastic bags take 400-1,000 years to decompose but their chemicals still remain? Think about how often you use plastic bags!]]> 2019-04-05 00:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348759005 Pollution Meme mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348759492 Channeling Katy Perry's hit song "Firework" to make a point about single-use plastic's long lasting effect.]]> 2019-04-05 00:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348759492 Plastic Meme mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348760052 Can you imagine a world without pollution? It is all around us: in the air we breathe, the water we swim and fish in, and the ground we walk on. What can we do to reduce the amount of pollution contaminating our planet?]]> 2019-04-05 00:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348760052 "Earth Song" - Michael Jackson mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348761730 In this song, Michael Jackson offers a heartfelt plea for the world to resort to peace, abandon war, and allow the forests to grow again. This song asks humanity to take responsibility for what they have done to the world and work to right their wrongs. ]]> 2019-04-05 00:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/348761730 The Earth Is My Mother picturebook mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349509735 "The Earth is My Mother" by Bev Doolittle and Elise Maclay is a picturebook that explores Native American histories while a courageous young girl explores her relationship with her mother and the Earth. The protagonist has a love for photography, and uses this tool to see the world in a new way. 
Lesson idea: After reading this text, introduce a project in which students have to take photos of the world around them and then write a story modeled off of this text.]]> 2019-04-08 14:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349509735 We Made Plastic. We Depend on Plastic. Now, We're Drowning In It. mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349521129 Planet or plastic?
Plastic has become an incredibly valuable material in modern society, but do we need it? Could we survive without it? What is the effect of our plastic consumption? Learn more about this from National Geographic.]]> 2019-04-08 14:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349521129 "From "understory"" by Craig Santos Perez mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349524514 To wonder what type of world will be left for our children and future generations is a prominent concern. This poem explores changes to their livelihood that one generation sees off the coast of the Pacific Ocean.]]> 2019-04-08 14:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349524514 #TrashTag Interview mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349529915 #TrashTag is one way to make evident actions to better the world. This hashtag can encourage others to join in clean efforts. Attached is an interview about how #TrashTag came to be and the effect it has had.]]> 2019-04-08 14:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349529915 "Breathe" by Sarah Crossan mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349534248 Three teenagers are trapped in a destroyed world where you have to pay for air. Are they able to save the environment and free themselves?]]> 2019-04-08 14:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349534248 "They Came From Below" by Blake Nelson mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349536540 Two 17 year old best friends are incredibly excited for summer vacation and hope to meet some cute guys. When they finally meet two great guys, some strange things start happening... Turns out, these guys are aliens who live at the bottom of the sea and have come to shore in one last plea to save the oceans. Will they be able to?]]> 2019-04-08 14:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349536540 "California Blue" by David Klass mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349545087 When John Rodgers discovers a new species of butterflies in his old mill town, he is stuck in a pickle. Is one butterfly worth destroying the livelihood of his town?]]> 2019-04-08 15:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349545087 "Not a Drop to Drink" by Mindy McGinnis mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349549183 Lynn knows what it takes to survive and is willing to do everything necessary to protect her pond. When strangers show up with the intention of stealing her water to drink, she is prepared and ready to take them on. A novel about the importance of water and the lengths those in desperate need are willing to go to acquire it.]]> 2019-04-08 15:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349549183 "Flush" by Carl Hiassen mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349552940 In this eco-thriller, Noah and his group of sleuths plot to take down a local casino boat that they are convinced is illegally flushing sewage into the harbor. ]]> 2019-04-08 15:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/349552940 "The Big Melt" by Ned Tillman mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350024670 What do you do when catastrophic climate events fall on your town the day after high school graduation? Marley and Brianne struggle to save themselves, their town, and life as we know it.]]> 2019-04-09 16:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350024670 Dive Deep Into Climate Change mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350032480 NASA offers facts and statistics about the reality of climate change over the past few centuries. Explore varying impacts of climate change on this website.]]> 2019-04-09 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350032480 See How It Feels to Be an Ocean Animal Stuck in a Plastic Bag mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350041907 National Geographic shows how it would feel to be trapped in plastic: the same thing we are subjecting our environment to. This demonstration took place at the National Mall in Washington D.C. in 2016.]]> 2019-04-09 17:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350041907 Timeline of Environmental Victories Since the First Earth Day mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350048193 Originally published in 2016 and updated in March 2019, National Geographic highlights milestones of environmental progress since Earth Day was founded in 1970. The inclusion of a wide range of policies and changes made showcases how far we've come in the fight for a better environment.]]> 2019-04-09 17:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350048193 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350056338 Learn about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s advice on being environmentally friendly. Small actions have large ripple effects.]]> 2019-04-09 17:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350056338 What can we do to leave a positive environmental impact? mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350157886 2019-04-09 22:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350157886 Why should we work to protect our planet? mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350158236 2019-04-09 22:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350158236 What would happen to the Earth if we continue to live as we are now? mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350158374 2019-04-09 22:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350158374 Personal Experience mckennae2 https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350600873 On a trip to Oregon in the summer of 2018, I witnessed marine life attempting to eat (and get suffocated by a) plastic bag. I pulled the plastic out with my flip-flop. Here is my PSA.]]> 2019-04-11 01:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mckennae2/McKennaConservationLTS/wish/350600873