https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge Environmental Education Group Challenge en-us 2020-10-15 19:24:08 UTC 2023-02-17 02:53:29 UTC hello@padlet.com eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568803391 Before we begin, please select an animate or inanimate organism/object that you cohabitate with in your surroundings (indoor or outdoor habitats) that you wish to explore and converse with closely. Once you have selected it, you are ready to begin the magical journey! Should you prefer to do this with someone, follow the same steps, however, this time cooperating with your partner on your quest to find an object for each one of you and taking turns to watch and listen as the other person converses with their chosen object. Please feel free to comment throughout and/or at the end of the activity. Please follow the proceeding instructions:]]> 2021-05-28 15:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568803391 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568805100 Find a quiet comfortable place. Choose whatever position you like, sitting, laying down or standing up - but make sure you are able to concentrate without distractions or interruptions.]]> 2021-05-28 15:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568805100 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568970458 Recall the moment you picked the object that is now in your hands. Did you select it based on colour, smell, or some other sentimental reason? Did you select it based on its utility or out of curiosity? Reflect on what drew you to your object and perhaps share your reasoning with the object out loud. Try to be as mindful as possible of this connection as you continue on the journey.]]> 2021-05-28 16:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568970458 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568983688 Check in with your body. What is the strongest sensation that you feel at this very moment? Are you able to notice details related to the thing you are holding and imaginatively conversing with? How does it feel to the touch, what are the textures? Does it create sound? Does it have a scent? Yes, even if it is your favourite mug, please do sniff it. ]]> 2021-05-28 16:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568983688 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568989116 Contemplate the history/ story of this organism/object. Can you imagine what it would tell you if it could speak to you? Where did it come from? Does it hold cultural significance? Which other species might engage with it? Is it dependent on other species or objects in your surroundings? Does it have specific uses for human beings or other species? What stories are embedded in it? Would you consider it to be "natural" or "man-made" or neither? ]]> 2021-05-28 16:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568989116 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568992523 Reflect on your own relationship to the object. Have you ever considered the significance or story of this object prior to this exercise? Has your perception of the object changed now that you've learned more about it? Has the process of reflecting on the object allowed you to connect to it on a deeper level? Do you recognize inherent value within the object beyond your own interactions/ attachment to it? Do you perceive a greater significance in the object by reflecting on it's relations to other species?]]> 2021-05-28 16:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1568992523 https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571820406 Reflect on your own experience of the activity from a pedagogical perspective. How would you introduce or use this activity in a classroom setting? As a parent, how would you use this activity with your own children at home? Were the alternative options helpful? How would you make this activity more inclusive? ]]> 2021-05-30 17:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571820406 https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571835117 Please take a moment to pause and reflect on the experience. Feel free to share any feelings, sensations or personal thoughts you've had while completing this activity, or reply to any of the prompts below.

Do you feel a greater sense of attachment to the object or your surroundings? Has it led you to challenge notions of "natural" and "unnatural"? Did the experience of interacting with the object physically and directly offer a different or more enriched perspective than a theoretical or digital interaction? Have you noticed any changes in your thinking pre and post activity?]]> 2021-05-30 17:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571835117 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571840209 Try and imagine the journey your object has taken to arrive in your hands. If it is man-made, try to imagine the object's transformation from it's origins to it's final product. What raw materials might it be made of? Feel free to explore this video of the life cycle of a t-shirt for inspiration.

In the case of animate/"natural" organisms, you may choose to identify the species using the App Seek by iNaturalist. Is your chosen organism native to your area? Is it an introduced and/or invasive species? If so, how does/has it impacted the local ecosystem and biodiversity of this place? If it did not originate here, try to imagine the journey it has taken to arrive in this place.]]> 2021-05-30 17:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571840209 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571843004 We've included some resources below! Please feel free to add any of your own as well :)

]]> 2021-05-30 17:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1571843004 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572277065 2021-05-31 00:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572277065 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572279572 2021-05-31 00:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572279572 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572290076 A podcast series offering different perspectives of the natural world]]> 2021-05-31 00:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572290076 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572294226 2021-05-31 01:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572294226 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572296546 2021-05-31 01:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1572296546 zzheleva https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1573385207 Zhasmina's flower]]> 2021-05-31 11:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1573385207 https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1576769945 Jeni's choice: Water Bottle]]> 2021-06-01 16:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1576769945 https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1576899767 2021-06-01 16:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1576899767 eeweyman https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1577043857 2021-06-01 17:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1577043857 https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1577923120 2021-06-02 00:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eeweyman/EnvironmentalEdGroupChallenge/wish/1577923120