Topic outline

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  General

  Ethics and the Environment Resources: 3rd to 6th 

                            

  Teaching resources which can be used to support the Ethics and the Environment strand of the Learn Together curriculum are listed below. Educate Together schools are, of course, under no obligation to purchase these items or services. The national office cannot accept responsibility or (unfortunately!) credit for the usefulness or otherwise of any of these items.
  
  You may find resources over-lapping between the junior and senior classes of the school. Likewise, resources may be listed under more than one strand of the Learn Together.
  
  We would welcome feedback on any resource - good or bad! Please post your comments on the forum below. If you'd like to recommend a resource which is not listed, please email: resources@educatetogether.ie

  • Forum for comments on any of the material in this section
  • Educate Together

    Teacher Calendar 2018 / 2019

    
    

  • An interactive, interfaith, multifaceted calendar, perfect for classroom planning! File
  • Learn Together Curriculum

    

  • Learn Together pdf File
• 3rd - 6th
  
  

  3rd - 6th

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    Ancient Societies

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    Resources Below Irish-produced (Trócaire)

              

  • Our World Our History (pack for year 3 & 4) URL
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    Bees

  • Bees are dying out URL
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    Climate Change

  • Irish-produced lessons on Climate Change

    Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship DCU / Institute of Education; Education for a Just World; Trócaire

  • Creating Futures - 10 lessons on Climate Change for senior primary classes URL
  • Wonderful Irish-produced videos, information, strategies - all round resources - for learning about and combating Climate Change from Trócaire. Be sure to scroll down the page!

  • Climate Change Resources URL
  • Breathing Earth Website (6th) URL
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    Earth Hour - a symbolic lights out to highlight global sustainability

  • Earth Hour URL
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    Endangered Species 

  • Endangered Species / Environmental Issues - Days in the Country (US website) URL
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    Energy

  • Resource below Irish-produced
    Author: Educate Together teacher Collette Neville

  • Let's Learn About Energy (5th / 6th Class) URL
  • Food

  • Resource below Irish-produced: Irish Aid

  • Environmental Lessons - Feeding the World URL
  • Sustainable Farming File
  • Global Justice

    Resource below Irish-produced (Trócaire)

  • Just Children 2 and Farid's Ricks Ride URL
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    Map             

  • Peters World Map URL
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    Migration - includes resources on environmental issues

  • Resource below Irish-produced. This is an Educate Together / Pivotal Arts joint project. Suitable for 5th / 6th.
    Authors:
    Niamh McGurk, Donabate and Portrane ETNS
    Liz Morris, Griffeen Valley ETNS

  • Think and Act Website URL
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    Natural Disasters

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    Resource below Irish-produced (Trócaire)

  • Tales of Disasters (5th / 6th) URL
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    Natural World - Lesson Plans

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    Website below Irish-produced (An Taisce, funded by Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)        

     
    

  • Leave No Trace Website - lessons for 3rd / 4th; 5th / 6th URL
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    Plastic

  • The Life Cycle of a Plastic Bottle URL
  • Norway recycles 96% of its plastic bottles URL
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    Poetry

  • All the Colours of the Earth (poems from around the world) URL
  • Green Poems for a Blue Planet URL
  • Responsible Pet Ownership - Lessons for 3rd / 4th
    

    Lesson for 5th / 6th under Equality and Justice

    

  • Lessons developed by Educate Together teachers in collaboration with Done Deal, ISPCA and Dogs Trust Ireland.

    Author: Erica Hogan, Castaheany ETNS

  • Lesson 1 File
  • Lesson 2 File
  • Lesson 3 File
  • Lesson 4 File
  • Lesson 5 File
  • Lesson 6 File
  • Lesson 7 File
  • Lesson 8 File
  • Lesson 9 File
  • Lesson 10 File
  • 5 Promises Pledge File
  • 5 Promises Poster File
  • Card Set - Don't Get Mad at your Dog File
  • Match a Dog File
  • Match a Dog - Families File
  • Cats Make Great Pets File
  • Song

  • With My Own Two Hands - I can clean up the earth... URL
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    Sustainability

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    Resources below Irish-produced (Trócaire; ECO-UNESCO)

  • Education for Sustainable Developement URL
  • Team Planet URL
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    Trees    

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    Resource below Irish-produced: Tree Council of Ireland

  • Irish Trees URL
  • BBC - Did you know that trees talk to each other? URL
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    The canopies of some tree species come close - very close - to each other but don't actually touch, giving rise to channels of light. This phenomenon is known as 'crown shyness'. 

  • Crown Shyness URL
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    Dr Wangari Maathai - Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2004

                                              

  • 9 min Video: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement URL
  • 2 min Video of Wangari Maathai Explaining How Everyone Can Make a Difference URL
  • The video below contains some scenes of violence: protesters being tear-gassed and beaten. But very powerful video.

  • 3 min Video: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai URL
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    Water                               

  • Resource below suggested by Tabitha Barnes and her fantastic Girl Scout Troop. They emailed the Resource Bank to say they thought it was really useful.

  • Water Conservation at Home and School URL
  • Water Tips When Travelling URL
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    Following three resources Irish-produced
    

  • Water (Trocaire) File
  • All About Water (National Centre for Freshwater Studies: Dundalk IT) URL
  • Something Fishy (Inland Fisheries Ireland) URL
  • Science with Water (Ideas for Science Lessons) URL