Curso: 4-H Inspiring Community Action | Earth Day Edition, Sección: 2. Framing Issues Important to You

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  • 4-H Inspiring Community Action | Earth Day Edition

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    Thank you for joining Inspiring Community Action | Earth Day Edition Online Family Learning project!   This is a project intended to help you and your family/friend-group look closely at your world and take action for your local environment.    

    Our hope is that families (youth and adults together) will take full part in this project – completing the three activities demonstrated here, and completing post-activity surveys and/or discussions.   Our plan is for you to have fun together, learn from one another and, inspire others to take action for the earth.  You may space the activities out to be one per week or move along faster if you wish.  No prior experience needed, just follow the directions, do the activity, and share some of your results with friends, family, and each other!

    To complete the project - please do all of the items in each of the topics (check off boxes as you do them, and you will notice the discussion boxes self-check when you do the activity requested).  Each section includes a:

      • "Discussion" -  please answer the Q and then respond to one other person <you don't have to have a long reply - okay to say something like - "cool idea" or "that has happened to me"> - it is a chance to share your ideas and get to know another family or two.
      • "Lesson + Activity" - read or watch the information that is shared, and do the activity.


    Once you complete all of the activities (be sure to log in and complete activities), you can print the certificate.  Those who have completed the activities by April 30 will be put in a random drawing for a $20 cash award to help you with your next project.

    Should you have any questions - please feel free to reach out to Celeste Carmichael, project leader - and club leader for the Millard Fillmore 4-H Club - cjc17@cornell.edu.  

1. Earth Day & Community Action
3. Inspiring Others to Join You

2. Framing Issues Important to You

  • 2. Framing Issues Important to You

    framing trashOne way to encourage us each to commit to making personal and community changes is to first understand what is important to us.  The answer will be different for everyone.  Maybe there is something you have noticed around your house, neighborhood, or community that needs action.  

    In this activity, you will personalize your Earth Day frame(s), and then "frame" the issues of interest to you.  I've provided a short video to show you some of the local actions I've noticed that have me charged up.  These are just to give you some ideas...remember - no action is too small, and everyone's ideas will be different.  The important part is to figure out what is important to you personally or as a family.

    Add pics to our Photo gallery along the way! 

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      Take a walk with your family or friends around your yard and neighborhood.  What do you see related to the environment that makes you feel either really proud or inspired to do something to make change?  You may at this point have a long list of positives and negatives...that is okay.  Take stock in what feels important.   Feel free to be as creative as you would like with your response.

      Share your response to this question in the discussion, and comment on the response from at least one other family.  Note that you must be signed in to Moodle to respond and to see comments.

    • Lesson: Frame it!

      Please do the following to complete this activity:

      1. Talk with others - what is important to you in the natural world around you?  Be sure that you have included your response in the discussion above.  
      2. Watch the video
         
      3. Color, paint, or decorate the Earth Day frame as you wish.  If you have printed this off, be sure to cut the center out.  If needed, Download and print, the Earthday frame.
      4. Literally, “frame” an issue or concern by looking at it through your earth day frame. 
      5. Take a picture and upload it to our gallery (see below).
      6. Now that you have framed it, start to think about what you could do to make a difference for the issue that you have chosen.
      Mark this activity as complete, when done

    • Share what you did!

      Share a photo of your successes here in our Photo gallery or via social media using the hashtag #4hfamilyfunonlineEarthDay 

      Mark this activity as complete, when done



1. Earth Day & Community Action
3. Inspiring Others to Join You