This document provides information about Earth Hour, an annual event where individuals, communities, and businesses show their support for protecting the planet by turning off non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour. The key details are: 1) Earth Hour will take place on March 23rd at 8:30pm and encourages participants to switch off lights in prominent London locations like the London Eye and Tower Bridge. 2) Individuals can get involved by signing up online, telling friends and family, planning an Earth Hour activity like a candlelit dinner, and making commitments to reduce their environmental impact everyday. 3) The International Space Station will watch Earth Hour for the first time, allowing astronauts to see the lights switch off

1. The Geography Society present..
What’s
happening
around the
globe?
1 min 50
What’s
happening
3 mins in my local
area?
Zoom in on
the map!

2. Who’s switching off in London?
Nelson’s Column
Houses of Parliament
London Eye
Piccadilly Circus
London Bridge
Tower Bridge
St Paul’s Cathedral
Wembley Stadium.
Royal Albert Hall
BFI IMAX
The National Theatre
Where
is this?

3. How do I get involved?
1. Sign up online at earthhour.wwf.org.uk – send an Earth Hour ecard
to friends, see what celebrities are getting involved & watch more
videos. You can also find the Facebook and Twitter pages online.
2. Tell your friends and family and get them involved!
3. Plan what you will do on Saturday 23rd 8:30pm
4. Decide what you are willing to do to save the planet not just for
Earth Hour but everyday!
Discuss your ideas for Earth Hour
A candlelit dinner?
A sleepover in the dark?
Make lanterns from recycled jars?
Tell ghost stories ?
Read by candlelight?

4. Earth Hour from space!
This year the Earth Hour message has
spread even further than WWF could
have imagined, and made it into space!
For the first time ever the events
of Earth Hour 2012 will be watched
by the International Space Station.
Andre Kuipers (ESA astronaut and
WWF ambassador) has told us “there
is no better way to raise awareness
for the future of the most beautiful
planet in the universe”

5. Will you ‘switch off’ one tutor
time next week?
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For one tutor time next week, will you switch off your
lights, interactive whiteboard and any appliances?
You could discuss ways to reduce your carbon footprint
and make I WILL IF YOU WILL pledges.

6. An idea for your switch off tutor
time : Make a pledge tree
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7. Interested in joining The Geography Society?
Come along if you would like to get involved in
more global projects and develop your interest
in Geography
- When? Wednesdays after school until 3:30pm
- Where? Room 2
- Who runs the club? The Geography Prefects & Miss Snell
http://geographysocietywaldegrave.blogspot.co.uk/