The document outlines an activity where students will: 1. Brainstorm environmental hardships in small groups and identify ones that could be removed from their list after watching a video. 2. Take part in an Earth Hour quiz to test their knowledge on sustainability topics. 3. Be given recycled paper and tasked with coming up with innovative ideas using the material in their groups.

1. 2 minutes
Sit in groups of 3-4

2. 5 minutes
In your groups, make a list of the
things that make your life hard
(one way of thinking of this might
be to make a list of things that
would make your life better)

3. 3 minutes
Discuss these together - possibly list on
the board

4. 6 minutes
Now watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI

5. 2 minutes
In your groups, identify the ‘hardships’
that you might now remove from your
list

6. 2 minutes
Each group should share ONE that they
have removed.....and explain why they
have removed it

7. 2 minutes
SP@RC has made a difference to the
lives of hundreds of people in the region
Each group member should think of one
way that they can personally make a
change

8. 6 minutes
In 2011 RCHK sent students to
Cambodia to work with ISF.....this is why

9. 1 minutes
We do not have to travel to make a
change.......we can positively change our
environment

10. 2 minutes
Please watch this video......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep9MFiWXR8M

11. To make a start we should now switch off
the lights and air con for the remainder
of the session

12. 5 minutes
It’s quiz time.......in your groups, consider
the answers to the quiz questions

13. 1. Who organizes Earth Hour?
1.United Nations
2.Friends of the Earth
3.WWF (World Wide Fund for
Nature)
4.Greenpeace

14. 2. How many watts of electricity
does a 13 inch Macbook use?
1.1
2.10
3.100
4.1000

15. 3. When will Earth Hour happen this
year?
1.30th March, 8.30pm
2.30th March, 6.30pm
3.31st March, 8.30pm
4.31st March, 9.30pm

16. 4. Where can you find a set of
recycling bins (plastic, paper, metal)
in RCHK?
1.Outside PAC
2.Outside cafeteria
3.Near MTR entrance
4.Near vending machines beside
bus area

17. 5. In which year did the first
Earth Hour happen?
1.2001
2.2004
3.2005
4.2007

18. 6. What environmental item do you
see in the corner of every classroom
in RCHK?
1.Recycling bins
2.Solar panels
3.Compost box
4.Rainwater collection area

19. 7. Which country consumes the
most electricity on average?
1.United Kingdom
2.United States
3.China
4.Canada

20. 8. How many gallons of water are
used from showering for 5 minutes
everyday?
1. 7.5 gallons
2. 10 gallons
3. 12.5 gallons
4. 15 gallons

21. 9. How much energy can be saved by
buying an energy efficient light bulb?
1. 10%
2. 30%
3. 50%
4. 75%

22. ANSWERS!

23. 1. Who organizes Earth Hour?
1.United Nations
2.Friends of the Earth
3.WWF (World Wide Fund for
Nature)
4.Greenpeace

24. 2. How many watts of electricity
does a 13 inch Macbook use?
1.1
2.10
3.100
4.1000

25. 3. When will Earth Hour happen this
year?
1.30th March, 8.30pm
2.30th March, 6.30pm
3.31st March, 8.30pm
4.31st March, 9.30pm

26. 4. Where can you find a set of
recycling bins (plastic, paper, metal)
in RCHK?
1.Outside PAC
2.Outside cafeteria
3.Near MTR entrance
4.Near vending machines beside
bus area

27. 5. In which year did the first
Earth Hour happen?
1.2001
2.2004
3.2005
4.2007

28. 6. What environmental item do you
see in the corner of every classroom
in RCHK?
1.Recycling bins
2.Solar panels
3.Compost box
4.Rainwater collection area

29. 7. Which country consumes the
most electricity on average?
1.United Kingdom
2.United States
3.China
4.Canada

30. 8. How many gallons of water are
used from showering for 5 minutes
everyday?
1. 7.5 gallons
2. 10 gallons
3. 12.5 gallons
4. 15 gallons

31. 9. How much energy can be saved by
buying an energy efficient light bulb?
1. 10%
2. 30%
3. 50%
4. 75%

32. 12 minutes
Each group will now be given some
sheets of recycled paper
In your groups, you should come up with
an idea that uses recycled paper
Be innovative!
Draw, construct or record your idea on
the paper

33. Each group should share their ideas.....

34. On another sheet of recycled paper,
write down ways that your advisory can
become more sustainable
Share ideas with the group
Hand in the sheets to the advisor - they
will be collected later and be used by the
Sustainability Group