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Thought-starters: Peach and plum trees need to have cold winter days so they can make flowers. If it gets too hot, there will be no flowers, and therefore no fruit.

Action Stations: Make an ad for Earth Hour

Read the following statement from Earth Hour:

Earth Hour belongs to you. Celebrate your commitment to the planet with your friends, family, community or at work - in your own way. A simple event can be just turning off all non-essential lights from 8.30pm-9:30 pm. For one hour, focus on your commitment to our planet for the rest of this year. To celebrate, you can have a candle lit dinner, talk to your neighbours, stargaze, go camping, play board games, have a concert, screen an environmental documentary post the hour, create or join a community event - the possibilities are endless. By taking part in Earth Hour Action you can become a part of the movement and start using your power to take serious action on climate change.

Your Challenge? Global warming affects the foods that we love. Aussie farmers are on the front line of rising temperatures and increasing extreme weather. Yet most people don’t understand how rising carbon pollution from burning coal and gas affects our food and farming by making global warming worse. We’re calling on the youth of Australia to help educate adults.

In this activity, you will be making an advertisement for Earth Hour 2015 by creating a video, infographic, image, poem or story about how climate change is affecting your favourite food or farming region of Australia. Your project should be aimed at teenage viewers.

You will need to consider:

What is your favourite food or meal? Ice cream, spag bol, burgers, fruit salad? Why do you love this meal? Or alternatively - what is your favourite farming region of Australia? The Murray Darling Basin? South-West WA? Northern NSW? Why do you love this place?
How is your favourite food, meal or farming region of Australia affected by rising temperatures and more extreme weather? You can find resources and information in the Earth Hour Toolbox.

Plan your ad

Earth Hour Australia's Egg-cellent Launch Video (https://youtu.be/IBs2dnDj8Og)

1. Watch the ad above. What are the best things about it?

2. What are 2 things you want viewers to take or learn from your ad?

3. In general, what will you include in your ad? Plan it by jotting down some notes in the space below.

4. What format will your ad be presented in? You can create a video, infographic, image, poem or story. How will this format best support your message?

5. What resources or information do you need to create your ad? Where can you find these resources or information?

Make your ad

Steps for creating your ad:

Conduct the research you need for building your message.
Gather the resources you need for creating your ad.
If you're creating a video, ensure that the running time is no more than 30 seconds.
Ensure that your ad meets the following criteria:
- Information about your favourite food or meal and why you love this meal. Alternatively, include information about your favourite farming region of Australia and why you love this place.
- Information about how your favourite food, meal or farming region of Australia will be affected by rising temperatures and more extreme weather. You can find resources and information in the Earth Hour Toolbox.

Get some feedback (homework)

Ask a friend or family member to watch your ad and write their feedback below:

GREAT THINGS about the ad:

Things that would IMPROVE the ad:

Improve your ad (follow-up class or homework task)

Use the feedback you’ve received to improve your ad a little.

Share your ad

Show your classmates your ad and watch theirs.

Resources

Earth Hour 2015 - climate change and food factsheet

Earth Hour - Action Stations!

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