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| What is Roots and Shoots? | Goals of Roots and Shoots. | ||||||||||||||||
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Roots and Shoots is the environmental and humanitarian program for youth (preschool to university)of the Jane Goodall Institute. Their mission is: 1) To foster respect and compassion for all living things; 2) To promote understanding of all cultures and beliefs; and 3) To inspire each individual to take action to make the world a better place for animals, the environment, and the human community. |
1) To implement positive change through learning about, caring for and interacting with the environment. 2) To demonstrate care and concern for all non-human animals. 3) To encourage youth to plan and take action to help others in their community. 4) To enhance understanding between individuals of different cultures, ethnic groups, religions, socio-economic levels and nations through our global communication network. 5) To help young people develop self-respect, confidence in themselves and hope for the future. | ||||||||||||||||
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Since fall has arrived, many people are preparing themselves for the upcoming chilly winter weather. Fall is when the bigger coats come out of storage, the warmer blankets go on our beds, and more of our time outdoors is spent bundled up with toques and scarves. Well, animals have to prepare themselves for winter too. An easy way to learn a little more about how they manage is to grab some wooly mits and spend some time in the outdoors observing! 1. Go outside and find evidence of the different ways animals cope with winter; North-south and vertical migration, true hibernation, napping, storing fat, camouflage, growing a thick coat, fluffing their feathers, sleeping in tree cavities, storing food, eating different foods and shedding antlers are all ways animals adapt to winter. 2. Experiment with food choices of wintering birds at your feeder. Provide several choices in different feeders located near each other. Measure how much of each you put out. Record the daily temperature and and note how much of each food is left at the end of each day. Is there a relationship between temperature and what the birds eat more of? Try providing black oil sunflower seeds, raisins, nuts, natural peanut butter and suet. Also record the types of birds you see at your feeder and the general weather. This may help to explain some of what you see. What other things may affect the results? (the number of birds visiting the feeder). Try the same experiment in the spring during warmer weather to compare the results. How do the results compare? What conclusions can you draw from this? How would you change the experiment if you were to try it again? Come back soon for a new activity! By the way, "kipindi cha baridi" means "cold season" in swahili! | |||||||||||||||||
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