Humans Can Live When Nature Lives

Preface 2
Recommendation 5

Chapter1
What is nature? 8
Activity 1-1 Take A Walk In The Woods Singing a song 10
Activity 1-2 We are friends Being friends with nature 13
Activity 1-3 Thanks, nature! Foraging and cooking 16

Chapter2
Nature is sick, and so are we 18
Activity 2-1 Tears of the Bagmati Writing a letter 20
Activity 2-2 “Silent Spring - Where Have The Bees Gone?” Reading cartoons 24
Activity 2-3 “The Sadness of Mingma”- The Himalayas are melting 28
Reading a story

Chapter3
Why is nature sick? 34
Activity 3-1 Who ate it all? Playing a snack game 36
Activity 3-2 Do humans rule the Earth? Arranging cards 42
Activity 3-3 Humans who don’t serve nature Understanding a chart 46

Chapter4
Humans can live when nature lives 50
Activity 4-1 “Wangari Muta Maathai: The Mother of Trees” Case Study 1 52
Activity 4-2 “Protect the Native Seeds” Case Study 2 57
Activity 4-3 “Turning the Vidigal Garbage Mountain Into a Green Oasis” 60
Case Study 3
Activity 4-4 “Cleaning Up the Bagmati” Case Study 4 63

Chapter5
I will protect mother earth! 66
Activity 5-1 I love nature Crafting with flowers 68
Activity 5-2 I will protect you Scavenger hunting & coloring 71
Activity 5-3 Let’s take care of nature together Protecting nature 74
Appendix

♣ 활동1-3 자연아! 고마워 <채집 및 요리하기>

Instruction

1 Talk about some things that students eat that may be gathered locally. Talk about materials that are used for medicinal or religious purposes, construction, livestock feed, or clothes.
Example: marigold (for religious ceremonies), cotton (clothing), oilseeds (food), bamboo (construction), etc.
2 Go to a nearby mountain, creek, and/or plain and collect some of the edible plants (fruit, vegetables, grasses, etc.) firsthand.
3 Cook a meal or snack with the materials found. The materials should match with what grows seasonally in the region. If necessary, the teacher may bring materials or food to the class instead.
Example: cook rice cakes mixed with edible flower petals or make tea with jasmine flowers.
4 Create a makeshift table using a tree stump, a stone, or the ground. Decorate the table with flowers, grasses, and weeds.
5 Have students sit around the table and take turns talking about what parts of nature they are grateful for. Before eating together, everyone should shout, “Thanks, nature!”

♣활동 2-2 침묵의 봄 <만화 읽기>

Instruction

1 Read “°Silent Spring - Where Have The Bees Gone?”± together.
2 Ask the following questions about the reading for understanding. Show students the eight filled-in panels from the Appendix and have them choose which panel has the answer to each question.
● What’s the difference between a world with and without bees?

● What role do bees play in bearing and growing fruit?

● Why are there fewer bees in the world now?

● Why can’t we live without bees in the world?

● What should we do to help protect the bees?

3 Pass out the templates for the four-panel cartoonactivity. Students should draw their own four-panel cartoons from the perspective of a bee on how he or she feels eating food that has been damaged by herbicides and pesticides. If they wish, they can include what the bee would say to humans.
4 Have students look at each other’s work and take time to sympathize with the bees’ feelings