LIFE ORIENTATION GR.

8 Term 3: Weeks 4-6 Date: ________________

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Informal activities

1. Application of laws and policies to protect environmental health:

Address an environmental issue

The South Africa Bill of Rights

states that everyone has the right to an
environment that is not harmful to their
health or well-being, to have the
environment protected, for the benefit of
present and future generations, though
reasonable legislative and other
measures.

Compare and match the personal activities below in column B, with the examples
of environmental crime in column A. Write down the correct Letter in column C.
(Shuters LO, LB. p114 Act. 17.1
Column A
Examples of environmental
crime.
1. Dumping hazardous waste
in forbidden areas.
2. Hunting or gathering a
threatened species or
endangered species without
a permit.
3. Smuggling rhino horn and
ivory.
4. Mining in a protected area.
5. Fishing certain species
without a permit.
6. Starting a property
development without doing
an environmental impact
assessment.
7. Doing something that emits
excessive smoke or an
offensive odour/smell.
Date:______________________
Column B Column
Activities Examples of (Letter)
environmental crime
A. Buying souvenirs made of
ivory.
B. Pouring used thinners down
the drain after you have
been painting.
C. Burning rubbish in your
garden.
D. Shooting monkeys or birds
with a pellet gun, BB gun or
catapult (catty).
E. Dropping your sweet papers
out of the car windows.
F. Catching and keeping
undersized fish
G. Picking flowers in a botanic
garden.
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 2. EARTH DAY; PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Answer the following questions: Date: ____________________________

2.1. What human right does the SA Constitution- Bill of Rights state?
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
2.2. List 2 ways how people and communities working together with organisations
that care for the environment play a vital role in caring for the environment.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
2.3. On which date is Earth Day Celebrated each year? ____________________ (1)
2.4. What is celebrated on Earth Day? __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
(Oxford Headstart, LB. p.102 Act.1)
2.5. List 5 ways of what we can do to be kinder to the earth.
_____________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________ (5)
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2.6. When waste is not properly managed, it causes pollution. This
harms our environment, affects plants and animals and can cause
health problems for people as diseases are spread. In 1904 the
population in South Africa was 5 million, now it is about 50 million.
The more people there are, the more impact there is on the world’s
resources such as space, food, water and the more waste we
produce.

Where does it all go? The solution to the huge amount of rubbish and
waste we produce is to: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – this idea has
become so popular around the word that there are even songs written
about it.

2.6. Define the following words and explain 2 ways how you can practically apply this
in your own life:
2.6.1. Reduce
Definition:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Two practical applications in your life:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

2.6.2. Reuse
Definition:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Two practical applications in your life:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

2.6.1. Recycle
Definition:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Two practical applications in your life:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

2.7. State 3 reasons why should we Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?

2.7.1. ___________________________________________________________
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 2.7.2. ___________________________________________________________
2.7.3. ___________________________________________________________

Date:
3. Develop and implement an environmental health programme

3.1. Look at the picture above and identify all the things that make the
environment unhealthy. Who do you think is responsible for each issue?
Give solutions for each issue.

Unhealthy environmental Who is responsible for it? Possible solution.

conditions
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 .

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(5x3=15)
(Via Afrika, LB.p.137)

3.2. Turn your solutions into AN ACTION PLAN. From all you have
learnt in the last weeks, you should have enough information to know
which environmental issue plagues your community the most.
Complete the following steps in the table below:

AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

STEPS ACTION TO BE TAKEN INFORMATION
1. Identify one environmental health
issue or activity in your community.

2. Brainstorm possible solutions.

3. Choose the best solution.

4. Implement your plan/Act.

 Who could be involved:
 List the jobs these various
people can do:
5. Track progress made.(Follow up)

6. Other

(Solutions for all, LB. p. 230)

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