Thinking+Deeper

Thinking Deeper

Did you know that there are only **36** Fairy Terns left in the whole world? and that the Black Robin can only be found in special places in the South Island because they are so scarce? And kereru are very tidy birds and poo off the edges of their nests to prevent them from getting yucky. || __**BLACK HAT**__ Our planet's sustainability is being affected by this issue in the eco-system department. If birds die out then trees will eventually die out and then another thing will happen and another and another and gradually every single living organism will die. But that's a worst case scenario and probably won't happen for millions of years. || **__YELLOW HAT__ What is currently being done to address your issue?** In some areas of New Zealand there are special hospitals and people that take in sick or injured birds and help them to recover, like Pam Howlett. She takes in injured or sick birds and helps them on the road to recovery. Sometimes people even bring in birds they have accidentally hit or hurt in some way and she helps them too. || We don't like the way some of these endangered species are going. Some people, when they find birds that have been injured they cut off their beaks or bills to prevent them from eating human food. How sad is that? || **__GREEN HAT__ What are some things your group could do to address your issue in our community?** We can get people to pick up rubish at ponds, beaches and lakes, so that birds dont get caught in it. We can also plant flowering trees and birdbaths in our gardens so that birds have a place to live and drink. The government should ensure that some parts of our national parks have 'human no go zone' where our fragile birds can flourish uninterrupted. Or if thy can't do that they should make some of the islands birds already have into predator free zones. But if they are already doing all of that they should have a Save Native Birds day and all the proceeds can go towards helping endangered native birds || __**BLUE HAT**__ We will see if we can go and visit a bird center near Whitford somewhere or even help out for day. Or we might film a movie to inform people about our native birds and stick it on the SO WHAT?! page on our wiki. It would star us, of course. We could even make flyers and stick them on windows in school and put them in letterboxes
 * __**WHITE HAT**__
 * What are some significant key facts that you learnt about as a result of your research?**
 * What are the problems/ consequence for our world if nothing is done about your chosen issue?** The loss of birds completely. This means that also some trees will die out too and all of the other insects and birds that live in those trees will either become endangered or extinct too and then our whole eco-system will collapse.
 * How is the sustainability of our planet being affected by this issue?**
 * __**RED HAT**__
 * What are your group's feelings about this issue?**
 * What things should the government do to ensure that this issue is addressed?**
 * Write down your plan for your SO WHAT?! stage as a result of what you have learnt from your inquiry so far. How will you address your chosen issue?**

The type of thinking we need to use is critical thinking. For example: we need to plan out where we will go, who we will ring to go, who can we contact to organize a trip, when shall we go? ||
 * What type of thinking do you need to use to do this and explain why and how.**