May 2014 be a huge success for the Earth’s sake. Earth Hour SASKIA SASKIA Earth Hour is a world- wide climate change project. Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour at 8.30pm in the evening(20:30) on the last Saturday evening of March each year. Earth Hour will take place this evening, Saturday, 29 March May 2014 be a huge success for the Earth’s sake. By Kayla De Kock

Earth hour is very important Earth Hour was inspired by a demonstration in Sydney, Australia on March 31, 2007 Earth Hour is an annual event, usually held on the last Saturday evening in March HAYLEY Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Two point two million people turned their lights off for one hour in homes and in businesses on the last Saturday evening of March that year. That was seven years ago! You can imagine how many people will aim to stop the destruction of the earth's natural environment by switching off electricity for one hour this year. Millions of people and thousands of business worldwide turn off lights

WHAT CAN BRESCIA HOUSE SCHOOL DO? On Thursday, 27 March, all our teachers will turn off their classroom lights and nobody will be able to use electricity for one hour. (08:00 – 09:00) KAYLA (WAIT AND READ SLIDE) Mr Matthew’s , the school’s Operation Manager will be able to tell us afterwards how much energy and money the school will have saved. Remember energy costs money too

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What can we do at 20:30 on Saturday, 29 March? Here are some ideas Invite your friends over. Unplug appliances, electronics, lamps, nightlights and chargers. Shut off your computer. KAYLA You can help spread Earth Hour awareness by inviting your friends, family or neighbours to join you for Earth Hour activities. A few friendly faces can help make the time go faster, too! BECKY It's time to start powering down for Earth Hour. You can start by unplugging your small appliances such as the microwave and coffee maker. Hopefully, your coffee maker is already unplugged when not in use! KHANYI (SLOWLY AND LOUDLY!) For one hour, unplug your cell phone charger, battery re-charger and any other adaptors you have around your home. If you leave these items unplugged when not in use, you can save a few rands in energy costs every month. Even a computer that is not being used uses energy. You can cut down on computer energy costs by powering down all of the devices at your desk for one hour. You can simply switch off the power. Only plug them back in as you need to use them.

Before global warming gets the best of us! Let’s switch off our lights just for one hour. HANNAH Last but not least, turn down or turn off all of the lights in your home. It's a little strange sitting around in the dark, but it's only for one hour. Just think of what it must have been like before the invention of the light bulb! Light candles if you afraid of the dark – but don’t leave them to burn alone! Before global warming gets the best of us!

TIME TO SHOW OFF! We would like to know how you saved energy during Earth Hour. Bring pictures and explanations to class and show off what you did! You will earn house points for your efforts, BUT, more importantly, you will have helped our planet Earth! SASKIA (READ UP TO “YOU DID”) BECKY ( THE REST)

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