Happy Earth Day!

In honor of today being Earth Day, today's discussion will focus on this.

Discussion with Kids:

• What is Earth Day? What did you do at school for Earth Day today? 
• What is a type of Earth Day in Judaism and why? (Tu'Bshvat; we plant trees on both days)
• What are things we can do to make sure the earth stays healthy? (Reduce; reuse; recycle) What are ways we do these things every day? What can we do better? 
• What are ways in which the earth is not as healthy as it can be? 
• Arctic and Antarctic ice is melting at an astonishing rate. This is very dangerous for polar bears and humans. How?
• There's a hole in the ozone, a layer over the earth which is meant to protect us from the sun. Thanks to efforts by countries to reduce pollution, the hole has not grown in size. What can we do to protect ourselves from the harmful rays that come in through the ozone? (Wear sunscreen, hats)
• Coral reefs, similar to the rain forests of the ocean, are in danger from pollution, overuse, and warming waters. What are things we can do to lower our carbon footprint? 
• Forests, particularly rain forests, are vanishing because of consumer demands. What can we do to help? (Reforestation; by used goods instead of new furniture)
• What are other problems the earth is facing (animals in peril; not enough resources for more humans, etc.) What are other ways we can help the earth?