MOB PROGRAM

Date:04 Aug 08Theme:EnvironmentChallenge

Meeting Type:OutdoorsLeader:Kanga

TIME / METHOD OF LEARNING / ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION / EQUIPMENT REQUIRED / LEADER
18:15 / Ceremony / Opening Ceremony / Flag / All
18:20 / Game / Re-use, Recycle, Compost or Rubbish / Wall signs / Tazzie
18:35 / Game / Recycle Relay / Pictures of items,
Boxes / Buckets,
Box Labels / Wallaby
18:45 / Yarn / The storm water journey / Nil / Kanga
18:55 / Craft / Bush Pictures / Paper, Pencils, Crayons / Kula
19:10 / Ceremony / Closing Parade / Flag
Extra / Quiet Game / Blindfold
[Sensory Game] / 2 chairs, scarves for blindfolds / Kula
Leaders Available: Kanga (Rodney); Tazzie (Brad); Wallaby (Leonie); Kula (Angie)
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Games

“Re-use, Recycle, Compost, Rubbish” - Wide Space Game

Same as N-S-E-W, but replace with wall signs “Re-Use”, “Recycle”, “Compost”, “Rubbish”

“Recycle, Relay” - Relay Game (Team work)

EQUIPMENT: Pictures of various items that go in the recycle, compost or rubbish bin [suggest 2 sets on 2 different coloured paper [eg – blue, yellow]. Cardboard boxes or buckets (x 3). Labels [Recycle, Compost, Rubbish].

Run as a standard rely format.

Place pictures in a pile in front of the buckets. Each team walks very briskly to the and picks up the colour paper assigned to their team.

They then place the picture in one of the 3 boxes/buckets.

Those with most the correct receive a congratulatory HOP-HOP-HOP (they don’t come first as we do not promote competitiveness in Scouting, we promote teamwork).

“Blindfold” - Sensory game. EXTRA only if required.

Sit two Joeys Scouts in chairs approximately 3 metres apart and blindfold these Joey Scouts.

The remaining Joey Scouts are to sneak between the 2 blindfolded Joey Scouts without being caught by the seated Joeys.

The blindfolded Joeys have to try and catch the others trying to sneak between them.

It is important that the hall be kept as quiet as possible so the blindfolded Joey Scouts can listen out for any movement.

YARN

What is Storm water?

Stormwater is different to wastewater

Water that has been used inside you home in your toilet, shower, kitchen and laundry is called 'wastewater'. This wastewater goes to a treatment plant where it undergoes a cleansing process, before it is reused or discharged to the sea.

Stormwater however, is very different to wastewater. Stormwater is any rain that falls on roofs, that collects on paved or concrete areas, or that flows across the ground after rainfall. Unlike wastewater, storm-water does not receive any treatment before it enters creeks, rivers and the sea.

To prevent homes and neighbourhoods from being flooded, stormwater systems have been built in most urban areas. Most streets have gutters and drains. These serve to collect and channel stormwater away from roads and homes. These street-side gutters and drains also serve to capture and channel storm-water that falls on buildings and homes and gardens that adjoin the street. When rain falls on your home, the water travels along your roof guttering and then via stormwater pipes out into the street. The water from hard surfaces around your home will also run off into the street.

Once in the street, stormwater is then channeled, via a series of underground pipes, straight into the local creek, river or sea.

Stormwater pollution

As stormwater flows across the ground, it collects many kinds of pollutants and carries them into our waterways. Problems with stormwater occur because humans have increased the amount of pollution left on the ground and it washes into waterways after rainfall.

There are three main types of storm-water pollution:

  • litter, such as cigarette butts, cans, paper or plastic bags
  • chemical pollution, such as detergents, oil or fertilisers and road run-off, and
  • natural pollution, such as leaves, garden clippings or animal droppings.

Types of pollutants that enter a waterway depend on the types of surrounding land use. In an undisturbed bushland, stormwater pollution may be limited to leaves and animal droppings. A waterway flowing through a suburban area can become highly polluted after rain, due to the large amount of pollutants that people leave lying on the ground. Pollutants in suburban areas include: litter, grease and oils that have leaked from cars onto the road, detergents, and chemical sprays used in gardens.

In addition to being unsightly, stormwater pollution can kill the plants and animals that live in the water. For example:

  • sediment in the water reduces light penetration and affects photosynthesis, the process that allows plants to use light as their source of energy
  • when green waste decays in water it uses up oxygen, taking vital oxygen away from plants, fish and other aquatic animals, and
  • soil makes waterways cloudy and can suffocate fish by clogging their gills and litter clogs waterways and causes toxicity as it breaks down. It affects the health of birds, fish and other animals and plants that live in waterways.

[Ref:

Aerosol Can

Aluminium Can

Dinner Plates

Vege & Fruit Scraps

Egg Carton

Glass Jar

Garden Waste

Milk Carton

Plastic Nappy

News Paper

Milk Bottle

Plastic Bag

Plastic Bottles

Cooking Pots

Vegetable Peels

Foam Boxes

ADDENDUM

What can I recycle?

  • newspaper
  • notepaper
  • office paper
  • envelopes
  • magazines
  • egg cartons
  • cardboard boxes (please flatten)
  • clean pizza boxes
  • aluminium cans
  • steel Cans
  • aerosol (spray) cans
  • milk & juice cartons
  • plastic bottles, jars, tubs and containers(milk, soft drink, cordial, detergent& shampoo bottles, and ice-cream, butter/ margarine, and yoghurt containers)
  • glass bottles & jars (green, brown and clear glass, please remove lids)

Please rinse all containers and place plastic lids in the garbage bin.

Please do not place the following in your recycling bin:

  • Plastic bags
  • Metal cooking dishes or aluminium trays/foil
  • Poison bottles
  • Clothing
  • Syringes
  • Garden waste
  • Waxed cardboard
  • Babies nappies
  • Tissues or Paper towel
  • Broken glass or window glass
  • Mirrors
  • Ceramics, eg. White Malibu bottles or china cups/plates
  • Plastic kitchenware like 'tupperware' or 'decore'
  • Polystyrene foam (like foam packing or meat trays)

WHAT CAN I COMPOST?

What should I put in my compost?

Most organic materials which decompose readily are suitable for use in a compost heap. For best results, chop or grind coarse material to speed breakdown.

Greens

  • Garden wastes — Grass cuttings, non-woody garden prunings, leaves, flowers and vegetable remains.
  • Seaweed
  • Kitchen wastes — Vegetable peelings, leaves and stalks, fruit peelings and cores, cooked table scraps, tea leaves, coffee grounds, egg shells and stale bread.
  • Animal manure — Horse, chicken or cow manure (but avoid other animal droppings — see “What should I leave out of my compost”).

Browns

  • Paper and cardboard — Include small amounts of shredded newspaper and paper tissues.
  • Wood fire ash
  • Sawdust and wood shavings
  • Vacuum dust and hair

What should I leave out of my compost?

  • Woody garden clippings — Branches, roots (unless chipped), rose cuttings and other garden wastes with thorns or nettles, conifer prunings or pine needles.
  • Treated wood products
  • Weeds with bulbs such as nut grass and oxalis
  • Diseased plant material — Put these in the rubbish bin
  • Septic tank sludge or toilet waste
  • Meat scraps (which can attract rats and mice) and diseased animal carcasses
  • Animal droppings — Cat and dog droppings can spread disease
  • Any wastes that do not decompose — Metals, glass and plastics.
  • Materials that kill the composting bacteria— Fat, oil, salt, disinfectants, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, waste recently sprayed with pesticides.