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> >>> >> >> >>> >>>> >>>>> **Step 1:** Students research the issue. There are many companies that have already made a commitment to use something known as RSPO certified sustainable palm oil by 2015. This is a good first step, but it may not be enough for tigers. Students can create a compelling, positive and influential campaign to encourage specific RSPO companies* to ensure their palm oil is “deforestation-free."
 * End Goal: We will create a persuasive campaign to help save the Sumatran Tigers
 * CHALLENGE: Can we do something awesome enough to enter this??
 * First, find out your "Inner Animal" - take this survey (use my email address: druckja@mtwp.net) to find your inner animal. Have fun! See if you agree or disagree with the results.
 * Now let's look a bit more into what it means to be endangered. Use this website to find the answers to the questions on your handout.
 * And now it is your time to choose an animal that you want to learn more about. Look at the websites below and pick an animal to research. You will use this to write 3-5 paragraphs.
 * SeaWorld
 * Scholastic Game - more endangered animals
 * KidPlanet
 * WWF
 * Enchanted Learning
 * Worldbook online (you will have to know your animal to search)
 * Arkive
 * Why do we care? Read this article for more information about how this impacts YOU!
 * So, now let's go back to that first challenge. How can we save the Sumatran Tiger?
 * Here is the problem as the Philadelphia Zoo has explained it:
 * "Palm oil is the world’s most widely produced vegetable oil. It can be found in almost 50% of the packaged foods we eat and in many shampoos, cosmetics, lotions and cleaning products. In the last decade, close to 80% of deforestation in Sumatra was driven by the expansion of non-sustainable palm oil plantations, costing tigers, orangutans, rhinos and other endangered wildlife valuable habitat they need to survive." Can we help??
 * I want you and a small group to brainstorm what we can do. We will look at some examples of what previous classes have done to help get us started.
 * Ideas from the zoo include the following 4-step plan:
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 >>>>> **Step 2:** Let the persuasive power drive the creativity! Students should use the medium of their choice to express what is important to them as consumers. Some examples would be writing persuasive letters (keep it positive), or creating a song, poem, play or video (2-minutes or less).  >>>>> **Step 3:** Student campaigns sh >>>>> ould engage others and highlight how consumer demand for deforestation-free palm oil can help save Sumatran tigers.  >>>>> **Step 4:** Students should document their interactions with companies and show the number of people reached with their palm oil awareness campaign. Most importantly, they should summarize the impact of their campaign
 * Researching Palm Oil - Here are a few websites with facts that I've found to help us get started:
 * Use Your Noodle (from WWF)


 * Mythology Project
 * Mt. Everest Story