Week 7 Are you and your students On Alert? In Australia we experience all sorts of severe weather events including cyclones, floods, bushfires, severe storms, earthquakes and even tsunamis. As our climate changes, these events are projected to become more intense, while others may become more frequent. That's why Week Seven's theme is On Alert. Explore the types of weather events and learn ways we can prepare ourselves and our home. Remember you can always check the teaching notes for lesson ideas. Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2013’s Green Lane Heroes! To enter the competition you can either: 1.Upload a postcard to our map and share your actions with us. 2. Send us an email and tell us about the amazing actions your students have taken. 3. Send us your scrapbooks at the end of the program. 4. Send us your posters at the end of the program, showing what positive changes your students made. Digital copies are fine here too. Read more Are your students on alert? At Green Cross Australia we're passionate about helping communities prepare for extreme weather. In 2011, we launched the Harden up - Protecting Queensland website. It focuses on how to prepare for extreme weather events. Use our fun games, preparation tips and ideas for your classroom to help your kids learn how to prepare for emergencies. Read more Build your own disaster supply kit Imagine if you had to survive for a few days without clean water, food or clothes. What would you need? Check out this fun and interactive online game which shows kids what everyday items they need to have in a disaster supply kit. Read more Garden Grubs take over As part of their Green Lane Diary experience, students from WA’s Applecross Primary School have started a garden club, calling themselves 'Garden Grubs'! Students from year 3,4 and 5 applied to join the garden and friendship club which is run by teachers and year 6 and 7 Rangers every Wednesday during lunch time. What are you doing as part of Green Lane Diary? Share your stories and see what others are doing on our interactive map. Read more How is the diary working for you? Over the years, the Green Lane Diary has grown and evolved in response to teachers' feedback. We love hearing from you, so please send us an email, we appreciate your feedback. Read more You may think Australia is relatively safe being in the middle of a tectonic plate, but we are actually rattled by roughly one small earthquake a day! Learn about the top 10 worst Australian earthquakes in modern times. Green Cross Australia helps people adapt to our changing climate. Our education programs are fun, edgy and help children to make a positive difference. The Green Lane Diary is our award-winning education program for primary school children. It is a free program aligned to the national curriculum for years 3-7. Designed by industry experts and education specialists, the diary empowers children to learn about the environment through positive action at home, at school and in the community. How prepared are you? Take action and tick off each of the steps in this checklist to prepare for extreme weather events. Green Lane Diary is an initiative of Green Cross Australia. Email info@greencrossaustralia.org Phone 07 3003 0644 Web www.greencrossaustralia.org If you have received this email in error and wish to unsubscribe from future correspondence please click here