There is a new map that shows places with not many trees have dirty air. The map was made by some groups who care about trees and health. They used information from Google and other things to make a "tree score" for different places in the UK. The map tells us that poor places don't have many trees and the air is not good to breathe. The people who made the map want the leaders to plant more trees in these places.
The map shows that some places are not fair because they don't have many trees. A lady from the tree group says rich places have more trees. Trees are good because they make the air cleaner and help when it's very hot. In a city in America, they planted more trees where people don't have much money and gave them jobs to plant the trees. A man named Tyree got a job planting trees and it made his life better. Some leaders in the UK are starting to think about trees and poor places. The people who made the map want all leaders to use the tree score to plant more trees where people live in cities.
Original news source: Air pollution: map shows 'concrete jungles' more polluted (BBC)
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Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. Assign one group to discuss the pros of planting more trees in poor places, and the other group to discuss the cons. Give them a few minutes to brainstorm their ideas. Then, have a class discussion where each group presents their arguments. Encourage students to use the vocabulary and language from the article to support their points.
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The new map shows places with not many trees.
The air is not good to breathe because there are not many trees to clean it.
Trees make the air cleaner.
Some groups who care about trees and health made the map.
They used information from Google and other things to make the "tree score".
The people who made the map want the leaders to plant more trees in places with not many trees.
When Tyree got a job planting trees, it made his life better.
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There is a new map that shows places with not trees have air. The map was made by some groups who care about trees and health. They used information from Google and other things to make a "tree score" for different places in the UK. The map tells us that poor places don't many trees and the air is not good to breathe. The people who made the map the leaders to plant more trees in these places. The map shows that some places are not fair because they don't have many trees. A lady from the tree group rich places have more trees. Trees are because they make the air cleaner and help when it's very hot. In a city in America, they planted more trees where people don't have much money and gave them jobs to plant the trees. A man named Tyree got a job planting trees and it made his life better. Some leaders in the UK are to think about trees and poor places. The who made the map want all leaders to use the tree score to plant more trees where people live in cities.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a tree?
2. How would you feel if you lived in a place with dirty air?
3. Do you like trees? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's fair that some places have more trees than others? Why or why not?
5. How do trees help make the air cleaner?
6. What do trees do when it's very hot?
7. Have you ever planted a tree before? How did it make you feel?
8. Do you think it's a good idea for leaders to plant more trees in poor places? Why or why not?
9. How do you think planting more trees could make people's lives better?
10. Do you think leaders should use the tree score to decide where to plant trees? Why or why not?
11. Have you ever seen a map before? What did it show?
12. What can you do to help take care of trees in your city?
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