Reflection on the presentation by Ms Avani Awasthee

On Monday – 2nd of April 2018, we had a guest lecturer who came to the PYP-5 homeroom. Her name was Avani Awasthee. She told us about her passion towards the environment which led her to be selected to go on an expedition to Antarctica.

It all started when Ms. Avani was 14 years old and participated in a competition by Tetra Pak where she made a one Minute Video on spreading awareness on how Tetra Pak boxes are recyclable as well as an answer on how Antarctica can be saved. Avani submitted her video which was ranked as the 3rd best in India. She became an ambassador and took an interest in the Environment by starting an initiative called the ‘Recycled Army’.

Two years later, she received a message by Mr. Robert Swan who followed her work. He was the first person who had travelled to the Arctic and the Antarctic by foot. He got in touch with Avani and invited her to come on the expedition to Antarctica. She was 18 years old that time and agreed. Since then, she has been to Antarctica twice. She only returned two weeks ago from her last expedition. We look forward to interviewing her as a primary source for our exhibition.

She told us that according to the research done by NASA, due to Global warming, Antarctica has been melting 10 times faster than what the scientists had estimated. This is a serious concern but we can work together to stop it. Ms. Avani explained to us that change starts from us. Each one of us has the power and the responsibility to make a global change.

Teerth PYP 5

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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