Project 49: David Suzuki Canada’s Environmentalist
Student Name(s): Abdallah
School: Edmonton Islamic Academy
Grade: 5
Bibliography: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pL6cbSNJtJbQuqJeKcm17Fk-Stxle7d3
Research Topic / Main Questions:
Who is David Suzuki? How is he important? How can we learn from his work and accomplishments?
Why did you choose this topic:
I picked David Suzuki as my topic because he is a very well known environmentalist. He cares about nature and animals and he tries to help whenever he can. He cares about the planet we live on and wants to keep it green for generations to come. He inspires me and all of us to take more care of our planet.
Please summarize your experience in researching this project?
In this project I have gathered my information from various websites such as Wikipedia, EcoMENA, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Blogs, and Weebly.com. Wikipedia and the Canadian Encyclopedia has taught me about who David Suzuki is and what he is known for. Also, Wikipedia had the most information for my project and was the most useful. EcoMENA has taught me about an Islamic connection to the environment and how God likes people who keep themselves clean. Blogs.com has taught me about David S Suzuki’s childhood and relationship with his dad. Weebly.com had some was a timeline of David Suzuki’s life and important events. As well, a book called The David Suzuki Reader A Lifetime of Ideas from a Leading Activist and Thinker is a book David put all his unpublished essays in to a book. It inspires me that over the past 25 years he wrote all those essays, worked hard, and never gave up.
How did you personally connect to this project?
This project relates relates to me because I love learning and taking care of nature. I care about how many trees we are cutting down and how much garbage we are throwing in the sea and he does too. We both want to keep this place clean and green for everybody.
What are your conclusions about your topic?
In conclusion David Suzuki is a successful Canadain academic and environmentalist. He wants to help and learn about the environment in any way he can. He is still helping the environment today and will not stop until he dies.