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Theme 1 : Lesson 1

Explorer in Action (Peg Keiner)

Peg keiner is from Chicago in the United States.

- She is a National geographic explorer.
• A global goals ambassador for the United Nations.

• A director of innovation at a school, she educates students on the impact of different
types of litter on the environment.
• At the start of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 she noticed there was a lot of litter
from COVID (PPE = personal protective equipment) such as facemasks and
disposable gloves.

Apps and social media websites she used to spread awareness on the impact of litter

• An app she downloaded for free on her phone. Using
1. Debris tracker GPS on her phone she recorded the location of litter.
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• She teaches her students to use Debris tracker

2. Twitter and
• she used the hashtag #trackingppe
- To encourage followers in 60 countries to collect PPE
data.
Instagram
• All the data collected by Ms.Keiner are in the form of GPS map locations and

infographics.

• Social responsibility means each citizen has a role in protecting the environment and
natural resources.
➢ Example : like what Peg keiner did when she saw litter in the street.

➢ Which is the basis of ‘’ go green ‘’ initiative that encourage a responsible attitude
towards environmental issues. Made by The Egyptian ministry of environment.

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