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Organization : Central Board of Secondary Education
Competition Name : International Day For Preservation of Ozone Layer 2015 Competitions
Applicable States/UT : All India

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International Day For Preservation of Ozone Layer Competitions

The day, September 16, 2015 marks 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer

Related : CBSE Celebration of National Education Day NED 2015 Competition : www.contest.net.in/2925.html

Stratospheric Ozone plays an important role in protecting the Earth from the harmful ultraviolet radiations emitted by the Sun. However, the major ozone depleting substances like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are damaging this layer. Its preservation has become an issue of great concern worldwide.

The United Nations General Assembly designated September 16th as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day is observed to create awareness about the importance of ozone layer for us and for the environment.

The theme for the celebration of the anniversary is supported by the slogan, “Ozone: All there is between you and UV.” In this regard, the schools may conduct activities to sensitize the students for the preservation of Ozone Layer.

Some activities suggested are :

For Class VI:
** Slogan writing.
** An elocution competition (3 minutes per speaker) on: Ozone Layer is important for our survival.
** Collect information about CFC free products and display it in the class.

For Class VII:
** Make a Poster conveying a message for the protection of Ozone Layer.
** Organise a small exhibition of these posters. Parents / other stakeholders may be invited to visit the exhibition.
** In olden times, when refrigerators were not there people used various natural methods for keeping food and water fresh and cool. Explore about such methods and find out how they may be applied in the present time.
** Organize a Skit/Nukkad Natak to convey the idea human activities contribute to depletion of the Ozone Layer.

For Class VIII:
** Speech on “the practices that we may adopt to protect Ozone Layer”.
** Planting more and more trees may help us to combat the effect of Global warming to some extent. Initiate an awareness campaign for your family members /community regarding tree planting and climate change mitigation.

For Classes XI – XII:
Power point presentation/Model making, clarifying the concepts of greenhouse effect/global warming etc. that may be presented as project exhibits for students of lower classes.

The activities may be conducted in the schools by the end of September and the reports with respect to the celebration of International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer may be sent through e-mail to cbse.archana@gmail.com.