The Lorax Think Questions
The Lorax Think Questions What was this natural resource the Once-ler found? What did the Once-ler make with this natural resource and what was it going to be used for?
Explain how the Once-ler DID NOT practice “sustainable development?”
Name ______________________________________________
The Lorax Think Questions The LORAX is a story about a man who abuses the environment: the land, the water and the air and what he learns from it. 1. The Once-ler found a new region with an important natural resource. (A natural resource is a plant, animal, or mineral that can be used by people.) What was this natural resource the Once-ler found? ________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did the Once-ler make with this natural resource and what was it going to be used for?_______ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What new tool did the Once-ler invent? How did this help his business? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The Once-ler was feeling sorry for the Truffula trees, until some event occurred. What happened to change his mind back to being greedy?_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How were each of the following harmed as more and more Truffula Trees were chopped down? a. Brown Barb=a-loots: __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Swomee Swans: ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ c. Humming Fish: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The Once-ler’s business failed. What happened to cause the failure of this business? _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. What was the environment like before the company started making Thneeds? What was it like afterwards? _____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Explain what, in the Once-ler’s opinion, must happen for the LORAX and his animals to return. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. The thneed is a made up item. What do you think a thneed represents? ________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. In this story who does the Once-ler represent in our society? ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
“Sustainable development” is often defined as meeting the needs of the present without reducing the ability of people to meet their needs in the future. Another way to say this is:
“use it...but don’t abuse it, or we’ll lose it.” 11. Explain how the Once-ler DID NOT practice “sustainable development?” ______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. If the Once-ler used the concept of sustainable development in the planning of his business and factories, he might still be in business and the environment might not have been destroyed. How would you suggest he do things differently if given the chance to do it all over again? _______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
EXPLORING FURTHER: Find an example in our community or area in which we currently do or should practice sustainable development. Are we doing a good or bad job at “using it without abusing it?” What should be done differently? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain how the Once-ler DID NOT practice “sustainable development?”
Name ______________________________________________
The Lorax Think Questions The LORAX is a story about a man who abuses the environment: the land, the water and the air and what he learns from it. 1. The Once-ler found a new region with an important natural resource. (A natural resource is a plant, animal, or mineral that can be used by people.) What was this natural resource the Once-ler found? ________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did the Once-ler make with this natural resource and what was it going to be used for?_______ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What new tool did the Once-ler invent? How did this help his business? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The Once-ler was feeling sorry for the Truffula trees, until some event occurred. What happened to change his mind back to being greedy?_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How were each of the following harmed as more and more Truffula Trees were chopped down? a. Brown Barb=a-loots: __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Swomee Swans: ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ c. Humming Fish: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The Once-ler’s business failed. What happened to cause the failure of this business? _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. What was the environment like before the company started making Thneeds? What was it like afterwards? _____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Explain what, in the Once-ler’s opinion, must happen for the LORAX and his animals to return. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. The thneed is a made up item. What do you think a thneed represents? ________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. In this story who does the Once-ler represent in our society? ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
“Sustainable development” is often defined as meeting the needs of the present without reducing the ability of people to meet their needs in the future. Another way to say this is:
“use it...but don’t abuse it, or we’ll lose it.” 11. Explain how the Once-ler DID NOT practice “sustainable development?” ______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. If the Once-ler used the concept of sustainable development in the planning of his business and factories, he might still be in business and the environment might not have been destroyed. How would you suggest he do things differently if given the chance to do it all over again? _______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
EXPLORING FURTHER: Find an example in our community or area in which we currently do or should practice sustainable development. Are we doing a good or bad job at “using it without abusing it?” What should be done differently? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
