Did you know that each person creates 1 million pounds of trash each year? That's a lot of trash! If we continue to waste water, energy, trees, and other resources there won't be any left! We need your help in trying to clean up the community! Look at the web sites below to see what you can do to help!
1. Click on the tree to see why trees are important to the earth and why you should plant trees.
3. Water is an important resource to the earth. This web site contains ways that you can conserve water.
4. Energy is also an important resource to the earth. Read a story about Daniel and his dad to learn about cars that can conserve energy!
5. Many animals in the wild and around your home are endangered of becoming extinct. Look at this web site to see ways that you can help the animals around your community!
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Recycling is a great way to reduce the amount of trash produced. Look at
this web site for ways to reuse old puzzle pieces!
7. Click on the present for creative ways to use old newspapers and other recyclable items when wrapping presents.
8. Check out this web site for ways to create things using milk cartons!
9. This is a great way to learn how to make a caterpillar using recyclable items!
10. This web site has a bunch of ideas for ways to create things using recyclable items.
| Read the story What Can I Do? by Kim Moon by clicking on the picture to the right. When you are finished reading the story, think of some ways that you can help clean up your school, house, and community. (Look back at numbers 1-5 if you need help thinking of ideas). Then draw a picture and write at least one sentence describing how you can help your community. Click on Activity1 for assessment. |
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Activity 2
| It
is your best friend's birthday tomorrow and you have decided that you want
to make his/her present! The only things you have to make the present with
are newspapers, milk cartons, egg cartons, an old puzzle, soda cans, bottles,
tape, glue, and crayons. Make sure you remember to wrap the present! (Refer
back to numbers 6-10 for ideas) Be Creative!
Click on Activity2 for assessment. |
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This topic page was created by Cara Musumeci