Science and the EnvironmentPart 4 of 4

Mrs. Delaup

Abney Elementary-4th grade

1. What do humans have a responsibility to do?

• Humans have a responsibility to take care of or preserve the environment.

2. What does conserve mean?

• Conserve means to protect our resources as well as use them wisely.

3. What is “Reduce-Reuse-Recycle?”

REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE is a conservation plan that all humans should live by!

• We need to REDUCE or lessen the amount resources we use; such as water.

• We need to REUSE items such as grocery bags.

• We need to RECYCLE materials such as paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic so that the materials can be REUSED to make other resources!

4. What happens when we recycle products?

• When we recycle products, we help conserve energy because less energy is needed to make products from other recycled products than from raw materials.

• We also help protect ecosystems because we need less land for trash landfills.

5. What is preservation?

• The protection of an area is called preservation.

6. What does the government do to help preserve

ecosystems?• The government helps preserve

ecosystems by making laws and setting up protected areas.

7. How does using a shoe box to store letters and pictures

help protect the environment?

• Reusing the shoe box helps keep trash out of landfills and reduces the need for another box made from more natural resources.

Review

• What is Waste?– http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetD

etail.cfm?guidAssetID=E7CC0F85-2EA7-4DAE-8209-86455D14498A

Reduce, Reuse, Recyclehttp://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/

assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=427F2D1C-A09D-4D8D-858C-9D62514D3D3F

Recycling: Reduce, Reuses, Recyclehttp://www.brainpop.com/search/?keyword=recycleWaste Management: Where does your garbage go?http://www.brainpop.com/search/?keyword=recycle

Review Activities

• Explore Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle– http://www.ollierecycles.com/uk/html/

explore.htmlOnline books for kids about recyclinghttp://www.lawrencekidsrecycle.org/

menu.htmlRecycling and Beyond (Games)http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/

eek/earth/recycle/recyclingbeyond.htm