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Science and the Environment Part 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-ReuseRecycle?” 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/assetDetail .cfm?guidAssetID=E7CC0F85-2EA7-4DAE-820986455D14498A Reduce, Reuse, Recycle http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.c fm?guidAssetID=427F2D1C-A09D-4D8D-858C9D62514D3D3F Recycling: Reduce, Reuses, Recycle http://www.brainpop.com/search/?keyword=recycle Waste 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/expl ore.html Online books for kids about recycling http://www.lawrencekidsrecycle.org/menu.ht ml Recycling and Beyond (Games) http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek /earth/recycle/recyclingbeyond.htm