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Reducing Our Impact on Earth
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- We will learn to reduce, reuse and recycle.
- People can have a negative impact on Earth's land, water and air.
- People can also make a positive impact through choices we make.
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Before VideoWhy do we need clean air?ANSWER
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People, animals and plants need clean air to breathe.
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People, animals and plants need clean water to drink, take a bath or live in.
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We need clean land, so plants and animals have a place to live and so that people do not get sick from living in places that are polluted.
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Using old items to make new ones.
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Litter is trash, such as paper, cans and bottles that has been thrown on the ground instead of into a trash can or recycling bin.
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It is when the land, air or water is made dirty by waste, chemicals or other harmful things.
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After VideoWhy should we recycle?ANSWER
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To keep land, water and air clean and to have enough resources so other people can enjoy them too.
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They end up in the trash. Then a garbage truck will move it to a landfill. At a landfill trash is buried and it can also be burned which leads to air pollution.
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Water can get dirty. Then we cannot use it for drinking, bathing and cooking. Animals and plants that live in the water may die.
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It gets dirty with chemicals and gases that cause smog. The air can be too dirty to breathe.
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Trash is unhealthy, and can make people, animals and plants sick. Chemicals on the land can wash into the water and cause pollution.
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It helps save our natural resources. When we reduce, reuse, and recycle, we lessen our negative impact on the earth.
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Reduce
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To use less.
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Reuse
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To use the same thing more than once.
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Recycle
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To use old items to make new ones.
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Pollution
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When the environment is dirtied by waste and other harmful substances.
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Natural Resource
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Anything from nature that living things can use.
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Landfill
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A place where a lot of trash is buried.
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Impact
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To have a strong effect on something.
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Problem
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Something that needs to be solved.
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Solution
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An answer to a problem.
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Reduce
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Download as PDF Download PDF View as Separate PageDEFINITION OF RECYCLINGWhen you recycle, you help create new things out of old ones. Items we use every day, such as paper, plastic and bottles can be made into new ones. Recycling helps reduce our impact on Earth.
To better understand how recycling works…
DEFINITION OF RECYCLING. When you recycle, you help create new things out of old ones. Items we use every day, such as paper, plastic and bottles can be made into new ones. Recycling helps reduce our impact on Earth. To better understand how recycling works…LET’S BREAK IT DOWN!
Reducing and reusing helps the Earth.
Reducing the amount of waste you produce is a great way to help the environment. For example, you can take shorter showers to reduce the amount of water you use.
Reducing and reusing helps the Earth. Reducing the amount of waste you produce is a great way to help the environment. For example, you can take shorter showers to reduce the amount of water you use.Recycling is another great way to help the Earth.
Many of the things we use every day are made out of materials that can be recycled. When you recycle, you help create new items out of old ones.
Recycling is another great way to help the Earth. Many of the things we use every day are made out of materials that can be recycled. When you recycle, you help create new items out of old ones.We can all help stop pollution.
When the environment is dirtied by waste, our air, water and land get polluted. You can help stop pollution by always placing your trash in a trash can and never leaving it on the ground.
We can all help stop pollution. When the environment is dirtied by waste, our air, water and land get polluted. You can help stop pollution by always placing your trash in a trash can and never leaving it on the ground.Where does our trash go?
When you throw away your trash, it goes to the landfill. Landfills can build up with huge amounts of trash. It becomes smelly and it can cause air and water pollution too.
Where does our trash go? When you throw away your trash, it goes to the landfill. Landfills can build up with huge amounts of trash. It becomes smelly and it can cause air and water pollution too.Remember the R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Reduce means to use less. Reuse means to use something more than once. Recycle means to make new items out of old ones. This helps keep the Earth clean.
Remember the R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Reduce means to use less. Reuse means to use something more than once. Recycle means to make new items out of old ones. This helps keep the Earth clean. -
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