What does it mean to CONSERVE or PRESERVE resources?
To save, keep, or protect them.
Why is it important to reuse things?
It means you do not have to buy new things, which keeps us from using up natural resources.
What does it mean to REDUCE?
It means to use less.
Give 2 examples of how you can reduce in your house.
Turn off the light when you leave the room, take shorter showers etc.
What does it mean to RECYCLE?
It means to make a new thing from an old thing.
What are the three "R's" to preserve the environment?
Reduce, reuse, recycle!
Why do we need to take care of natural resources?
There is a limited amount of them, we want them to be there for future generations.
What's it called when air, water, or land get dirty?
POLLUTION
What are three things that are made of plastic?
water bottles, packaging, shampoo bottles, laundry detergent bottles, take out food containers etc.
Why is it important to use less plastic?
Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down. Plastic has chemicals that are bad for the land, water, animals, and humans.
Don't throw away plastic __________. Take a fork, spoon, knife or chopsticks with you.
utensils
Scientists do ____________ to study something.
research
Buy food in glass jars. Save the jars and __________ them.
reuse
