1. Science and the Environment Part 4 of 4
Mrs. Delaup
Abney Elementary-4th grade

2. 1. What do humans have a responsibility to do?
Humans have a responsibility to take care of or preserve the environment.

3. 2. What does conserve mean?
Conserve means to protect our resources as well as use them wisely.

4. 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!

5. 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.

6. 5. What is preservation?
The protection of an area is called preservation.

7. 6. What does the government do to help preserve ecosystems?
The government helps preserve ecosystems by making laws and setting up protected areas.

8. 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.

9. Review
What is Waste?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recycling: Reduce, Reuses, Recycle
Waste Management: Where does your garbage go?

10. Review Activities Explore Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Online books for kids about recycling
Recycling and Beyond (Games)