Campus Conservation
What simple action can save the most water when brushing your teeth?
What is turning off the faucet while brushing?
What color bin do paper and cardboard go in?
What is the blue bin?
Leaving computers or projectors on all day wastes this.
What is energy (or electricity)?
We made these out of recycled T-shirts to donate to the animal shelter.
What are dog toys?
What is the most recycled item in the world?
What is the aluminum can?
Turning off these when you leave a room helps conserve electricity.
What are the lights?
True or False: You can recycle greasy pizza boxes.
What is false?
What type of bulbs are more energy-efficient than incandescent ones?
What are LED bulbs?
We designed this to raise awareness and keep students updated on eco-efforts at school.
What is an environmental bulletin board?
What gas do trees absorb to fight climate change?
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
What is the term for using resources without harming future generations?
What is sustainability?
What material takes over 400 years to decompose and is often used in bottles?
What is plastic?
Instead of using the heater or A/C full blast, we suggest dressing this way.
What is in layers or weather-appropriate clothing?
We reused plastic bottles by cutting and decorating them to create these.
What are planters?
What environmental symbol has a triangle made of arrows?
What is the recycling symbol?
When students bring reusable water bottles or containers, they help reduce waste and conserve this.
What is plastic (or single-use waste)?
What does “reduce” mean in the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)?
What is using fewer materials or products in the first place?
We posted these in the halls to remind students how to save energy.
What are energy-saving posters or reminders?
We helped birds and reused natural materials by covering these in peanut butter and seeds.
What are pinecone bird feeders?
Which animal is a mascot for reducing plastic waste in oceans?
What is a sea turtle?
We asked classrooms to unplug these overnight to avoid phantom energy use.
What are chargers or power strips?
This kind of waste is often thrown in the trash but can be composted to help gardens grow.
What is food or organic waste?
This is what we call electricity that’s used by devices left plugged in, even when they’re off.
What is phantom energy (aka vampire energy or standby power)?
We supported our school garden by building these from wood and other materials.
What are homemade planter boxes?
This kind of school project uses old materials to make something new.
What is upcycling?