3 R's
What are the three R's that are helping our Earth?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down.
20 - 1000 years
What date is Earth Day celebrated on each year?
April 22nd
What colors are on a globe AND what do those colors represent?
Blue (water) and Green (land)
Kyson collected 5 cans, and Bayler collected 7 cans. Ahmed collected some cans too. Together, the three boys collected 21 cans. How many cans did Ahmed collect?
You must write a number sentence with your answer and must submit your answer in a complete sentence.
Ahmed collected 9 cans.
5 + 7 + 9 = 21 or 21 - 5 - 7 = 9
Name 3 things that can be recycled.
Paper (clean and dry, cardboard, cartons)
Glass
Metal (alumnium cans and metal cans)
Plastic (some plastics)
How many years does it take wool clothing, like wool socks, to decompose?
1 to 5 years
How many people celebrate Earth Day worldwide?
1 Billion people celebrate Earth Day!
70% of the Earth is covered in _________.
Water
Together, Willamena, Lauren, Cooper, and Emmanuel collected 28 cans. Willamena collected 7 cans. Lauren and Cooper each collected the same number of cans. Emmanuel collected 5 cans. How many cans did Lauren and Cooper collect?
You must write a number sentence with your answer and must submit your answer in a complete sentence.
Lauren and Cooper each collected 8 cans.
28 - 7 - 5 = 16, 16 / 2 = 8 ( 16 shared equally with 2 people is 8) or
7 + 5 + 8 + 8 = 28
What is it called when you take something you're going to throw out and turn it into something else?
Recycle
How many years does it take for a battery to decompose?
About 100 years
What do we call trash that is thrown on the ground instead of in a garbage bin?
Litter
_________ is the third planet from the sun.
Earth
Aria, Hallie, and Theo donated some old clothing to the thrift store. Aria donated 6 shirts. Hallie donated 8. Aria, Hallie, and Theo donated 37 pieces of clothing altogether. How many things did Theo donate?
You must write a number sentence with your answer and must submit your answer in a complete sentence.
Theo donated 23 items to the thrift store.
8 + 6 + 23 = 37 or 31 - 8 - 6 = 23
What is it called when you turn off the lights to save electricity?
Reduce
How many years does it take for one disposable baby diaper to biodegrade?
About 500 years.
Where was Earth Day first celebrated?
The United States
How much of the Earth is covered by land?
30% of the Earth is covered in land.
Josiah, Vada and Cielo collected some recycled paper. Josiah collected 8 pounds of paper. Vada collected 12 pounds of paper. Together they collected 42 pounds of paper. How many pounds of paper did Cielo collect?
You must write a number sentence with your answer and must submit your answer in a complete sentence.
Cielo collected 22 pounds of paper.
12 + 8 + 22 = 42 or 42 - 12 - 8 =22
Instead of throwing a plastic water bottle, you can clean it and use it again. This is called __________.
Reuse
How many years does it take for styrofoam products to decompose?
500 to 1 million years - but it is also considered a product that NEVER truly decomposes.
When was the first year Earth Day was celebrated?
April 22, 1970
Earth is the _______ largest planet in our solar system.
Earth is the 5th largest planet in our solar system.
The 2nd-grade teachers collected some glass recyclables. Ms. Logan and Ms. Flowe collected 32 glass bottles each. Mr. Green and Ms. Amberger collected 16 bottles together. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Pillichody collected some glass bottles, too. If the second-grade teachers collected 100 glass bottles in all, how many bottles did Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Pillichody collect together?
You must write a number sentence with your answer and must submit your answer in a complete sentence.
Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Pillichody collected 20 glass bottles together.
32 + 32 + 16 + 20 =100 or 100 - 32 - 32 - 16 = 20