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Sustainable Inks
Carbon Footprint
Energy Use
Vocabulary
100

These Earth safe materials are what we used to color our inks this week. 

What are spices and charcoal?

100

These three categories are the most commonly recycled and the easiest to recycle.

What are paper, glass, and plastic?

100

This is energy that comes from the sun.

What is solar energy?

100

To take an item and remake it into something else to prevent it from turning into waste.

What is recycling?

200

This renewable resource was the solvent we used for our inks this week. 

What is boiling water?

200
Bringing this to carry your groceries in can reduce your carbon footprint by reducing your plastic waste. 

What is a reusable grocery bag?

200

This non-renewable resource is what most of our world's electricity is currently being run on. 

What is a fossil fuel? (or carbon)

200

A resource that is in infinite supply, or can be treated to be used again and again forever? 

What is a renewable resource?
300

This spice comes from bell peppers and creates a reddish-orange colored ink.

What is paprika?

300

When brushing your teeth, you should do this to reduce the amount of water waste that you are producing.

What is turning off the water?

300

This energy source is harvested through large turbines that work by rotating the blades to create energy.

What is wind energy?


300

An element produced by trees that allows us to breathe. 

What is oxygen?

400

These three things are the necessary components to make an ink.

What are a pigment, a solvent, and a binder?

400

True or False? A used paper plate with food residue on it can go into the recycling bin. 

False.

400

True or false - a plugged in phone charger will continue to use electricity even when it is not connected to your phone?

True

400

This is the impact that you have on the Earth based on your consumption of non-renewable resources and your contribution to waste. 

What is your carbon footprint?

500

This ingredient, typically used in gluten free baking, is what we used to hold our inks together and thicken them. 

What is xanthan gum?

500
Eating this type of food from local sources can reduce your carbon footprint by reducing the amount of transportation it has to go through. 

What is fruits and vegetables?

500

This energy source is created by splitting atoms to create a large reaction that results in toxic waste.

What is nuclear energy?

500

This component in ink is what the pigment and binder are dissolved into. 

What is a solvent?