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Expires May 31, 2013. meoh zoone tathiab hrEat ady A FREE ICE CREAM CONE Unscramble the words and bring in your answers for Word of the Week concern — to be of interest or importance How to Celebrate • The garbage in a landfill stays for about 30 years. • In 1995, over 200 of the world landfills were full. • Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day. • One bus carries as many people as 40 cars! • More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home • Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year • We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year • 1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet. • The 500 million automobiles on Earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day. • Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air. • Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each year ends up in the ocean. • The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours • For every 2,000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals. • Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees • Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees. • The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years • Earth is 2/3 water, but all the fresh water streams only represent 1/100th of 1 percent. • 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year • It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones • 5 billion aluminum cans are used each year • 84 percent of all household waste can be recycled. • Computers pose an environmental threat because much of the material that makes them up is hazardous. A typical monitor contains 4-5 pounds of lead. • Each year, billions of used batteries are thrown away in the United States. This constitutes 88 percent of the mercury and 54 percent of the cadmium deposited into our landfills • Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up. • Ivory comes from dead elephants, it’s best not to buy it. • Fur coats often come from endangered animals, it's best not to buy them. • One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water. So dispose of properly! NIE Coordinator: Dana Wolfe / Graphic Designer: Scarlett E. Smith 18 Earth-friendly things kids can do to celebrate Earth Day every day 1. Enlist friends, hand out bags and clean up a nearby park. 2. Plant shrubs or a tree in your yard. 3. Start a vegetable garden in pots or a small plot. 4. Organize a cleanup day at your school. 5. Create posters with environmental themes and ask teachers to post them in their classrooms. 6. Look for recycling symbols on products you or your parents buy. Purchase items in recyclable packag- ing whenever possible. Avoid prod- ucts that use excessive packaging. 7. Encourage your parents to carry a reusable shopping bag, and suggest they buy in bulk to minimize packag- ing waste. 8. Bicycle or walk to school rather than being driven by your parents (as long as Mom and Dad say it's safe). 9. Steer your parents toward organic pesticides, such as those made from orange extract. 10.Turn off lights, fans or the TV when you leave the room (unless your little brother is still in there). 11. Check your home for leaky faucets or toilets, and volunteer to help fix those in need of repair. 12. Don't leave the water running while brushing your teeth or washing your face and hands. 13. Take shorter showers. 14. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean the driveway or sidewalk. 15. Remind your parents that wash- ing the car less often saves water (and may get you out of the dreaded chore). 16. Ask your parents to raise (in the summer) or lower (in the winter) the thermostat a few degrees, telling them it will save energy as well as money. 17. Lower the blinds when the sun comes up, which deflects heat from the windows. 18. Offer to replace air filters. A clean filter helps the air. Word Search See if you can find and circle the words listed. They are hidden in the puzzle vertically, horizontally and diagonally — some are even spelled backwards. In 1963, former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our plan- et. (A senator is a person that the peo- ple of the United States have chosen to help make the laws.) Senator Nelson knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and ani- mals were dying. He wondered why more people weren't trying to solve these problems. He talked to other lawmakers and to the president. They decided that the presi- dent would go around the country and tell people about these concerns. He did, but still not enough people were working on the problem. Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a spe- cial day to teach everyone about the things that needed changing in our environment. He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned. (Most of the schools got this magazine and he knew that kids would help him.) On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held. People all over the coun- try made promises to help the environ- ment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isn't it great? One person had an idea and kept working until everyone began working together to solve it. See what happens when people care about our world? Earth Day, Every Day! Troy Junior High students with completed bags for the Green Gals grocery bag project. Teacher: Julie McMiller First grade students from Springcreek Primary School with completed grocery bags. Teacher: Leah Baumhauer Did You Know?
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Visit NIE online at www.sidneydailynews.com, www.troydailynews.com or www.dailycall.com
Newspapers In Education
Nourishing Ideas. Nourishing People.Proud Sponsors of Newspapers In Education
One form per visit. Not valid with any other offer. No cash value.Valid at all Scott Family McDonald’s®: Tipp City, Troy, Piqua, Sidney, Greenville, Beavercreek and Fairborn. Expires May 31, 2013.
meoh zoone tathiab hrEat ady
A FREE ICE CREAM CONEUnscramble the words and bring in your answers for
Word of the Weekconcern — to be of interest orimportance
How to Celebrate
• The garbage in a landfill stays forabout 30 years.
• In 1995, over 200 of the world landfillswere full.
• Each person throws awayapproximately four pounds of garbageevery day.
• One bus carries as many people as40 cars!
• More than 1/3 of all energy is used bypeople at home
• Most families throw away about 88pounds of plastic every year
• We each use about 12,000 gallons ofwater every year
• 1/3 of all water is used to flush thetoilet.
• The 500 million automobiles on Earthburn an average of 2 gallons of fuel aday.
• Each gallon of fuel releases 20pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
• Approximately 5 million tons of oilproduced in the world each year endsup in the ocean.
• The energy we save when we recycleone glass bottle is enough to light atraditional light bulb for four hours
• For every 2,000 pounds of paper (1ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons ofwater free from chemicals.
• Recycled paper requires 64% lessenergy than making paper from virginwood pulp, and can save many trees
• Every ton of paper that is recycledsaves 17 trees.
• The amount of wood and paper wethrow away is enough to heat 50 millionhomes for 20 years
• Earth is 2/3 water, but all the freshwater streams only represent 1/100th of1 percent.
• 14 billion pounds of trash is dumpedinto the ocean every year
• It takes 90% less energy to recyclealuminum cans than to make new ones
• 5 billion aluminum cans are usedeach year
• 84 percent of all household waste canbe recycled.
• Computers pose an environmentalthreat because much of the materialthat makes them up is hazardous. Atypical monitor contains 4-5 pounds oflead.
• Each year, billions of used batteriesare thrown away in the United States.This constitutes 88 percent of themercury and 54 percent of thecadmium deposited into our landfills
• Approximately only 10 percent ofevery landfill can be cleaned up.
• Ivory comes from dead elephants, it’sbest not to buy it.
• Fur coats often come fromendangered animals, it's best not to buythem.
• One gallon of motor oil cancontaminate up to 2 million gallons ofwater. So dispose of properly!
NIE Coordinator: Dana Wolfe / Graphic Designer: Scarlett E. Smith
18 Earth-friendly things kids cando to celebrate Earth Day everyday1. Enlist friends, hand out bags andclean up a nearby park.2. Plant shrubs or a tree in your yard.3. Start a vegetable garden in pots ora small plot.4. Organize a cleanup day at yourschool.5. Create posters with environmentalthemes and ask teachers to postthem in their classrooms.6. Look for recycling symbols onproducts you or your parents buy.Purchase items in recyclable packag-ing whenever possible. Avoid prod-ucts that use excessive packaging.7. Encourage your parents to carry areusable shopping bag, and suggestthey buy in bulk to minimize packag-ing waste.8. Bicycle or walk to school ratherthan being driven by your parents (aslong as Mom and Dad say it's safe).9. Steer your parents toward organicpesticides, such as those made fromorange extract.10. Turn off lights, fans or the TVwhen you leave the room (unlessyour little brother is still in there).11. Check your home for leakyfaucets or toilets, and volunteer tohelp fix those in need of repair.12. Don't leave the water runningwhile brushing your teeth or washingyour face and hands.13. Take shorter showers.14. Use a broom instead of a hose toclean the driveway or sidewalk.15. Remind your parents that wash-ing the car less often saves water(and may get you out ofthe dreaded chore).16. Ask your parents to raise (in thesummer) or lower (in the winter) thethermostat a few degrees, tellingthem it will save energy as well asmoney.17. Lower the blinds when the suncomes up, which deflects heat fromthe windows.18. Offer to replace air filters. A cleanfilter helps the air.
WordSearch
See if you can find and circle the words listed. They are hiddenin the puzzle vertically, horizontally and diagonally — some areeven spelled backwards.
In 1963, former Senator GaylordNelson began to worry about our plan-et. (A senator is a person that the peo-ple of the United States have chosen tohelp make the laws.) Senator Nelsonknew that our world was getting dirtyand that many of our plants and ani-mals were dying.
He wondered why more peopleweren't trying to solve these problems.He talked to other lawmakers and to thepresident. They decided that the presi-dent would go around the country andtell people about these concerns. Hedid, but still not enough people wereworking on the problem.Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had
another idea. He decided to have a spe-cial day to teach everyone about thethings that needed changing in ourenvironment. He wrote letters to all ofthe colleges and put a special article inScholastic Magazine to tell them aboutthe special day he had planned. (Mostof the schools got this magazine and heknew that kids would help him.)On April 22, 1970, the first Earth
Day was held. People all over the coun-try made promises to help the environ-ment. Everyone got involved and sincethen, Earth Day has spread all over theplanet. People all over the world know
that there are problems we need towork on and this is our special day tolook at the planet and see what needschanging. Isn't it great?One person had an idea and kept
working until everyone began workingtogether to solve it. See what happenswhen people care about our world?
Earth Day, Every Day!
TroyJuniorHighstudentswithcompletedbags forthe GreenGalsgrocerybagproject.Teacher:JulieMcMiller
First gradestudents fromSpringcreek
Primary Schoolwith completedgrocery bags.Teacher: LeahBaumhauer
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