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Keystone Student Keystone Student AssociationAssociationApril 2010April 2010

Please be sure that you have Please be sure that you have your speakers turned on! your speakers turned on!

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Earth Day – April Earth Day – April 2222ndnd

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future. economy now and for the future.

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What does this mean for What does this mean for you? you?

Clean up/restoration projectsClean up/restoration projects Earth Day Pledge (I promise I will do Earth Day Pledge (I promise I will do

__ to help the environment)__ to help the environment) Plant a treePlant a tree Write a letter to your elected officials Write a letter to your elected officials

about what needs to be done to help.about what needs to be done to help. Write an Earth Day article for a local Write an Earth Day article for a local

newspaper or create a poster. newspaper or create a poster.

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What else can you do What else can you do to help the earth? to help the earth?

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EARTH DAY QUIZ!EARTH DAY QUIZ!

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1.1. How many years does How many years does it take for glass to it take for glass to decompose in decompose in landfills? landfills?

2.2. For every ton of For every ton of paper, how many paper, how many trees do we save? trees do we save?

3.3. How many plastic How many plastic bottles do Americans bottles do Americans throw out hourly? throw out hourly?

4.4. How much less energy How much less energy does a CFL light bulb does a CFL light bulb use?use?

5.5. Earth Day was created Earth Day was created in what year? in what year?

66. What is the main . What is the main cause of cause of endangered and endangered and extinct animals? extinct animals?

7.7. About how many About how many gallons of water do gallons of water do humans use humans use annually?annually?

8.8. About how many About how many pounds of garbage pounds of garbage is dumped into the is dumped into the ocean annually? ocean annually?

9.9. How many gallons How many gallons of water can one of water can one dishwasher use?dishwasher use?

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ANSWERS! ANSWERS!

1.1. It takes one million years.It takes one million years.2.2. 17173.3. 2.5 million2.5 million4.4. 30% less than a regular bulb30% less than a regular bulb5.5. 197019706.6. PollutionPollution7.7. 12,000 gallons12,000 gallons8.8. 14 billion pounds14 billion pounds9.9. 9-12 gallons9-12 gallons

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Letters to Soldiers ProjectLetters to Soldiers Project

We received 30 letters.We received 30 letters. Thanks to everyone that Thanks to everyone that

participated! participated!

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Group ProjectGroup Project

What are your ideas of what we can do What are your ideas of what we can do as a group? as a group?

When should we start the group project? When should we start the group project?

Present your ideas today, email a copy Present your ideas today, email a copy of your proposal to of your proposal to [email protected]@keystonehighschool.com and we’ll and we’ll vote for our next group project! vote for our next group project!

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Discussion Boards Discussion Boards

May topic May topic

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Any other questions? Any other questions?

Remember our last meeting before Remember our last meeting before summer break will be May 5summer break will be May 5thth. .

Let us know when you are ready to Let us know when you are ready to present your project! present your project!


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