Earth Day Lesson

Categorize

Options (7)

Includes soil, rocks, and minerals

Necessary for growing healthy food and building

shelter for over 8 billion people

Includes saltwater in oceans and freshwater in

rivers, lakes, streams, and underground

A basic need of all life to drink

Includes oxygen and all gases in the atmosphere

A basic need of all life to breathe

Organize these options into the right categories

Land

Water

Air

Categorize

Options (8)

A basic need of all life

Provide food and oxygen to animals

Provide materials for shelter and products

Include sheep, chickens, cows, and fish

Provide food to some other animals

Provide materials for products

The star at the center of our solar system

Provides heat and light energy needed by all life

Organize these options into the right categories

Plants

Animals

Sun

Categorize

Options (12)

Organize these options into the right categories

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Compost

Multiple Choice

Electricity can be generated in many

ways. What is a benefit of using a

solar panel to generate electricity?

• It creates more pollution.

• It uses more fossil fuels.

• It uses resources that take many

  years to regenerate.

• It uses resources that can be

  easily replenished.

Multiple Choice

Which form of conservation involves

using less of a natural resource, such

as turning off the water while

brushing your teeth?

• Reducing

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Proper disposal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an

environmental problem societies

face?

• Lack of clean water

• Plenty of community gardens in urban areas

• Using non-renewable resources at a rate that is not sustainable

• Pollution from pesticides

Multiple Choice

Which image involves the use of a

non-renewable resource?

• oil rig

• solar panels

• wind turbines

• wood burning stove

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for people to

conserve natural resources?

• Conservation can cause plants

  and animals to overpopulate.

• Conservation can cause Earth’s

  air to become dirtier.

• Conservation leads to

  decreased pollution and uses up

  fewer resources.

• Conservation leads to increased

  pollution and uses up more

  resources.

Multiple Choice

After preparing a meal that contains

bananas, apples, and carrots, how

should you properly dispose of the

food waste?

• Put fruit/vegetable waste in a

  compost bin.

• Put fruit/vegetable waste in a

  trash can.

• Put fruit/vegetable waste in a

  recycling bin.

• Put fruit/vegetable waste down

  the drain.

Multiple Choice

Plastic bags and soda 6-pack rings

are often found floating in the ocean.

Which of the following is a negative

impact of ocean pollution?

• Plant populations can increase.

• New plant growth can occur.

• Ecosystems can stabilize and

  become healthy.

• Animals can become trapped

  in the products.

Multiple Choice

quids that we pour down the drain

make their way to nearby

watersheds. However, some people

dump dangerous chemicals down

the drain. What is a consequence of

improper disposal of chemicals?

• Improvement in the health of an

  ecosystem

• Harm to plants and animals in an

  ecosystem

• Increased rain in an ecosystem

• Increase in the number of

  healthy animals in an ecosystem