Help Eliminate Waste

What is waste?

• anything we get rid of that another person ends up reusing

• anything we throw away or get rid of, that doesn’t get used

• anything that we recycle or reuse

• the process of turning our old food into plant food

What does the text list?

• ways we are harming the health of the environment

• different recycling missions people suppor

• ways we can use materials that are better for the environment

• the steps of vermicomposting

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Animals can help us limit our waste. What information from the text best supports this statement?

• Worms can turn our old food into plant food

• You can "reuse" materials in their original form instead of throwing them away

• Saving energy means less greenhouse gases will get into the air.

• The environment is everything around you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How can the impact of waste on our environment's health best be described?

• The more waste we produce, the less our environment's health is harmed

• The less waste we produce, the more our environment's health is harmed

• The more waste we produce, the more our environment's health is harmed

• The amount of waste we produce does not affect our environment's health.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What is the main idea of this text?

• The environment is everything around you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things.

• We can limit our waste in different ways to help keep the environment healthy, including by reducing, reusing and recycling.

• Worms can turn our old food into plant food in a process called vermicomposting. Vermicomposting can be fun, but it is also good for our planet

• We need a healthy environment not just for our own health and happiness, but also for the survival and growth of the wildlife in our environment

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2