Conservation of resources Assessment

Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. Why is this so important? What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment? 

• leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate
• run the washing machine with 1 shirt
• leave the refrigerator door open
• turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which one is an example of recycling? 
 
  

• Reusing a paper bag for lunch. 
•  Using less water to take a bath. 
• Making new glass bottles from old ones.
• Using plastic cups instead of paper cups. 

To help our environment, you should
 
 
  

• recycle, remember, and reduce.
• reduce, reuse, and recycle.
• reduce, repair, and recycle. 
•   reuse, replace, and recycle. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

How can people reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?

• They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.

• They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.

• They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.

• They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Glass can be recycled and remanufactured how many times before wearing out?

• an infinite amount

• five times

• one hundred times

• fifty times

What does RECYCLING mean?

• throw away

• give things to other people

• make new things out of old ones

• using things again and again

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does "reduce" mean?

• use more

• use less

• make new things

• save the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Does paper need to be shredded when its about to be recycled?

• Yes

• No

If you choose to take reusable bags to the grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags provided, you have _______ the waste you generate.

• Reduced

• Reused

• Recycled

• Reversed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Where do you take your plastic bottles?

• into rubbish bin

• recycling bank

• buy-back centre

• bin