The 6 Rs (sustainability)

To use less of something is to

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

To break something down in order to create something new is to

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

To use something again and again

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Click all answers that are correct. An example of a renewable resource is

• wind

• gas

• sun

• water

Do we make too many products? Design in a way that considers people and the environment.

• Reduce
• Rethink
• Reuse
• Recycle

Don’t use a material or buy a product if you don’t need it or if it’s bad for people or the environment.

• Rethink
• Reduce
• Recycle
• Refuse

Cut down the amount of material and energy you use as much as you can.

• Refuse
• Recycle
• Reduce
• Repair

When a product breaks down or doesn’t work properly, fix it.

• Reduce
• Recycle
• Reuse
• Repair

The 6 R's stand for:

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Repair, React.

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reconsider, Refuse, Redistribute.

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Repair, Refuse.