Kids for Positive Change

What is an endangered animal?

• an animal that is caught in a trap

• an animal in danger of becoming extinct

• when you have too many of an animal

• an animal that had several adaptations

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What is deforestation?

• the clearing, or cutting down of forests

• when you turn on the heat to defrost your windshield

• planting as many trees as possible

• when there is too much oxygen in the air

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What is Climate Change?

• When you change the temperature on the thermostat

• When it gets too hot outside

• the average temperature of the Earth is rising

• When we get more snow over time

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What are some ways that YOU can help prevent deforestation?

• recycle your old cell phone

• stop eating so many vegetables

• try to use more palm oil

• stop doing your homework

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Writing a letter to local and state government officials asking

them to support legislation that protects endangered species is a good way to take action.

• True

• False

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Which of these is NOT a sustainable choice?

• Take 4-minute showers to save water

• Recycle and repurpose wood and plastics

• Walk, cycle, carpool or use public transportation as much as possible

• Keep electronics plugged in

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Why should we care about honey bees?

• Honey bees are responsible for decomposing decayed matter

• They are food for axolotls

• They can sting the people we don't like

• Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 1⁄3 of our food supply.

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Red pandas are endangered due to all of these EXCEPT

• They are getting sick of bamboo

• Poaching

• Illegal pet trade

• Deforestation- logging and farming

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Plastic pollution causes this issue...

• animals eat it, thinking it is food

• animals get stuck in it

• plastic releases toxic chemicals into the soil

• plastic does not decompose

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1. Burning fossil fuels (Coal, Oil, Gas) Electricity and Cars

2. Manufacturing and Industry: (Plastics)

3. Deforestation (Cutting Down or Burning Forests)

These cause what?

• Too much oxygen in the atmosphere

• Too much CO2 in the atmosphere

• The Earth to split in half

• The sky to get too dark

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