Chapter 1 Small Towns

What is this chapter about?

• town

• post office

• weather

What are there not many of in a small town?

• raindrops

• flowers

• people

What can we use trees for?

• make computers

• wash cars

• build houses

What is Val’s town near?

• river

• Sun

• zoo

What is important to know about this chapter?

• Val lives in a city

• A new factory could change Val’s town

• Only farmers live in small towns

What can land be used for over and over?

• to sing songs

• to grow things

• to eat dirt

What job can be found in Val’s rural area?

• farmer

• movie star

• astronaut

What kind of resource is oil?

• renewable

• non-renewable

• digital

How does Val’s town use renewable resources?

• The town uses water for drinking

• The town uses oil for cars

• The town uses rocks for buildings

Why is Val excited about the new factory?

• The new factory will tear down her small town

• The new factory will do nothing for her small town

• The new factory will change her small town