A Mystery About Pollution - The Yucky Duck Rescue

What is the role of the Zero Waste Committee at the Summer Camp Dakota? You can mark more than one option!

• They control what people eat and drink during meals.

• They analyze the amount of trash during meals.

• They help people understand the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling.

• They observe the worms to compost them in the garden.

What is the duck species and what's the interesting characteristic about it?

• Mallards - only the males have green heads.

• Marions - they have green heads and necks.

• Mallards - they have green heads and necks.

• Marions - only the females have green heads.

Why do they give pieces of the sandwich to the duck?

• Because the duck was hungry.

• Because they wanted to hunt the duck.

• Because they wanted to help the duck.

• Because they wanted to attract the duck.

How long does plastic take to biodegrade (break down naturally)?

Why does J.D say "Think about when people eat too much. They gain weight and become unhealthy"?

• To explain that when one thing is good (like nutrients and food), if you have a lot of it, it will be good too.

• To show that the green algae that people eat has too many nutrients and will make them unhealthy.

• To make a comparison and explain why too many nutrients in the water sometimes can be a negative thing.

• To demonstrate the importance of the nature balance. It doesn't matter the amount if something is good.

Why does Carly say "Did someone say pollution?"

• Because she loves pollution.

• Because she wants to go and pollute too.

• Because she gets nervous when she hears this word.

• Because she wants to go to stop the pollution.

What is the problem with the algae in the water? You can mark more than one option.

• The nitrogen is causing the buildup of algae on the surface.

• Some algae and plants are dying, so it smells bad.

• The sunlight can't reach the bottom of the lake.

• The plankton harms the float of the water.

Mark the correct picture that shows "SEWAGE":

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What is the main problem at the campground?

• The two boys that were fishing didn't organize their trash.

• There isn't any trash cans to protect the trash from animals.

• The boys don't assume their responsability with the situation.

• They are placing blame and not thinking about how to solve the problem.

Why do the kids decide to get the place (campground) cleaned up? You can mark more than one option.

• To show to the man in the office how nice the place could be.

• To convince the man in the office to buy some trash cans.

• To make the boys embarassed about littering.

• To prove they are the only people that care for nature.