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Note to the teacher: Use with “Replaceable or Irreplaceable?” on page 45.
Rating sheet
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Note to the teacher: Use with “How Are We Doing?” on page 45.
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24–27 points: Awesome! You’re totally with it! 21–23 points: Boy, what a great job you’re doing! 17–20 points: Oops! You could use some improvement! Less than 16 points: Dudes, you need help fast!
Scale
Subtotals (Add the circled numbers in each column.)
Lunches: We eat from reusable trays in the lunchroom and/or bring food from home in containers that can be washed and used again.
Recycling: We place newspapers and items made of plastic, aluminum, and glass in recycling bins whenever possible.
Cleaners: We clean classroom equipment and furniture with natural products, such as soap and water, instead of chemical products.
Windows: We open windows whenever we can instead of using the air conditioner.
Books: We mend books whenever possible before getting rid of them.
Pencils: We use pencils until they are too short to hold.
Water: We turn the faucet on only when we lather or rinse our hands.
Lights: We turn off the lights when we leave a room.
Paper: We use both sides of a piece of paper whenever possible.
Total points: ______
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How Are We Doing?
Circle a number to show the rating.
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Hidden words
Around the World With Conservation Circle in each sentence the letters that spell a country that has done something to help conserve natural resources. Cross off each country as you find it.
Denmark
France
Russia
1. Greg, Miss Jones says we dented the metal garbage can when we emptied it. 2. The ninja panicked when he heard that gallons of water had been wasted. Canada
3. Can a day go by without people trying to conserve more natural resources?
Sweden
4. Grandpa K. is tan from working outside around his compost pile. 5. The letter said, “Please refer us Siamese to a place where we can help.” 6. Sandwiches made with PB&J, or dandy peanut butter and jelly, make a great snack when we work at the recycling center. Ghana
7. Our teacher, Ms. Wolf, ran certain kinds of trash to the landfill in her truck.
Germany
8. According to Mr. Wranger, many people want it to be against the law not to recycle. 9. Allen went to the garden, marked off an area for a compost pile, and started working. 10. After breathing a sad sigh, Ana called to report the water leak.
Jordan
Pakistan
Japan
Bonus: What can you do to take better care of our natural resources? ©The Mailbox ® • TEC44030 • April/May 2007 • Key p. 60
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Page 12 Answers may vary. 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C or D 7. A 8. C 9. A or D
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Glass—H; Metal—B; Paper—A, C, D, E, F; Other—G, I, J Page 29 1. A 2. D 3. E 4. I 5. N 6. O 7. R 8. T 9. C 10. Y
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Page 38 Table 1: 2.76 Table 2: 5.092; 5.09 Table 3: 16.200; 16.20 Table 4: 6.11 Table 5: 7.44 $2.76 + $5.09 + $16.20 + $6.11 + $7.44 = $37.60 Page 39 1. 1⁄10, I 2. 2⁄9, A 3. 3⁄20, E 4. 4⁄9, M 5. 3⁄16, P 6. 5⁄18, H 7. 4⁄21, W 8. 4⁄15, O 9. 3⁄8, S 10. 7⁄10, T
15 + n 0+n n–7 n + 10 n–0 2–n 13 + n 1+n 11 – n 14 – n
Those that are being RIDDEN.
Page 26 A. 8 B. 9 C. 21 D. 24 E. 180 F. 7 G. 96 H. 2 I. 80 J. 64,000
Page 28 1. I 2. We 3. me 4. our 5. her 6. my 7. us 8. him 9. he 10. them
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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