Language Arts
fhmtynyaclemocs
EarthDayAssignment.docxEarth Day
Name:
Date:
|
Questions |
Your answers |
|
1. According to an organization called Feeding America, “Each year, 108 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States. That equates to 130 billion meals and more than $408 billion in food thrown away each year. Shockingly, nearly 40% of all food in America is wasted.”
After reading the quotes above, write a reflection of at least 4 sentences. Was there any information that surprised you? What? Was there information you already knew? Where did you learn it from? |
Reflection:
|
|
2. Research the answers to the following: · In what year was Earth Day first founded? · In what year did it go global? |
|
|
3. Read this short article called, “Fact Sheet: How Much Disposable Plastic We Use”. Look at bullet points 1-8. List 5 different sources of plastic that is polluting our planet. |
· · · · · |
|
4. Look through this page : “52 Ways to Invest In Our Planet”. Make a list of 5 things that YOU can do to make a difference. |
· · · · · |
|
5. Out of everything you have learned today about Earth Day, what will you take away? How can you and your family members make changes to help our Earth? Connect this information with what you learned earlier in the unit about humans being responsible for global climate change. Write a summary of at least 5 sentences in your own words. |
Summary:
|
