Planning. Protecting. Preserving

Planning. Protecting. Preserving.

This activity book was developed by Pasco County Utilities and The District School Board of Pasco County.

Includes FUN learning activities on recycling, energy conservation, and water management!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This educational activity book was designed to help children learn to appreciate our natural resources and encourage their participation in conservation efforts. What Parents and Guardians Can Do to Help:

♦ Read the educational activity book with your child. ♦ Ask your child a question about the information

contained in the educational activity book. ♦ Participate in an educational activity.

Teach and lead by example. Your child learns by watching and doing. So set a good example. Be a positive role model. Your values will encourage your child to care about our environment. Through the planned reduction of solid waste and conservation of our own natural resources, you will help create an environment with improved air and water quality. You will contribute to make our Pasco community a healthier place in which to learn and live. Do All You Can:

♦ Remember the three “R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. ♦ Choose recyclable products and products made of

recycled material. ♦ Conserve water and electricity. ♦ Fight pollution. Walk or cycle whenever you can. ♦ Use compost for fertilizer. Plant trees and a garden. ♦ Never litter.

This activity guide is brought to you by Pasco County Utilities, Rachel Surrency, Recycling Coordinator, and The District School Board of Pasco County, Karen

Bryant, Recycling Coordinator and John Soler, Energy Coordinator.

Sam was getting ready for school. He was eating and drinking milk. He placed the empty milk container in the blue bag at his house. It made Sam because he knew he was helping the environment! Shortly after, Sam arrived at . He thought about all of the items that his school was . In his class they recycled & At lunch the students recycled plastic , juice and milk , and foam . Sam’s school has an Earth Patrol group of students that plant gardens, conserve energy by shutting off and and by cleaning up litter around the . The moral of the story is: be more like Sam, conserve your natural resources! It will make you ! Recycle for Tomorrow's Future!

This activity book is correlated to Florida’s Sunshine State Standards.

How is electricity made? Match the pictures to the words.

Don’t you want to know?

- 1 Ton of recycled paper saves 15-17 trees. - 1 gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million

gallons of water. - 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking - YOU can make a difference! Please do your part.


WindBiomass (wood)

CoalChemical (battery)

Hydro energy (dams)Natural gasNuclear

OilSolar

Did you know you can recycle #1 and #2 plastics, aluminum cans, steel cans, and clear, brown, and green glass? All you have to do is place the recyclables in a blue bag. Blue bags can be found at area grocery and retail stores.

Color the pictures of the items you can put in your blue bag and help to Curb Your Blues! Once you place your blue bag at the curb on your scheduled day, the recycling truck will pick it up and bring it to the Material Recovery Facility to be recycled.


Don’t be a drip! Save our water.

Don’t leave the water running while

brushing your teeth!

A leaky faucet wastes our water; fix leaky faucets as soon as possible.

Conserve water and energy! Only run the

dishwasher when it is full.

Be sure to adjust the water setting on your

washing machine to the correct level.

It’s shower time! To help conserve water, keep your shower time less than 5 minutes

and install a low volume

shower head.

Be sure to drink plenty of water everyday!

To learn more about Southwest Florida Water Management

District and Water Conservation visit: www.watermatters.org or Pasco County Water Conservation Tips at:

Www.pascocountyfl.net


Don’t water your lawn when it is raining, it is best to water in the

early morning!


Did you know? Oil gives us plastic. Recycled plastic can be made into fabric, plastic lumber, carpet, & more.

Did you know? Trees give us paper.

Recycled paper can be made into cereal

boxes, tissue boxes, newspaper, & more.

Tires, Tires, Everywhere Recycled tires can be

made into mulch.

What can YOU do? YOU can make a difference by recycling every day at

home and at school.

Start recycling today and find your way to the recycling center!

START

It is taken to the recycling center and separated and put into bales, which are bundles of aluminum tied with wire. The cans are shredded or crushed and their coating and outside decorations are burned off.

Then the small size pieces of cans are loaded into melting furnaces, where the material is blended with new aluminum.

The metal is coiled and shipped to can makers, who produce can bodies and lids. They are delivered to beverage companies and filled.

How many items can you list that are made with aluminum?

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Answer Key: automobiles, windows, doors, appliances, soda cans, aluminum foil, and building construction products, & more.


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Sometimes trying to get outside can seem like a maze - especially when you have to make sure that everything is turned OFF before you go! It’s very important to turn off lights, TVs, computers, fans, and electrical appliances when they are not in use and when you’re leaving home. A little effort can save a lot of energy!

Test your eye-hand coordination. Please turn off all of the electrical items in the maze!


The amount of energy you use may shock you.

Draw a line from the recyclable material to the new product.


At the Materials Recovery Facility, the materials are sorted, baled, and sold to markets to be made into new products. Recycling conserves trees, water and other natural resources by reducing what people throw away, and it returns valuable material to the industry for reuse. Plastic bottles are made into patio furniture and fabric; aluminum cans are recycled into a new can. Steel cans are recycled into car parts. Glass is recycled into new glass.

G L A S S

P L A S T I C

S T E E L

C A N

Recycling is important because it helps to protect the environment. Pasco County Schools recycle over 1,800 tons of materials each year.

Our schools recycle all of the items listed below. What do you recycle?


D R P A G U B F G K C F Z I S

H E L V L V S N O D Z J K E B

J P A E O U F S R A G T I F L

A A S L K V M E S S M R G R U

B P T D U Y P I C A E X B P B

X S I D P A R Z N T L L F G D

M W C Z P S S G T U N G S X D

N E V N Y N A A S D M E T A L

V N W H M W B N Y X C U J Y O

C A R D B O A R D A A N E A L

Z A C O R Y N D R A B X U O B

S E N O H P K T F Y H Y G C E

G N U X Y D O E G S U V T Z W

Z B U F X N S U P R V Q A B I

M R T K S W T X C V B Q D D A

ALUMINUM BATTERIES BULBS

CARDBOARD CARTONS FOAM

GLASS METAL NEWSPAPER

PAPER PHONES PLASTIC

Find all of the hidden words listed above. Remember to recycle all of these items. Buy what you need. Use what you buy! Every little bit helps, please do your part!

Look at the water sources below. Circle or color

the ones that are safe to use to quench your thirst.


An anagram is a re-arrangement of the letters of a word or phrase to form another word or phrase.

How many anagrams can you make out of the phrase...

Energy Conservation?

1 Everyone’s Not Caring 10___________________ 2 __________________ 11___________________ 3 __________________ 12___________________ 4 __________________ 13___________________ 5 __________________ 14___________________ 6 __________________ 15___________________ 7 __________________ 16___________________ 8 __________________ 17___________________ 9 __________________ 18___________________

Count how many words you created.

Are you an ENERGY SUPER STAR?

1 - 5 you’re a watt

6 - 10 you’re a kilowatt

11 - 14 you’re a megawatt

15 - 18 you’re a gigawatt


If you don’t have curbside service at your home, and live in an apartment or condo, you can visit one of the drop-off sites to bring your recyclable items. You can recycle newspaper at the drop-off locations too. Just look for these big blue recycling containers and stop by to recycle today! Visit www.pascocounty.fl.net to find your nearest location! Click on Departments; then click on the Recycling & Education link to learn more. The trash in Pasco County is burned at the Waste-To-Energy (WTE) facility. All the garbage trucks empty the garbage onto the floor; then, a big claw comes down and picks up the garbage to be put into the boiler where a hot fire is burning. The facility burns on average 1,050 tons of trash per day; 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. Solid Waste is converted into energy; enough electricity is made every hour to power 25,000 homes!


Resources on the Web:

Pasco County Utilities http://www.pascocountyfl.net

(for Recycling Education and Water Conservation)

The District School Board of Pasco County, Energy http://energy.pasco.k12.fl.us

The District School Board of Pasco County, Recycling

http://recycle.pasco.k12.fl.us

Environmental Protection Agency - kids activities for all ages http://www.epa.gov/kids

Energy Education Resources

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html

National Energy Education Development http://www.need.org

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

http://hort.ufl.edu/fyn/

Jimmy Neutron Recycles http://recycleyourcans.org

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

http://www.ferc.gov/students/index.htm

This activity book is printed on recycled paper.

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