The Zero Waste Climate Solution | Science Tasks

How can we prevent climate change though recycling these products?

Plastics: Recycling It creating more stuff

Cycling or walking:

Paper:

Steel: 

Video questions:

What is Zero Waste?

One of the quickest and cheapest ways a community can immediately
reduce climate impact 

What can we do on the planet?

1. Reducing Emissions  
2. Share Things
3. Reducing Plastic

What do we need to recycle?

Plastic

What does recycling do?

Keeps methane from going into the atmosphere

How much of our rubbish is food scraps?

40% ????

What does soil do to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Pulls it down from the atmosphere and stores it (stores x3 more than trees

What do we need to do?

1. Make Peoples. 
2. Have Zero Emissions 

What is a carbon footprint?

How can you make your Carbon Footprint smaller?

 

ENERGY SAVING TIPS FILM

Name 3 of the tips.

1. Reducing electricity
2. Driving Less  
3. Carpooling  

  

AT WHAT RATES DO DIFFERENT ITEMS DECOMPOSE?

MY INVESTIGATION.

Choose 4 items from the list and investigate them. 

Styrofoam

Paper

Orange Peels

Leaves

You need to answer three questions.

Name: Kody

1. How long do they take to decompose?
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from?
3. How is this resource recycled?
4. How does this object contribute to climate change?

Styrofoam:
1. Never
2. Polystyrene
3. Cant be
4.  polystyrene manufacturing greatly contributes to global warming

Paper:
1. 2-4 weeks
2. Trees
3. Reused 

Orange Peels:
1. 3-6 months
2. Oranges
3. Naturally Decompose

Leaves
1. 1-3 months
2. Trees
3. Naturally Decompose