Use the 4Rs to help you figure out how to waste less.

• Select one of the four Rs.
• Identify how the R might help you waste less. List the things you would like to remember.
• Use the tips to help you identify more things to do.
• Repeat the steps for each of the four Rs.

1. REDUCE
2. REUSE
3. RECYCLE
4. RESPOND

Consider COMPOSTING your FOOD SCRAPS!

There are many ways to compost, from digging a hole in the ground to making a worm bin. If one of the methods you read about interests you, come up with a plan and try to convince others to help you implement it.

• find out what happens to trash in a landfill.
• find out what happens after we put items into a recycling bin.
• find out what happens to garden and food waste during composting.

These activities come from the EnViSci Network Do We Throw Away Too Much?

OTHER EARTH DAY LINKS!

Online games, crafts, clip art, coloring pages, word searches , songs, and much more to help you celebrate Earth Day, every day! Be good to the earth.

• www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday
  Helpful links from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)!: www.epa.gov/earthday/classroom.htm
• Exploring the Environment Collection!: Extend your science and nature lessons with a rich array of books that reflect major concepts and topics covered in today's science curriculum.
• Poetry of Science Collection!: Help your students recognize the poetry in science as they learn facts written in poetic language. Detailed identification guides in back of each book.