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Which of these is not part of a cycle ( like the water cycle )?. Instructions. Write YES if it is a part of a cycle Write NO if it is NOT part of a cycle After each answers , write down a number 1-3. 3 = VERY SURE 2 = NOT SO SURE 1 = GUESS. 1) Nitrogen.
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Instructions • Write YES ifitis a part of a cycle • Write NO ifitis NOT part of a cycle • Aftereachanswers, writedown a number 1-3. • 3 = VERY SURE • 2 = NOT SO SURE • 1 = GUESS
1) Nitrogen • Gas that we breathe. • All of life needs it. • Animals get it from plants. • Bacteria help to “fix” it – make it usable.
Answers: • 1) YES • 2) YES • 3) YES • 4) YES • 5) YES • 6) YES
Ifitismatter….. • It is part of a CYCLE. • Here is the Nitrogen Cycle
All of thepieces of that laptop computer…. • They are all part of a cycle somewhere. • Like the Silicon cycle. • The aluminum cycle. • The rock cycle.
Answerthesequestionswithyourgroup • 1) Matter on earth comes from ____. • 2) If humans run out of something, we can _______. • 3) A lot of matter that humans manufacture ends up ____________.
Demonstration #1 – Mattercycles • The box represents all of the ___ on earth. • When someone passes a cork to you…. • Pass it on to the next person down the line. • See how fast you can complete the cycle.
Demonstration #2 – somemattercycles • The box represents all of the ___ on earth. • When someone passes a cork to you…. • Pass it on to the next person down the line. • We need HUMAN VOLUNTEERS…
Answerthesequestionswithyourgroup • 4) The corks going into a separate box after being manufactured represent______ • 5) This game describes a problems we have on earth by _____.
Foryour notes • REDUCE: Using less of the material to start with. • An example of REDUCING would be ___ • Make an icon for REDUCE.
Demonstration #3 – reduce • How should we change the matter cycle cork simulation to demonstrate REDUCE?
Foryour notes • REUSE: Using the same item again or for a different purpose. • An example of REUSING would be ______. • Draw an icon for REUSE.
Demonstration #4 – reuse • How should we change the matter cycles cork simulation to demonstrate REUSE?
Foryour notes • Recycle: Breaking down the product into its base materials and using them to construct new products. • An example would be______ • Draw an icon.
Demonstration #5 - Recycle • How should we change the matter cycles cork simulation to demonstrate RECYCLE?
Check in time • Show your knowledge of the similarities and differences of the Three Rs. • 1) Make a poster with three sections. • 2) Make a beautiful Venn Diagram. • 3) Write the lyrics to the song “Old MacDonald.”
Anexample of recycling • HowStuffWorks: Recycling Aluminum : Video : Discovery Channel • How Glass is Recycled • Watch the film • Sequence the events to recycle an aluminum can.
Foryour notes: • Composting: Recycling organic material so that it can turn back into soil.
At yourtablegroups: • Write down which of the Three R’s saves the most energy and which one saves the least energy. • JUSTIFY your answer in complete sentences.
assignment • Consider Mark Twain. • Find an example of where something is REDUCED, REUSED, and RECYCLED. • Find the best examples you can. • Put these onto a T- Chart.
Whatisalreadybeing done • REDUCE • REUSE • RECYCLE • Example • Example • Example
Parttwo • Find areas in Mark Twain where things COULD BE: • Reduced • Reused • Recycled • Look for the best examples possible. • Put these on a second T-Chart.
Ourgreat ideas! • REDUCE • REUSE • RECYCLE • Example • Example • Example