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CYSD. An Eco-Quiz: Test your Understanding!. The CYSD Staff is trying to…. A.Reduce paper use Recycle plastic Re-use items All of the above None of the above. The CYSD staff & students have…. Sent 4 boxes of twist-on lids to a recycler Sent 4 boxes of twist-on lids to a recycler

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  1. CYSD An Eco-Quiz: Test your Understanding!

  2. The CYSD Staff is trying to… A.Reduce paper use • Recycle plastic • Re-use items • All of the above • None of the above

  3. The CYSD staff & students have… • Sent 4 boxes of twist-on lids to a recycler • Sent 4 boxes of twist-on lids to a recycler • Collected and recycled over 100 pounds of soda cans for money • Collected $300+ from CURE button donations for sewing machines for Africa • All of the above • None of the above

  4. The 3 R’sThey are… • Re-use, recycle, redo • Reduce, recycle, re-use • Reflect, recycle, redo • Reduce, reflect, repair • None of the above

  5. CYSD wants to donate… • A. An llama • B. A water buffalo • C. A camel • D. A goat • E. A flock of chickens • F. A group of rabbits • G. All of the above

  6. We’re working to… Donate an Ark through Heifer.org • Animals go to countries the world over, including the US • Recipients pass on the gift to another in the community • $5,000

  7. Test Yourself… • Following is a series of environmental questions. See how knowledgeable you are regarding the world around you. How can YOU use your resources in a better way?

  8. # 1 • Every ton of recycled office (school!) paper saves ______ gallons of oil. • A. 130 • B. 260 • C. 380 • D. 460

  9. Answer • 380 gallons! • ( ~31 gallons = 1 barrel)

  10. # 2 • Every day ___#__ species of plants and animals become extinct as human influences destroy them and their habitat.

  11. Answer • 50 - 100 species • This affects eco-systems & dependent species.

  12. # 3 • Instead of using an incandescent light bulb, use a fluorescent (CFL) bulb, which uses _____ the energy, lasts longer and gives off the same amount of light. • A. 1/4 • B. 1/2 • C. 3/4

  13. Answer • A. A CFL uses 1/4 the energy and lasts much longer.

  14. # 4 • Americans consume more than ______ million trees per year for commercial paper. • A. 70 • B. 100 • C. 500 • D. 850

  15. Answer • 850 million trees

  16. # 5 • The energy created from one recycled aluminum can will operate a TV for • A. 1 hour • B. 2 hours • C. 3 hours • D. 4 hours

  17. Answer • C. 3 hours!

  18. # 6 • If we eliminated or recycled all the unwanted ____?____ for one year in the United States, we would save 100,000,000 trees. (That’s 100 million!)

  19. Answer • Junk mail!

  20. # 7 • Every day ___________ children die in the world from preventable diseases. • A. 400 • B. 4,000 • C. 40,000 • D. 400,000

  21. Answer • C. 40,000

  22. # 8 • The southern state of Georgia is facing a water crisis. To ease the water shortage, officials want … • A. the President to suspend environmental laws • B. to move borders to “snag” a nearby Tennessee reservoir • to change water prices

  23. Answer • A and • B and C

  24. # 9 • Fact: A direct link exists between environmental deterioration and poverty. In the US today, _____ million Americans live below the established poverty line. • A. 6 million • B. 13 million 1 person $10,400 • C. 24 million • D. 37 million 3 persons $17,600

  25. Answer • D. 37million

  26. # 10 • A 1998 UN report indicated that the richest 20 % of the world’s societies consume ______% of the world’s resources. • A. 38 • B. 46 • C. 62 • D. 86

  27. Answer • D. 86 %

  28. # 11 True or False • One of the newest words recently added to the Oxford Dictionary is locavore.

  29. Answer • True! • A locavore buys and consumes local Products to decrease transporting & packaging costs.

  30. # 12 • We use ________ plastic water bottles a day. • A. 10 million • B. 30 million • C. 50 million • D. 70 million

  31. Answer • D

  32. How did you do? • Are you eco-savvy? • or…. • Are you an eco-novice? • Are you ready to do your part to take better care of the earth and her resources?

  33. Sources Content: library.thinkquest.org Photos: flickr.com

  34. 2008-2009 CYSD Go Green Initiative Reduce, recycle, re-use & reflect • Plastic • Paper • Peace/Poverty

  35. Heifer.org

  36. Heifer.org … • Provides animals in rural areas • Trains in urban areas (agroecology) • Feeds the hungry • Provides educational opportunities • Supports gender equity • Works with young people for the future • Provides disaster relief

  37. 2008-2009 Central York School District Green Initiative

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