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Let’s Talk Trash! MARCH/APRIL 2018
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The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for teachers -- Let's get it...together! The Classroom Crossword That Puts Kids and Teachers on the Same Team
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Kids Across 1. After camping at a ________ preserve, it's important to remember not to leave litter behind 3. Recycling doesn't cost a thing -- it's ____! 6. Many garbage and recycling trucks have a giant robotic ___ that automatically reaches out so the truck can pick up and dump each can 9. Half time: If everyone wrote on both sides of a sheet of _____, we would reduce our consumption by 50% 11. A _______ is a mountain made up of all of our garbage 14. It's the place to leave recycling cans so that the truck can pick them up 15. It's the law: If you want to throw out an old _____ from your go- cart, you have to take it to a recy- cling center (but you can toss the ones from a flashlight in the trash) 17. Coastal concern: Oil spills are a danger to this large body of water 19. If only a planet could smile...: Each time a person buys, gives or accepts a used toy instead of buying a ___ one, she helps to preserve the environment 20. It's the color usually used for the universal recycling symbol 22. Recycling helps to save the planet and save _____, too 23. Acid ____ is caused by air pollu- tion (We need more than just an umbrella to stop that!) Teachers Down 1. Citizens of the sea that are grateful for our efforts to reduce water pollution 2. Prepared 9A for recycling (while simultaneously protecting yourself from identity theft) 4. Take care: Mother ______ gives generously of herself every day (It's our responsibility to love her back
Recycling Race
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(such as Styrofoam) and plastics may erode over time, but they _____ biodegrade 18. For a broken _____ sign, there's no vacancy at a 11A -- it must be disposed of at a hazardous waste facility 21. Green scene: Unscramble the letters used to spell a tiny, green veggie and you'll get the abbr. for the federal agency that enforces the laws that ensure our clean water supply Interested in collaborative family fun? Contact at info@kapd.com and continue the excitement at home!
is celebrated on _____ 22nd 7. Named after a high-flyling Roman god, it's the liquid inside older ther- mometers that necessitates special disposal 8. Yeah, baby!: Given that an infant can go through as many as 3000 each year, cloth ones are healthier and kinder to the environment than disposable ones (and cheaper, too!) 10. Exhaust in the air, litter on the street and oil in the 17A are all forms of ______ 12. Class in which students are likely to learn the most about the envi- ronment 13. Don't wait for it: Polystyrene foam 5. Established in 1970, 4 Down Day
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