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Home My WebLink AboutOpen Your Eyes To Litter Vol 1 ~~ '{OUR EYES 1; ~~R 1=11 ~. A Fun Coloring and Activity Book for Kids! What is Litter? Litter is what doesn't naturally belong in an environment. Look Out for Litter... . Put an X on all the litter you can find in this picture. There are 50 pieces of litter. 2 Who Does Litter Affect? 3 ~ Word Search y T I L I B I S N 0 P S E R T T N I C y F R I E N D S F R P I E P 0 L L U T I 0 N J A R J N M U U S R S M G 0 M S R N V U N G y L y B F H W H Z M M H M 0 S G A W A T B R A P S Z H M R C D M M T W 0 N S S Z A 0 0 I I A I F C A R I N G I B M C V T L N B D G H E A A 0 V U R N y U A S 0 B 0 T T L E S W H E I U R X D V 0 D U A B D W G K T U W S L J D X R W W L V y R S T E E R T S R E P A P D M E W H I y S G D 0 C V G R C J H K 0 T L B y N P I Q N K M Animals Family Pollution Bottles Farms Responsibility Cans Friends 9treets Caring Litter Trash City Nature Roads Community Neighborhoods Waterways Environment Papers You We should all care for the environment. 4 trouble for farmers Litter causes . to their fields. when it is thrown In 5 ~ ~ ø ~ ~ ~~ ..... ~~ ~ ~ em ~ ~ -:==~-- vk ~ -- ~ ~ Animals get sick from eating litter and expensive farm machinery can break down. 6 Make A Word Poem Use each letter of the word "litter" below to create a sentence about the word. (gee sample "farmer".) Making a 'itter-free Fanners are our friends. E nvironl'hent is our R esponsibmty. L I T T E R 7 0 Crossword Fun 2 3 4 5 6 7E N V R 0 N M E N T 8 10 11 12 13 ACROSS 1. You should to protect the earth. 7. Things around you. 8. What people drive. 9. What planet we live on. 10. Who can help? 12. What are dogs, lions, tigers, elephants and bears? 14. Trash in streams pollutes the 15. People who litter on purpose don't DOWN 2. Forgotten drink can. 3. Grows in gardens. 4. A mistake. (ex. But mom, it was an .) 5. What people drive on. 6. The people next door. 11. Where Old McDonald lives. 13. What a lawn mower is. * aUI4~B~ - WJB~ - SJOQ451aN - pBOt¡ - ¡uap!~~'v' - S¡UBld - Jann :UMOa aJB~ - JalBM - SIBW1U'v' . no", . 4IJB3 - JB~ - ¡uaWUOJ1AU3 - daH :sso~'v' SJaMSUV 8 How long will litter last? This groundhog found a bunch of litter when he dug his tunnel. Help him find his warm bed. "'-- ~.. JJ'ò'" . Plastic Six Pack Holders .~OOyear~. ., tC"-:... . ~., Tin Cans ..5~ '..~~. . . .' . .' . Plastic Bottles & Styrofoam - Indefinitely 9 See For Yourself Find out which items are biodegradable and which are not by doing this simple test. What You Need Plastic containers Soil Water Pieces of common litter such as: a paper bag, apple core, plastic bottle cap, styrofoam cup, banana peel How It Works T~e natural garbage wIll start to decompose 2. Bury each piece of common litter in its or may rot away own container and identify it with a label. a!together because it is bIodegradable. The tm:n-made garbage will a e longer to decom or will not Ch pose ange at all. luckily We , can recycI.e mUch of Our non-blodeg radable garbage so that it can be used again. [BANANA _ PEEL 1. Fill the containers with soil and dampen with water. 3. leave the containers in a cool, damp place for 2 to 4 weeks. 4. Dig up the pieces of litter and see if they have rotted or changed at all. --.......:~ Ä STlC J L13oTTLE- CA~ 10 Waterways also become ~ From the country... 11 ~ polluted because of litter... L-L... 00000 0000 to the city. 12 The road to your hous. 6illJ~Cillrn JJJd~tQtM ê3 ~ ~ ~ f1ffi ~? ~ ~ 13 ~ may also be littered... ~ ~ 14 15 Draw a Picture of Where You Live Is there litter near your home? - I @) Put Trash In Its Place Circle the items that can be repaired, reused or recycled. Draw lines from the trash to the trash can. 16 Sometimes Litter ~~~Ð /' --[J --- if D "1/ \ \ 17 \ \ \ , , ,---- ~,' ==- \ \ ,/ ' Happens By Accident... <:::::::::::. ~ ~ '- . -- ,: ~ ~~~~.. , 18 Some people litter on purpose... Some people even dump large amounts of trash. -- 20 In this Mountain of Trash... ~'~ ~ O:'oÒ~ ? ~.- ~:.,.'C:)~ . ~~ ~o~~~"i " , ' II " ~ ., o~ . ~, ~~~ ~~ crt. .i .. ~-M ~ 7n '^' Pð) ~~. ~fí...' b. -.. ~ ~~ -- -. .A d'O.~ ","p - , ¡;æ'." 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Ã'..-c ~~~UL _,~ ~- % '(., 0; ~ 21 ~ (f Can You find? 2 rolled carpets plunger child's plastic swimming pool recliner coat hanger refrigerator 4 concrete blocks 3 six pack rings couch stove dryer telephone filing cabinet 3 television sets bed headboard 19 tires lawn chair toilet lawnmower tricycle mantle clock umbrella 4 mattresses upholstered chair office swivel chai r ~ (Sf) ~' ~~ 22 ----_._-----..._----------~--~--_..__.._._----,.~_.._--_.._~_.._...---_._._.,.._~-_.~'-~-----_.._~_.._---_.._. Litter, litter everywhere. You're the one who has to care! Draw a picture of yourself and litter that you have seen. 23 Things You Can Do To Show You Care · Be careful not to drop or lose things. · Don't leave things lying in your yard. · Share with your family and friends what you have learned about litter. · Ask your teacher to teach about litter and the environment. . . 24 Make a Birdfeeder From a Plastic Bottle o 0 ---- ---- o 0 --- - ---- o What You Need One large plastic drink bottle with cap 3 or 4 wooden do~el~ (or pencils) each 3/16 wide and about 8" long nail or other sharp object for h' g holes in the bottle punc In string or wire - 16 - 18" long 25 Here's What To Do: \ 1. Wash the bottle and remove the label. 2. To make a perch, use a nail to punch 2 holes in the bottle, opposite each other. Insert a dowel or pencil so that it passes through one hole, through the bottle, and out the other side. Make 3 or 4 such perches alternating the positions so that all sides of the bottle are used. 3. Now you're ready to poke the feeding holes. With the bottle's neck facing away from you, use a nail to poke a small hole about 2" above each perch. Keep in mind that the seeds will fall out if the holes are too big. 4. Use the nail to poke a hole from one side of the bottle's neck to the other. 5. Thread the string or wire through the holes in the bottle's neck and tie or twist them together at the ends. This will be your hanger. 6. Remove the cap and fill the feeder with sunflower seeds or mixed seed. Screw cover back on and hang feeder from a branch or hook. Kids' Litter Survey Name Address City Name of School State Age Zip Grade DYes D No DYes D No DYes D No Does seeing litter make you mad? Have you ever seen anyone litter? Have you ever littered by accident? How? Have you ever littered on purpose? DYes D No Why? Is there litter near your home? DYes D No DYes D No DYes D No Is there litter near your school? Have you learned about litter in your school? Who taught you not to litter? What did you learn from this book? Clip & Send Please mail your survey to: PA CleanWays 105 W. 4th Street· Greensburg, PA 15601-2981