6th Science Unit 1 'Conservation and The 3Rs'

Select all the endangered species in Ecuador

• Andes beard

• Galapagos tortoise

• Dogs

• Cats

To conserve means.....

• to take care of something so it'll survive in the past.

• to take care of something so it'll survive in the present.

• to take care of something so it'll survive in the future

Ecuador goverments has created by law many ______ _______ such as: "National Park 'El Cajas' " and "Galapagos National Park"

• Ecological reserve

• Refugees areas

• Protected areas

• Protected Forest

Select all the things you can do to conserve the environment:

• Wasting water while brushing teeth

• Deforestation

• walking instead of riding cars.

• collect rain water

• turn lights off when you don't need them.

The 3rs refers to:

• Reuse

• Reproduce

• Reduce

• Rebuild

• Recycle

Some simple ideas to converse the environment include:

• reuse empty plastic bottles

• dumping waste into oceans

• write on both sides of paper

• reuse scrap paper

• throw all your rubbish away together

Biodegradable means.....

• it lasts forever

• it takes so long to disappear

• it will rot quickly or rust away in a given time

The 'three-bin system' is used to....

• throw all of your rubbish away together in one big pile.

• keep different types of rubbish separatly

• make compost and scraps.

Compost for plants is made of....

• last dinner leftovers

• fruits and vegetables peelings

• plastic bottles

• tin cans

To conserve means.....

• to take care of something so it'll survive in the past.

• to take care of something so it'll survive in the present.

• to take care of something so it'll survive in the future