Question

cleaning up
kim and amanda have decided to put recycling in their school and community. they had noticed that too many items were being discarded that could be used to make something else. someone was even collecting soda pop cans in their school and you can make a lot of money doing that.
so, kim and amanda discussed the idea of recycling with the 4th - grade class. lee told everyone how he once saw a duck with a plastic 6 - pack container around its neck. beth reminded everyone how she had to get stitches after stepping on a bottle cap in the lake. the fourth - graders needed no more convincing. they would make their recycling plans now.
the fourth - grade class decided that once a month, they and volunteers from other classes would split up into groups to pick up trash at the park, around the downtown area, and in other parts of their town. they also got their school to start collecting newspapers and soda pop cans. after lucas months, the fourth - grade class won an award from the city for its recycling program.
check:
the fourth - graders decided to recycle because they realized that
☐ it would help our environment ☐ it would be fun
☐ it would make our world a safer place ☐ they would win an award for it.
vocabulary:
kim and amanda felt that by not recycling, many items were being
discarded forgotten pitched wasted
write:
what effect do you think the fourth - grades recycling efforts had on the school?
what effect do you think they had on the town? why?
what are some things you can do to recycle?
something extra:
make a list of five things you can do to help clean up our environment

Explanation:

1. Check: Recycling helps the environment and makes the world a safer place. Examples in the text like animals getting hurt by non - recycled items show this. It wasn't mainly for fun or to win an award at the start.
2. Vocabulary: "Wasted" is the correct word as non - recycled items are not put to good use.
3. Insectible: Aluminum cans are recyclable.
4. Write:

• Effect on school: Likely inspired other students and started a school - wide recycling trend.
• Effect on town: Cleaned up public areas and raised awareness about recycling in the community.
• Things to recycle: Can recycle paper, plastic bottles, glass jars, cardboard boxes, and metal food cans.
• Clean - up: Pick up litter, plant trees, conserve water, use reusable bags, and turn off lights when not in use.

Answer:

1. It would help our environment, it would make our world a safer place
2. wasted
3. aluminum cans

4.

• Inspired other students and started a school - wide recycling trend.
• Cleaned up public areas and raised awareness about recycling in the community.
• Recycle paper, plastic bottles, glass jars, cardboard boxes, metal food cans.
• Pick up litter, plant trees, conserve water, use reusable bags, turn off lights when not in use.