Unit 8: Our Valuable Earth
Theme 16: Recycle and Renew
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dispose- to throw away or get rid of something
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If you dispose of a milk jug, you throw it in
the garbage.
reusable- something that can be used over
and over again
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We buy cloth napkins because they are
reusable.
enormous- very large
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The African elephant was enormous.
recycle- to process something so that it can
be used again
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Recycling is both an easy and important task
for our environment.
future- a time that hasn’t happened yet
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Tomorrow is in the future.
bin- a large container used to store things
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We always throw our paper in the recycling
bin that is in our classroom.
litter- trash that is not where it should be
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The cleaning crew helped to pick up all of
the litter on the ground after the festival
was over.
assortment- a collection of different kinds
of things
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I put an assortment of candy together for
my birthday party.
pollution- the dirtying of the environment
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Pollution in water makes it unsafe to drink.
conservation- the protection of our
environment
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Steve Irwin spent his career studying wildlife
and fighting for animal conservation.