Lesson 1
Environmental Issues
A: What is this? Is it recyclable or non recyclable material?


B: It is recyclable.


A: What is this? Is it recyclable or non recyclable material?


B: It is not recyclable.


A: What is this? Is it hazardous?


B: It's a car battery, and it is hazardous.
Lesson 2
A: What is this? Is it hazardous?


B: Yes it's hazardous.


A: Where can you take your used car oil?


B: I have many options. I can take it to an auto maintenance shop,
gas station like Chevron, or I can drop it off at a special recycle
center.


A: Can you dump it down your storm drain?


B: Absolutely not. If I dump it down my storm drain it would be
bad for the environment, and if I was caught I would have to pay a
fine.
A: What is this?


B: It's the recycle symbol.


A: How do you know which can to use to recycle?


B: The recycle can is usually blue.


A: What color can is usually for trash?


B: The trash is black.


A: What color trash bin does a soda can go in?


B: The blue one.
Lesson 3
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Lesson 5
Key Vocabulary Words
  • Recycle
  • Recyclable
  • Material
  • Hazardous
  • Car oil
  • Dump
  • Drain
  • Symbol
  • Recycle Bin
  • Trash Bin
22 points possible
Lesson 4
Writing Challenge:

Does your neighborhood provide recycling facilities? Write an email to the waste
management board. Their email is  opa@ciwmb.ca.gov
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