Materials in the Environment
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Materials in the Environment
The creek clean-up
On Saturday, Nia and her neighbors cleaned up a creek. They found a paper lunch bag, a glass jar, a plastic bottle, and a wooden stick. The stick came from a tree. Paper is made from plant fibers, and glass is made from minerals such as sand. Plastic is usually made from fossil fuels. The group put clean, accepted items in recycling bins and placed the wooden stick in a compost pile. They knew that paper and wood can decay naturally, while plastic and glass can remain in the environment for a very long time. They also decided to bring reusable water bottles next time, so fewer single-use bottles would become trash.
Investigate the materials
Use the story to answer each question.
- Glass
- Wood
- Plastic
- Sand
- Paper
- Glass
- Plastic
- Minerals such as sand
- Usually fossil fuels
- Plant fibers
- Put it in the correct recycling bin if it is accepted locally
- Hide it under leaves
- Throw it into the creek
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