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Think about all the products we use and throw away. You Can Help!
Think about all the landfills and wastewater plants. Your family can support your child and our
Think about all the pollution that goes into our air. environment in many ways.

Then.. . Think Earth. First, discuss the “My Helpful Habits” page
that your child has completed, asking how
Your child has been learning to think about all each behavior helps the environment.
these things in the Think Earth Environmental
Education Curriculum. In the third grade unit, Then, show your child that the environment
Trashbot, students learn about pollution: is important to your family by practicing
• where pollution comes from “Think Earth” behaviors. If we all do a
• how pollution affects the environment little, the environment will be helped a lot.
• what we can do to create less pollution.
It’s up to all of us to Think Earth.
Think Earth units at all grade levels teach
children that their habits and behaviors have
Ways We “Think
an impact on the environment—for better or
Earth”
worse—so it is important to:
We
conserve natural resources do this
We will
do this

1
now more often
reduce waste We run washing mach
ines
and dishwashers
minimize pollution only when full. ❑ ❑
2 We do not heat or co
unused rooms.
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3 We recycle paper, gla
metal, and plastic.
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4
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We properly dispose
of
hazardous and
electronic waste. ❑ ❑
5
We combine errands
to
avoid unnecessary
trips in the car. ❑
6
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We carpool whenever
possible. ❑
7
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Also, we:

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Replenishment District of Southern California, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Metropolitan Water © 2019 Think Earth Foundation
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My Helpful Habits
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(name)

Directions: For each behavior below, check whether you do it

ALMOST ALWAYS, SOMETIMES, or ALMOST NEVER.

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ALMOST
ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

1 I turn off lights and televisions when I am finished using them. ❑ ❑ ❑

2 I recycle paper, glass, metal, and plastic whenever possible. ❑ ❑ ❑
3 I make sure my trash does not end up as litter. ❑ ❑ ❑
4 I use only the paper towels and tissue I really need. ❑ ❑ ❑
5 I try to reuse and repair things instead of throwing them away.
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6
I use reusable products rather than disposable ones when
possible. ❑ ❑ ❑
7 I walk or bike or skate when I can instead of asking to be
driven in the car. ❑ ❑ ❑
8 I put on warmer clothes instead of turning up the heater. ❑ ❑ ❑
9 I turn off the water when I’m brushing my teeth. ❑ ❑ ❑
10 I keep hazardous waste products out of the trash. ❑ ❑ ❑
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