PRE-OPENING ACTIVITY
How Environmentally Aware Are You? (Answers?)
1. How many pounds of garbage does the average
American produce each year?
A. 15 pounds B. 150 pounds C. 1500
pounds D. 15,000 pounds
2. Which of the following items will rapidly
biodegrade in today's modern landfills?
A. Newspapers and paper
bags B. Carrots C. Plastic bottles D. None of the
above
3. How much of our garbage is currently going to
landfills?
A. Between 86-100% B. Between 70-85% C. Between
55-67% D. Between 35-54%
4. Which takes up the most landfill volume?
A.
Paper B. Plastic C. Metal D. Yard wastes
5. Which of the following is the government's top
priority for minimizing waste and disposal costs?
A.
Recycling B. Waste to energy incineration C. Source
reduction
What's In It? Indian Nations
Council
For this preopening game, put a half-dozen or more
small items in a cloth bag of bean bag size. Items might include
marbles, a pen, quarter, key comb, lipstick tube, and paper clip. As
scouts arrive, ask each one to feel the bag from the outside and
write down his guess of what's in it.
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